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Learn to live with teens at free Sydney information night |
| 20 October 2011 |
 On Thursday night Clifton Adolescent and Family Solutions and Youth Connections, in partnership with Hornsby Council, the GP Network and the Hills Schools Industry Partnership, are presenting a free parent information night for parents living with teenagers.The Positive Conversations with Your Teenager session is part of a series of Spring presentations to families living in Sydney’s North West. The speaker is Greg Powell, MPsyc (Clin), MTeach (Hons), BA (Psyc), MAPS, a child and adolescent psychologist and former primary school teacher who is highly experienced in working with parents and young people. He will offer parents of teenagers information and insight on communication and relationships. The session runs from 7.30pm to 8.30pm at Brooklyn Community Centre, 2-4 Dangar Road, on Thursday 20 October. Upcoming sessions: As part of the free parent information series, Greg Powell will deliver ‘Positive conversations with your teenagers’ and ‘Strategies for stress’ sessions while Michael Reed, a consultant psychologist and clinical social worker, will talk about ‘Relationships, risk and resilience’,
Bookings are essential. Please call Nicola Hensler, Manager, Clifton Adolescent and Family Support (CAFS) on 9482 1366 or email cafs@missionaustralia.com.au Further reading: Last year Mission Australia’s National Survey of Young Australians asked young people what their top concerns were. Of our 50,000 respondents, 27.8 per cent indicated family conflict was of major concern and it was the second top issue. Coping with stress was the third ranked issue of concern with 27.3 per cent of respondents indicating it was a major concern, up from 18.7 per cent in 2009.  |
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