Welcome to the tricky, and rewarding teenage years! This special 90 minute event is designed to help parents and carers hear what a teenager is really saying, and better understand what they’re needing as they grow. You don’t need to be in crisis. You just need to deeply care.
ALL THE DETAILS
Event: Teens: What They Don’t Tell Their Parents
Where: The TBC Centre (TempleStowe Baptist Church Auditorium), 103-105 Andersons Creek Road, Doncaster East, Melbourne
Date and Time: Monday 2nd March 6:30pm – 8:00pm AEDT, plus book signing
Cost: $35 single ticket, $30 group tickets (6+)
WHAT IS THIS EVENT ABOUT?
Parenting a teenager isn’t straight forward. Your teenager is always communicating even when they aren’t using words. As a parent or carer, you are often left reading their silence, eye rolls, shifting moods and half-answers, trying to work out what they need from you.
This event is designed to help you hear what a teenager is really saying and better understand what they’re needing from you.
For 30 years I’ve taken parents into the emotional interior of adolescence, and what is influencing it. It’s a place that moves our thinking beyond behaviour, beyond conflict, beyond surface level advice and into what teenagers are actually experiencing.
When parents understand this inner world, communication becomes easier, responses become steadier, and relationships stay intact, even on tricky days. Come with your questions and be ready to leave feeling clearer, more confident, and better equipped to respond in ways that honour who your teen is becoming.
HOW THE EVENING WILL WORK
This special 90-minute evening for parents, carers and professionals will be divided into two distinct parts and conclude with time for book signings.
Part 1: Take Home Foundations
The evening will open with a 50 minute presentation exploring:
- what’s going on beneath teenage behaviour
- what teens don’t tell their parents, but deep down expect them to understand
- how to juggle your teen’s growing need for independence with their need for safety
- tools to support communication and connection
- why your presence still matters, more than you may think.
This first session is designed to steady you, so you can steady them.
Part 2: Live Q & A with Michelle
Here’s where the night will become more interactive.
I will be using a three-step coaching model to guide the audience through real-world ‘hot topics’ they want to discuss. There will be no spotlight and no pressure to share. If you’d like to be part of the online interaction on the night, please bring your iPhone or android phone with you.
Expect audience led conversations around:
- holding boundaries, managing moods and routines
- peer influence and navigating friendship challenges
- transferring family values during pivotal times
- stress and supporting mental health
- navigating technology and screens
You will leave with practical tools you can use immediately, at the dinner table, in the car and during heated moments.
WHO IS THIS NIGHT FOR?
This night is for parents and carers who want to stay connected as their teenager grows and changes. You don’t need to be in crisis. You just need to deeply care.
Come along if you
- have a teenager or soon-to-be teenager
- feel uncertain, overwhelmed or find yourself second-guessing yourself
- want research-informed insights without judgement or jargon
- are tired of reactive parenting and are looking for something more grounded
Your teenager isn’t just any kid trying to grow up.
They are yours, and that makes them the most important kid in the whole world.
HOW DO I GET MY TICKET?
Simply click on the register now button. Once you complete your purchase, you will automatically receive an email containing your ticket for the event. If you don’t receive this email, check your junk folder. If you are still having trouble, we are always here to help at shop@michellemitchell.org
Bring your ticket with you on the night either printed out or on your phone and we will scan your ticket at the entry doors.
INTERESTED IN HOSTING THIS EVENT?
If you’d like this evening to visit your community, simply get in touch at events@michellemitchell.org
MEET MICHELLE
Michelle Mitchell is a parenting educator, author and speaker who has worked closely with tweens, teens, parents and schools across Australia for over 30 years. Michelle is known for her ability to bring calm clarity to complex issues and help parents be the steady leadership presence their growing kids need. Michelle doesn’t offer unrealistic quick fixes. She offers principles and perspective that lasts.