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Parents Surviving the Teenage Years

Tuesday 16th February 2010
  Parents in Londonderry and Belfast will get the inside track on how to get their child - and them - through the teenage years. Family expert Rob Parsons will be in Londonderry on Monday 22 February and Belfast on Tuesday 23 February to present Teenagers! What Every Parent Has to Know.

 Rob says, "Today's teenagers are experiencing things that previous generations didn't - like the growth of technology, an expanding debt culture, the incredible pressure to be thin if you are a girl or muscular if you are a boy. These days it isn't enough to be an ace footballer - you have to be a good-looking ace footballer.  All these pressures make life much harder for teens and their parents."

Teenagers! What Every Parent Has to Know will include:

  • Understanding what's going on in your teenager's brain
  • Why reading your child's school report can fool you
  • Keys for dealing with the really testing teenager
  • The big issues: sex, drugs, self-esteem
  • Why teenage boys sometimes act as though they hate their mothers
  • Danger signs for teenage high achievers

 The event runs from 7.30pm - 10pm. For further information or to book, call (028) 9262 8050 or visit online at www.careforthefamily.org.uk/teenagers