Community Services

Free Parent Group Series! Enrolling Now!

Navigating the Rocky Road of Adolescence

Meeting for four sessions from 7:00-8:30 PM
Thursdays (9/17, 9/24, 10/1, 10/8)

Location: WarmLines 225 Nevada St
Click here for detailed DIRECTIONS to WarmLines.
Newton Cultural Center in Newtonville Free parking

Pre-registration required:
or call 617-244-INFO

Join other parents of teens and a professional facilitator to explore the many changes that occur during adolescence, and how they affect relationships at home and school. Discuss relevant topics such as promoting healthy choices, setting realistic limits and appropriate consequences, understanding when and how to negotiate, dealing with changes and crises (e.g., divorce), identifying risk factors for anxiety and depression, handling experimentation with sex, alcohol, drugs, and learning to "let go" while maintaining family connections.

Led by Joani Geltman, MSW, a specialist in Child Development, and therapist, parenting coach and consultant for over 25 years. Joani serves on the faculties of Lesley University and Curry College. She has been a parenting columnist for the TAB newspapers, has produced and hosted the "Who's Listening?" parent-teen talk forum, and is a featured parenting expert on MYTV.

A Project of

and Safe Schools/Healthy Students,
a Federally Funded Initiative serving the Newton Community

Safe Schools/Healthy Students Office
492 Waltham Street 2nd Floor
Newton, MA 02465
Phone: 617.559.9060
E-mail: ann_picariello@newton.k12.ma.us