Screens and Pre-Teens

Screens are risky, and can get pre-teens into real trouble when used unsafely, but screens have enormous benefits too. How do you introduce screens safely to pre-teens to set them up right for their adolescent years?

Get yourself back in the driver’s seat with Adrienne’s support using the wisdom from the Neufeld Institute around attachment and child development, alongside current best practice protocols around screen use.

Relevant for parents of kids 5 – 12 years old

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Teens and their Screens

Teens are drawn to their screens like moths to a flame but is it good their emotional wellbeing? ,BR>
Teens now more than ever before struggle with anxiety, depression, suicidality and self-harm, and recent research shows there is a direct link between the time teens spend on their screens and plunging adolescent mental health.

To learn how help your teen side-step the world of sexting, cyberbullying and gaming addiction, hear Adrienne Wood speak on helping rangatahi manage their digital world.

Relevant for parents of kids 10 – 18 years old

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Raising Resilient Kids in a Digital Age

Risky screen use is a key contributor to poor mental health in adolescence and beyond. How to raise resilient kids with big hearts, bounce, energy and the ability to bounce back from adverse experiences?

Adrienne will describe the roots of resilience and how screens can get in the way. Learn how to foster resilience in your kids and get on top of risky screen use before it even starts with practical tips, playful ideas and interactive learning with other parents.

Relevant for parents of kids of all ages

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Raising Resilient Teens

Teens often struggle with crises around friendships, schoolwork, screens and a sense of isolation. As parents and caregivers we are left wondering how we can help toughen them up to face life’s many difficulties.

Adrienne will describe the roots of resilience and the surprising solution we can offer to help them find their way through.

Relevant for parents of kids 10-18 years old

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Making Sense of Anxious Children

Anxious children can be tricky to parent. Anxiety can be disguised as outbursts, moodiness, aggression and attention problems as well as fretfulness, phobias and panic. Adrienne will help attendees understand the root cause of anxiety and how to support anxious children through connecting and playful parenting.

Relevant for parents of kids of all ages

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Play: Your Parent Superpower

Adrienne outlines how after years of working with parents of behaviourally complex children and teens she’s come to believe that if there is anything close to a silver bullet or a superpower to turn kids’ behaviour around, it is play. We simply need to understand it and harness its power. This presentation focusses on how play helps release emotion, which sits under most complex behaviour in children and teens.

Relevant for parents of kids of all ages

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“You are such gold for our kids and whanau…”

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