Dr. Dorian Focks

FocksMinistry, Inc.

Lawrenceville, Atlanta

North Georgia

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Parenting Adolescents 

For those who are wondering “What alien force has overcome my child”?, there is a way for you to still be the leader!

This workshop addresses the two predominant issues in parenting teens:

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The psychological changes that occur in the adolescent and

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The relational changes that consequently must occur in the parenting relationship.

There is nothing that can be done to stop the teen’s “hormonal rage” from marching on, but there is hope and there are skills for those parents who want to stay at the front of that parade and actually give leadership to it.

The various skills taught in this workshop can be summed up in the word, ‘consequences’.  They are all based upon the biblical principle that, “The wages of sin are death.”

Training by consequences accomplishes several things:

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It enables parents to actually control and train their adolescents.

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It enables the parents to do so without the adolescents seeing them as the ‘problem’.

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It biblically prepares adolescents for success in the adult world.

Along with the training, there is an emphasis on the sharing of ideas and support among the parents that attend.  This is one of the most widely acclaimed workshops that Dr. Focks leads.

I wanted to let you know how enriching your class was this Fall at North Metro.  Being the father of three teenage boys, I felt oftentimes out of control in the relationship building process with them, as well as inadequate in the "life preparation" area. 

 

Your class gave me some invaluable direction in consequences-based behavior discussions with my boys.  Along with the exchanges with other class members about their struggles (and triumphs) I now feel much better equipped to handle this phase of child rearing.  It has opened up additional parenting communication with my wife, too.  Thanks for a great forum and a great class. 

Ø David Crane

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