Reduce conflicts with teens and invest in better relationships.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Lighthouse Conversations with Teens

    • Introduction

    • Course Contents & Design

    • Your Goals for the Course
  • 2

    Being a Teen

    • Exercise: Being a Teen

    • The Adolescent Brain
  • 3

    The Relational Foundation

    • A Positive Relationship

    • Talking with Teens
  • 4

    Communication

  • 5

    Motivation

    • What is Motivation?

    • Quiz: Identifying Change Talk

    • Quiz: Recognizing Change Talk

    • Understanding Motivation

    • Exploring Motivation

    • Summary - Motivation
  • 6

    Develop & Enrich your Relationship

    • Exercise: Enriching a Conversation with a Teen

    • What Teens Value
  • 7

    Active Collaboration (Partnership)

    • Active Collaboration (Partnership)

    • EOE (Explore - Offer-Explore)

    • Exercise: Active Collaboration/EOE

    • The Effect of Lies

    • Summary
  • 8

    Compassion

    • What is Compassion?

    • Compassion for a Teen

    • Summary
  • 9

    Wells of Wisdom

    • A Positive Focus

    • Quiz: Difference Between a Positive and Negative Focus

    • Exercise: Having a Positive Focus

    • Exercise: Communicating using a Positive Focus

    • Summary
  • 10

    Acceptance

    • What does it mean to be accepting?

    • How to promote a teen's autonomy?

    • Example 1 – Motivation to attend extra English classes

    • Example 2 – Motivation to attend extra English classes

    • Tools: Ask permission & EOE

    • Exercise: Supporting a Teen’s Autonomy Using EOE

    • Summary
  • 11

    Communicate using EOE

    • What does openness mean?

    • EOE (Explore - Offer - Explore)

    • Example: EOE
  • 12

    Step 1: Explore (E)

    • Being READY to talk

    • Affirming

    • Exercise: Affirming

    • Summary: Affirming

    • Asking Questions

    • Exercise: Asking Questions

    • Summary: Asking Questions

    • Mini-summaries (Reflections)

    • Exercise: Mini-summaries

    • Summary: Mini-summaries

    • Summary of Step 1: Explore (E)
  • 13

    Step 2: Offer (O)

    • Delivering Your Message

    • Tips When Packaging your Message

    • Summary: Tips When Packaging your Message

    • I-messages

    • Exercise: I-messages

    • Three-part Communication Model

    • Exercise: Three-part Communication Model

    • Summary: Delivering your message

    • Supporting a Teen’s Autonomy

    • Summary of Step 2: Offer (O)
  • 14

    Step 3: Explore (E)

    • The Aims of Step 3: Explore (E)

    • The Road Ahead

    • Handling a teen’s feedback

    • Summary of Step 3: Explore (E)
  • 15

    Self-Care

    • Taking Care of Yourself

    • Recharging Your Batteries

    • Increase Positivity in Your Life

    • Breathing and Relaxation Techniques

    • Coping with Strong Feelings

    • Being Kind to Yourself

    • Engaging in Meaningful Leisure Time

    • Social and Emotional Self-Care

    • Tackling “Unhelpful” Thinking

    • Summary
  • 16

    Summary and Course Wrap Up

    • Course summary

    • End of Course

    • References