The White Water Years

A parenting course for parents of pre teens and teens

This programme is based in material developed in New Zealand to support parents build skills and confidence in

• Managing challenging behaviour

• Identifying purposes for misbehaviour

• Respectful communication

• Negotiation skills

• Identifying who’s got the problem!

• Dealing with your own feelings and behaviour

• Where to go for help

• Ages & stages of child development in relation to pre teens and teens

Family Support Services delivers The White Water Years as a group programme in 7 weekly session. Groups are run during each school term

An assessment interview is carried out with parents wishing to enrol in The White Water Years in order to Identify and clarify

• The issues and concerns facing the family

• The specific needs to be addressed by the programme

• How  the programme works

• Programme dates and times

For further information please contact programmes@fss.org.nz

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