A free 90-minute evening seminar for parents and carers of 10–17 year olds. Practical strategies for staying calm when it escalates, cutting the conflict, and keeping the door open.
Join the waiting listThis session is now full. Join the waiting list for our next parenting workshop.
Sound familiar?
Most parents of teenagers are not short on love or effort. They are short on a strategy that works at 7pm on a Tuesday, when everyone is tired and the same argument is starting for the fourth time this week.
What the seminar covers
For parents and carers of tweens and teens aged 10–17 who want practical information and strategies for effective communication, healthy relationships, and to better understand and manage challenging adolescent behaviour.
A word from Luke
Luke Cox is an adolescent and family psychologist and the manager of the WAYS Wellness Centre. He runs this seminar every year, and he sits with these families every week.
Who’s running it
Luke Cox is an Adolescent and Family Psychologist and Manager of the WAYS Wellness Centre, working with young people aged 12 to 24 and their families across Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs.
Dr Terri Said is CEO of WAYS Youth & Family and Principal of WAYS Secondary, working with young people who have not thrived in mainstream settings and with the families around them.
Who it’s for
Come without your teenager. This session is for the adults.
The details
When
Tue 22 September
6.00 – 7.30pm
Where
Theatrette, Level 1
Waverley Library
32–48 Denison St, Bondi Junction
Cost
Free
No catch, no upsell
Presented by
WAYS Youth & Family
with Waverley Council
Questions
Yes, and it is now fully booked. The theatrette holds a limited number and we have reached it. You can join the waiting list for our next parenting workshop below.
No — this one is for the adults. Parents speak more freely when their young person isn’t in the room.
The seminar is designed for parents and carers of tweens and teens aged 10 to 17. If your young person sits just outside that range you are still welcome.
No. No referral, no diagnosis, no paperwork.
Let us know and we will tell you when the next one runs. WAYS also runs a free four-week Effective Parenting Course a couple of times a year.
No. It is an educational and skills-building session. If you want individual support for your family, the WAYS Wellness Centre offers counselling and case management for young people aged 12–24 and their families.
Anyone already booked in is welcome to bring their co-parent, but we cannot take new bookings for this session.
This session is full
We are no longer taking registrations for this seminar. Add your name below and we will let you know as soon as our next parenting workshop opens for bookings.
Thanks. We will email you as soon as dates for our next parenting workshop are confirmed.
If your family needs support in the meantime, the WAYS Wellness Centre is on (02) 9365 2500.
WAYS runs parenting workshops through the year, free and local, led by Luke Cox and the Wellness Centre team. The next one is being planned now. Put your name down and you will hear about it before it is advertised.
Join the waiting listFree · Eastern Suburbs · For parents and carers of tweens and teens
Presented by WAYS Youth & Family in partnership with Waverley Council through the Eastern Suburbs Youth Services Network.
This is a skills-building and educational session, not therapy or clinical treatment. If you or someone you know needs support now, contact Kids Helpline 1800 55 1800, the Mental Health Line 1800 011 511, or Lifeline 13 11 14. If your life is in danger, call 000.
