Parents…
Do you feel helpless and ineffective in dealing with your youth?

Is your youth…
bright, charming, manipulative, unhappy, selfish, abusive, angry, lying, cheating, stealing, truant, failing, powerful?

Are you…
Confused, Angry, Sad, Frantic, Feeling Guilty about your troubled youth?

Do you struggle with a youth who has behavioural problems associated with…Learning Disabilities, Attention Deficit Disorder, Depression, Conduct Disorder, Eating Disorder, Mental Health Disorders or critical events in the past?

You are not alone!
Influencing rebellious youth is a daunting task for parents, schools, social agencies, police and courts. Fifteen percent of adolescents in Ontario suffer from behavioural problems.

Parents For Youth can help immediately!
Many of these youth, who exhibit destructive anti-social behaviour come from caring, committed families. We believe that, with some new skills and professional direction, these parents can learn to change, influence and even reverse some of the youth’s problems behaviour.

Parents For Youth offers…

  • small groups of 12 or less in a safe, caring, confidential environment
  • 4 convenience locations to serve you
  • immediate intake – no waiting
  • weekly evening meetings for 90 minutes led by a trained facilitator
  • new skills and insights to enable you to feel more confident and to respond to you youth’s behaviour more effectively
  • learn how to get schools, police, courts and others to be part of your team to help your youth

 

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