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Teenagers aren’t older children. They are young adults.

Some of the biggest conflicts between parents and teens happen when Mom and Dad attempt to use child-centered parenting techniques with individuals who have already begun the transformation from boys and girls into men and women.

Dr. Ken Wilgus, in this series “Parenting Teens Toward Adulthood,” discusses the importance of parents allowing teens to become young adults and shares strategies on how they can assist in this transition.

This series of short clips will help you:

  • Understand why historically, the end of childhood was considered to happen around the age of 13 or 14.
  • Explore the critical concept of “Planned Emancipation,” in which parents make an orchestrated and orderly retreat out of their teens’ decisions.
  • Discover how practicing Planned Emancipation can transform your relationship with your teen when it comes to issues such as dating or entertainment choices.

Fill out the form below, and we’ll send you the entire 6-part series right away for FREE.

Some of the biggest conflicts between parents and teens happen when Mom and Dad attempt to use child-centered parenting techniques with individuals who have already begun the transformation from boys and girls into men and women.

Dr. Ken Wilgus, in this series “Parenting Teens Toward Adulthood,” discusses the importance of parents allowing teens to become young adults and shares strategies on how they can assist in this transition.

This series of short clips will help you:

  • Understand why historically, the end of childhood was considered to happen around the age of 13 or 14.
  • Explore the critical concept of “Planned Emancipation,” in which parents make an orchestrated and orderly retreat out of their teens’ decisions.
  • Discover how practicing Planned Emancipation can transform your relationship with your teen when it comes to issues such as dating or entertainment choices.

Fill out the form below, and we’ll send you the entire 6-part series right away for FREE.

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