Difficult Conversations: Talking with Teenagers about Healthy Relationships

Relationships make us who we are - from friendships, mentorships, family relationships, to romantic relationships. Learning what is healthy or unhealthy dynamics in relationships is an important conversations as youth grow and develop. This course will walk through ways to practice skills, build trust, and initiate difficult conversations. We will begin with a crash course in modern day adolescence, then begin practicing skills toward building and positive and healthy foundation and fostering your relationship and building trust with your teen. Next we will talk about how to initiate conversations about healthy and uhhealthy relationships and how to ensure these conversations are effective. You will also be given more topic-specific information about boundaries, consent, navigating breakups, and more.