Effective Communication Strategies
Active listening, open dialogue and non-verbal communication skills.
Understand how to communicate with your teens through active listening, open dialogue, and strong non-verbal skills.
Researched and presented by Amanda Graham MSc
It will be my privilege to guide you through the series and help you to become the parent you want to be. This Webinar will help parents feel more informed, confident, and less alone as they navigate the challenges of parenting an adolescent.
Requirements
There are no pre-requisites or required skills for this Webinar, parents are welcome to attend and listen or to actively participate with their questions.
What You Will Learn
Learn how to communicate with your teen in ways that truly connect and build trust.
This Webinar explores practical strategies including active listening, open and honest dialogue, and the power of non-verbal communication.
You’ll discover how small shifts in your approach can reduce conflict, strengthen understanding, and create a more supportive relationship.
Perfect for parents who want to feel more confident, calm, and effective in everyday conversations with their teens.
A Short Introduction from Amanda
This Webinar Includes
- Information based on up to date research and more than 30 years of family counselling experience
- Practical real-life examples discussed
- Ask questions anonymously before or during the Webinar
- Hear what other parents are experiencing
- Toolbox Tips that can help immediately
- Full recording to access any time
Description
If you’re parenting a pre-teen or teen, you’ve probably had at least one conversation that ended with a door slamming, a shrug, or the classic: “Nothing.” It can feel personal, like your child is pulling away from you. Often, it’s not rejection. It’s development.
When kids feel overloaded, by school pressure, peer dynamics, identity questions, or digital noise, they often communicate in fragments: a short answer, a tone, a look.
Your job isn’t to force a perfect conversation. Your job is to build a relationship strong enough that conversation becomes possible.
Who This Webinar is For
- For parents of adolescents seeking helpful advice when conversations and family relationships are becoming difficulty.
- For parents needing easily accessible, immediate advice and support that can give you the skills, confidence, and perspective to reconnect with your teen and feel calm and capable again.
- For parents worried they are doing something wrong and losing their teens trust.
- For parents who want to re-open communication, feel calmer/confident and create a more supportive home.
- For parents who want consistent boundaries that are kind and handle emotional talks with empathy and firmness.
- For parents wanting quick conflict-reducing steps with visible progress without big time cost.
- For parents wanting a structured roadmap, practical scripts and confidence in difficult conversations.
- For parents who want to stay connected, support independence, reduce conflict and worry.
Part of the Parenting Adolescents Series
This webinar is part of the six session Parenting Adolescents Series. Each webinar can be booked individually, or explore the full series for broader support.
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My aim is to make family and adolescent therapy available to all without you having to wade through an over-demanding and limited system of help.
Ready to Join Me?
If this is the kind of support you have been looking for, I would be very pleased to welcome you to the live session.