Expert on Teen Boys Helps Parents and Educators with the High Wire Act of Guiding Teenage Boys
Help for parents of teen boys is available at a Sonoma County event called Parenting Teen Boys & Other High Wire Acts led by professional facilitator and popular teen expert, Mitch DeArmon at the Luther Burbank Center in Santa Rosa, California on Saturday, February 5, 2005.
Santa Rosa, CA (PRWEB) January 9, 2005 -- Here’s a variation on an old joke,
“What do raising a teen boy and walking a high wire have in common?…If you have
to ask, you’re not a parent of a teen boy!” Evoking the humor and teaching the
skills required to get parents of teen boys to the other side of that wire is
the focus of a new workshop Parenting Teen Boys & Other High Wire Acts led
by professional facilitator and popular community expert, Mitch DeArmon. It will
be held at the Luther Burbank Center on Saturday, February 5, 2005 from 9:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
“Parents of teen boys are operating with very little
support. And their job is extremely difficult. The fate of our families and our
communities rests in how well parents and educators can walk that wire, and how
well the rest of us provide a net,” says DeArmon. Parents, educators, and other
caretakers are welcome, and assured to leave with new skills and renewed
confidence that they can effectively deal with their teenage
boys.
Participants will discover what they can do to influence and guide
the teen years. Discussion will include discipline for teen boys, dealing with
addictions, peer pressure, breaking the law, school, and hormones, as well as
encouraging character, independence, and responsibility.
Some practice
will be given to effectively conveying that most difficult of all words… “No.”
And just as important, parents will learn new methods that inspire boys to earn
the privileges that become milestones into manhood. DeArmon will also provide
strategic models for the unique roles of each parent as it pertains to teen
boys. Mothers will learn where to step back and have the men in the boy’s life
take over, and fathers and other male caregivers learn how to mentor and parent
more effectively. Parenting as a single parents and as a team are also covered.
Mitch DeArmon is an authority on teen boys often called upon by Sonoma
County school systems, courts, and non-profit youth agencies to create
individual and group programs. As the founder of LeadershipWorks, an
organization dedicated to serving young men and their families through
mentoring, workshops, and consulting, his work touches the lives of thousands.
He is the recipient of a private grant of $240,000 which funded his work on
initiation and mentoring programs, At the Parenting Teen Boys & Other High
Wire Acts event, DeArmon will share the transformative results he sees on a
regular basis working with young men and their families.
To learn more or
to register, call LeadershipWorks at 707-876-3100 or visit www.leadershipworks.org.
The $50 fee for the day includes lunch. (The workshop is given in English, but
translation to Spanish will be available upon request.)
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Source : http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/1/prweb195530.htm