Making Sense of Adolescence: Seven Rites of Passage
Crossing the bridge from childhood to adulthood has never been so daunting. Adolescence is longer than ever, yet society today offers little support in understanding or facilitating this transition. This course is designed for parents, grandparents, teachers, administrators, and professionals—anyone who desires to make sense of adolescence. Parents of preteens will find this course invaluable as preparation for what lies ahead.
The Making Sense of Adolescence course consists of ten sessions. The sexuality factor is unfolded more completely in a separate four-session follow-up course called Adolescence & Sexuality. This course must be registered for separately.
This course is offered in the Scheduled Class format periodically. Register for our newsletter to be notified of our our next live, scheduled offering.
Self-Paced registration is open year-round. Register for Self-Paced Study by clicking on the button below.
Session 1: Crossing the Bridge - adolescence in perspective
Session 2: Two Paths Diverge - conformity versus individuality
Session 3: Walking Through Aloneness & Sadness - the necessary road to individuation
Session 4: Taking a Wrong Turn - when peers replace adults
Session 5: The Counterwill Storm - how to survive teen resistance
Session 6: Why Adolescents Need to Feel More Than Ever
Session 7: Becoming Tempered - the key to adolescent balance and stability
Session 8: Why Adolescents Need to Play More Than Ever
Session 9: Reclaiming Our Youth - how to hold, or win back, their hearts
Session 10: Becoming a Sexual Being - the pursuit of proximity in another dimension
