Partnering with Teen Parents
A two-day training for all professionals who work with adolescent parents offers constructive insights into teen parents, their children, and the issues they all face. The revised curriculum, Partnering With Teen Parents, is included with this training.
Consider using this curriculum if you are a:
Parents as Teachers parent educator
School counselor
Family and consumer science professional
Nurse
Professional working in a teen-focused program
About the curriculum
The curriculum format includes more than 1,100 pages of resources, parent handouts and activity pages specifically geared for teen parents.
Topics focus on:
Adolescent development of life skills as they approach adulthood
Parallel development needs of teens and their infants/young children
Important role of the father, whether he is in a relationship with the child’s mother
About the Spanish translation
Trabajo en colaboración con padres adolescents is designed for professionals working with Spanish-speaking teen parents. The Spanish translation includes more than 500 pages of parent-facing materials. This product is intended to be used with the English Partnering With Teen Parents curriculum.
About the training
The two-day training for all professionals who work with adolescent parents offers constructive insights into teen parents, their children, and the issues they all face.
NOTE: The training includes the curriculum, which results in cost savings.
The training covers:
Developmental characteristics unique to teens, including adolescent brain development
The parallel developmental needs of adolescents and young children
Child development, parent-child interaction, family well-being
Practical parenting principles that contribute to healthy lifestyles for teen parents and their children
Techniques to enhance teen parent confidence and competence, and strategies to help the transition into adulthood
Strategies to address special family dynamics and multigenerational issues
Strategies to facilitate father involvement
Ideas for organizing and conducting effective group connections or personal visits
This training offers 13 professional development hours.
Alignment with professional standards
School Counselors
See how this curriculum aligns with the American School Counselor Association Student Standards for Personal/Social Development with the Parents as Teachers Partnering With Teen Parents Curriculum (download PDF).
This alignment was created using the Personal/Social Development Academic Domain of ASCA’s Student Standards. A variety of supportive components in PAT’s Partnering With Teen Parents curriculum are listed under the applicable standard within that ASCA domain. The components include activity pages, group connections, parent handouts and professional resources.
Family and Consumer Sciences Professionals
See how this curriculum aligns with the National Association of State Administrators of Family and Consumer Sciences National Standards for Family and Consumer Sciences Education for Parenting with the Parents as Teachers Partnering With Teen Parents Curriculum (download PDF).
This alignment was created using Parenting Area of Study in NASAFACS’s National Standards. A variety of supportive components in PAT’s Partnering With Teen Parents curriculum are listed under the applicable standard within that area of study. The components include activity pages, group connections, parent handouts and professional resources.
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MORE INFORMATION:
Angelique Bey, Customer Experience Specialist
(314) 432-4330 x1256
Angelique.Bey@ParentsAsTeachers.org
If you don’t see a training near you and are interested in learning how to bring a training to your city, contact Marilyn Kugman at Marilyn.Kugman@parentsasteachers.org.