The Insight Teen Advantage Seminar enables pre and early teen children acquire tools to navigate their teenage years. Wendy Churchill, our organiser, explains.
Why Insight Pre-Teen Seminar
Good parenting has no guarantee. We want our children to enjoy a safe, easy and rewarding life. Yet we all know it’s a perilous process.
In the UK, by most measures, young people’s lives are improving:
- Drinking, smoking and drug-taking are down.
- Teenage pregnancies are at the lowest level for nearly half a century.
Technology improvements make their and our lives closer, faster and better. Young people have opportunities their parents didn’t dream about.
Teenager’s Challenges
Yet, there is evidence that mental-health challenges grip young teenagers. Unlike their parents, rather than acting out, many young people turn-in on themselves. e.g.:
- In the past twenty-five years, teenage rates of depression and anxiety increased by 70%.
- Over the last decade, the number of children and young people admitted to hospital with a psychiatric condition has doubled.
As a parent of a pre-teenager and a teenager, I know the daily challenges young people face. As an Insight Seminars’ graduate, in my work, personal and family life, I benefited greatly from the tools I learned. The tools helped me be a parent.
Insight Teen Seminar 2020
I’m excited: my children will benefit from Insight’s pre-teen seminar.
On the 17th and 18th October 2020, Insight will run a special pre-teen and early teen seminar in Walthamstow, London.
The seminar is fun and engaging. It equips children with Insight’s tools to use during their teen years. Children will learn about:
- Making and keeping friends;
- Standing up for themselves;
- Dealing with wild emotions;
- Peer pressure;
- Self-confidence; and
- Much more, in a safe and inclusive environment.
David, a participant at a previous teen seminar said;
“Becoming a teen is not easy. Many things I faced I wasn’t really sure how to deal with.
Doing Insight really helped. It gave me a safe space to talk about my feelings and explain what I went through. It helped me grow and learn. I became happier with who I am and made so many friends.”
Good parenting has no guarantee. I believe Insight will help.
Wendy Churchill
