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“Can We Talk?” Workshop Series for Parents and Caregivers
The workshop series can be enjoyed in a variety of ways. At Home: The entire course is online, allowing parents to walk through the six lessons with their children. In the Workplace: We provide workshops in the workplace at lunchtime. Ask your employer about bringing “Can We Talk?” into your place of work or organization. In the Community: We provide workshops in partnership with faith-based, community-based, and school-based groups. Contact us for more information on bringing a workshop series to your community. THE WORKSHOP SERIES Lesson 1: Can We Talk About Self Esteem and Healthy Kids?  How is your kid feeling? Hopeful or hopeless? Empowered to succeed or depressed? Parents play a huge role in how their children feel and effective parent-child communication is key in creating nurturing households. This workshop illustrates the problems kids are facing everyday, and how parents can talk with their children about being successful at school, with friends, and family.Lesson 2: Can We Talk About Puberty, Sexuality, & Health? Yes, sex is on your kids’ minds. And that’s normal. But all kids have lots of questions and need their parents to talk with them about this complex issue. Parents are competing against the messages that come from TV, film and the internet. So, it’s time for parents to take the lead. This workshop illustrates how parents can talk with their children about sexuality, health, and relationships. Special focus is placed on the promotion of healthy relationships and the prevention of teen pregnancy, STDs/HIV, and abusive relationships. Lesson 3: Can We Talk About the Internet, Media, and Mixed Messages?  Yes, your child is on-line chatting with friends, strangers, and companies seeking to sell them everything from jeans to prescription drugs. Is your child ready to say no to fraud, intimidation, cyberbullying, and credit card scams? This workshop illustrates how parents can talk with their children about using the Internet (and the doorway to a billion people) safely and smartly. We focus on how the Internet can be a positive tool when used thoughtfully.Lesson 4: Can We Talk About Pressures, Stress, and Success? Kids are feeling lots of stress and are pressured to do all kinds of things at ages that would shock most adults. By 6th grade children report feeling peer pressure to drink alcohol, party, and have sex. This workshop illustrates how parents can talk with their children about responding to unhealthy peer pressure and focus on healthy peer pressure (like getting good grades and staying in school). We highlight strategies of success used by young people in school and community life. Lesson 5: Can We Talk About Bullying, Conflict, and Violence? How is your child dealing with conflict? Is your child a victim or a bully? We know that all children witness all types of bullying and  harassment. This workshop illustrates how parents and children can discuss bullying and violence prevention and take the lead in preventing violence at home, school, and in the neighborhood. The workshops provide a forum for parents to learn how to help their child deal with conflict, and how schools and parents can work together to create a bullyproof and harassment-free community.Lesson 6: Can We Talk About Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drugs? Drugs are everywhere—from online drug stores, to the medicine cabinet, to the Friday night party down the street. This workshop illustrates how parents and children can talk about the prevention of alcohol and drug abuse. The workshops provide a forum for parents to discuss their concerns about legal and illegal drug use, as well as strategies for successfully addressing tough issues. |