The Parent Teen Connection Conference

FREE Conference: Happily Family Online Conference - TEENS

Register Here: https://conference.happilyfamily.com/

Day 1: The teenage brain, and why this stage is more about courage and creativity than chaos

• Dr. Daniel Siegel
  • Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain
• DR. WILLIAM STIXRUD & NED JOHNSON
  • Intrinsic Motivation: Why Carrots and Sticks Don’t Work and What to Do Instead
• DEBBIE REBER
  • How to Raise a Differently Wired Child
• DR. WILLIAM STIXRUD & NED JOHNSON
  • What Do You Say to Help Kids Be Resilient and Self Motivated
• SETH PERLER
  • Executive Functioning and Supporting the Struggling Student

DAY 2: Teen Mental Health

• DR. KRISTIN NEFF
  • Self Compassion: Why Adolescents Need It & How to Help Them Find It
• JANINE HALLORAN
  • COPING SKILLS FOR TEENS WITH STRESS, ANXIETY, AND ANGER
• DR. ANN-LOUISE LOCKHART
  • Highly Sensitive Kids: Regulation, Anger, and Screens
• Jennifer Miller
  • Parenting with Presence in an Age of Anxiety
• RENEE JAIN
  • HELPING KIDS OVERCOME STRESS, WORRY, AND NEGATIVITY TO FIND MEANING AND PURPOSE
• DR. DAN PETERS
  • Anxiety in Kids: What Parents Can Do to Help

DAY 3: Digital Teens: Social Media, Games & Phones

• DR. LAURA MARKHAM
  • Tech, Social Media, Emotional Health and Resilience
• DR. DEVORAH HEITNER
  • How To Not Freak Out About Kids And Phones, Plus Practical Solutions
• JANELL BURLEY HOFMANN
  • iRules: What Every Tech-Healthy Family Needs to Know About Selfies, Sexting, Gaming and Growing Up
• DR. STUART SHANKER
  • Self-Reg: How to Help Your Child Break the Stress Cycle and Successfully Engage With Life
• Max Stossel
  • The Real Cost of Social Media: Protecting Your Teen’s Mental Health in a Digital World
• DR. ROSS GREENE
  • How to Help a Teen Get Off a Video Game Without Using Consequences

DAY 4: Sex & Safety for Straight/LGBTQ Teens

• JO LANGFORD
  • The Gender Revolution: How to Support LGBT+ Youth
• Rosalind Wiseman
  • Healthy Friendships for Girls in a Socially Complex World
• STEPHANIE A. BRILL
  • Supporting Kids on the Gender Spectrum in Your Family and Community
• Mike Domitrz
  • Teaching Sexual Consent, Respect, and Communication
• AMY LANG
  • How (and When) to Talk to Kids about Sex
• STEPHANIE A. BRILL
  • HOW TO SUPPORT CHILD ON THE GENDER SPECTRUM AND WHY IT IS VITAL

DAY 5: Setting Limits, Staying Connected

• JESSICA LAHEY
  • How to Prevent Addiction
• DR. ANN-LOUISE LOCKHART
  • WHAT TO DO IF YOUR CHILD SELF-HARMS
• DR. CHRISTINE CARTER
  • The New Adolescence: Raising Happy and Successful Teens in an Age of Anxiety and Distraction
• DR. JOHN DUFFY
  • Parenting a Teen in an Anxious World
• Rosalind Wiseman
  • Helping Teens (Especially Girls) Navigate Friendships Online
• LESLIE POTTER
  • Rethinking Boundaries: A New Way Of Looking At Them

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