This is my 16 year old. She is following a life skills program for teens called Life Skills for Confidence and she’s loving it! It was especially created for 10 to 20 year olds. There are lessons and videos. There is a workbook and lots of questions for you to discuss with your teen. These lessons are self-guided. They can do it at their own pace, so there’s no pressure. This is important for Emilie. She can’t feel pressured or she won’t want to do it. This being said, I didn’t give her a choice to participate. Teenagers need as much encouragement as little kids, and as parents, we sometimes forget this. So instead of asking her if she would like to participate in a life skills class, I told her that I had paid for the class but that she could choose when she would listen to the videos, she could choose if I would help her or if she would do them alone, she can choose to answer all the questions or only a few of the questions in the workbook and she could choose to go to the social hour every week or every other week if she liked that better. I am offering many choices in a situation I chose.
Social hour
This Life Skills for Confidence Program also includes a social hour in which the teens meet for an hour, view one of the videos and discuss it. This reinforces the skills that were taught in a fun and interactive way. They practice, they talk and they truly enjoy each other’s company! My daughter loves it! She was even confident enough to do a presentation on a school community project she created all by herself. This is one of the changes we have seen in her! The confidence to talk to strangers and discuss her projects without the feeling of being judged or feeling dismissed.
Personalized meetings
The one thing that got my teen quite excited was that she was going to have private meetings with Addie and Claudia! This is imperative to create that bond that will help Emilie feel part of something special. She sees them on the videos and live on the zoom calls, but now, she will get all of their attention for her. Teens need 1 on 1 attention too! They need to feel heard and understood. I am so appreciative that Addie and Claudia have made this a part of the program.
Coupon Code
If you also have a teen or young adult that would benefit from learning life skills and gaining more confidence, you should consider joining with my coupon code EMILIE. This code will allow you to get $10 off the registration fee. I am so proud to be the first ambassador for this terrific program. As a teacher and the mother of a 16 and 19 year old, I know the importance of giving our teens a gentle push in the right path. Claudia and Addie’s program is nothing short of a diamond that I was lucky enough to discover! Join today and see your child blossom into a confident young adult ready to face the world.
Free resources
Here is a link to free resources available on the Life Skills for Confidence website. We have looked through all of these resources and I have printed many of them out and added them to Emilie’s class binder. Go have a look! Share it with a friend too! I’m sure we all know the parents of a teen that need some tools!
Jennifer Geigel 