Adolescent Psychology - The Parent Version

The Joyce and Kennedy PTOs are pleased to sponsor “ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY-THE PARENT VERSION”, a seminar by parenting expert Joani Geltman, MSW.  The seminar will be held on Tuesday, February 2nd 7 – 9 PM at the Joyce Middle School Auditorium at 55 Locust St., Woburn.

Parents of 5th – 11th graders are invited to attend this free, entertaining, seminar hosted by the Joyce and Kennedy PTOs. Ms. Geltman will cover the topics of physical, cognitive, and social/emotional changes that occur in adolescence and how they affect relationships with parents and friends as well as school life. Among the focus points will be:
·         Identifying your teen’s “lightening rod, imaginary audience, and personal fables.”
·         Learning how to teen-proof your home.
·         Learning how to teen-proof your relationship.
·         Learning how to set appropriate limits so your teen will want to follow them.
·         Developing effective tools for identifying and dealing with your teen’s experimentation with sex, drugs, and alcohol.
·         Separating high expectations from unrealistic expectations and their respective consequences for your teen’s emotional well-being.
    Geltman has been working as a therapist, parenting consultant, and coach for more than 30 years, and has given her seminar on “The Parent Version” at over 40 Middle Schools, High Schools, and community groups all over Massachusetts. As a member of the adjunct faculty of Curry College, and Lesley University, she designs curriculum and teaches Child and Adolescent development.
   “I would like to help my audience understand that there is a context in which troublesome behavior occurs,” she said. “It’s not about bad kids or kids who are mean to their parents. It’s about developmental changes that are out of control because teen’s brains and bodies, their ability to understand, to conceptualize, to analyze, and to be introspective, are all brand new. Remember sitting in front of your new computer with all its new bells and whistles. You are excited about the potential of what you can do it, but overwhelmed with all its options. Welcome to Teen life!”
 
Joani’s special brand of “infotainment” using humor, storytelling, and sending home parents with a “goody bag” of helpful techniques make this a must-come evening.
 

For more information about Joani and the seminar  log onto http://www.joanigeltman.com/ or contact PTO officers @ officers@joycepto.org or jfkennedypto@gmail.com