Help for expats addressing teenage woes
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Hurriyet Daily News
Oluşturulma Tarihi: Aralık 27, 2008 00:00
ISTANBUL - The expat community in Istanbul is invited to hear author Dr. Ron Clavier address teen behavior and strategies for making the adolescent years healthier and more productive on Wednesday, January 14. The presentation, "Teen Brain, Teen Mind", will look at the transition from the mind of a child to that of an adult. Clavier will engage the group in discussing the emotional challenges at the global, social, family and individual levels.
A Canadian neuroscientist, a clinician with over 25 years experience, author, and educator, Clavier specializes in dealing with teenagers. In 2007, he had a series on Canadian television, "Adolescence: The Stormy Decade".
Explaining the brain processes that underlie teenage underachievement, Clavier offers parents strategies for identifying motivational problems and methods for intervention that can be used early in a school year. He notes that teenagers often seem oblivious to the possible dangers of their behaviors. "Whether they are cutting class, using drugs, or becoming sexually active, it's as if the adolescent is unable to see the future consequences of their actions. As a result they are unable to use that information to avoid the associated danger." That is exactly what is happening, Clavier said. "The time-challenged teen is being asked to grasp a concept - a dimension really - before her brain has matured sufficiently."
With a dose of humor, Clavier offers numerous tips and strategies for parents to define and use power in their homes. He says helping kids develop a healthy sense of empowerment is key. "Even if you have no good answers to what they're asking you, make them know that they are smart for having asked."
This is the second in a speaker series presented by the Istanbul International Community School to bring top educational thinkers and practitioners to Istanbul to provide professional development to teachers, workshops for students and parents and parental education opportunities for the local expat community.
To RSVP, email Suzy Gurkan sgurkan@iics.k12.tr. This event is free of charge. There will be a welcome cocktail prior to the presentation.
(0212) 857 8264 (ext-127)
Yap Kredi Plaza, D Blok, Levent
7:00-9:00 p.m.
Explaining the brain processes that underlie teenage underachievement, Clavier offers parents strategies for identifying motivational problems and methods for intervention that can be used early in a school year. He notes that teenagers often seem oblivious to the possible dangers of their behaviors. "Whether they are cutting class, using drugs, or becoming sexually active, it's as if the adolescent is unable to see the future consequences of their actions. As a result they are unable to use that information to avoid the associated danger." That is exactly what is happening, Clavier said. "The time-challenged teen is being asked to grasp a concept - a dimension really - before her brain has matured sufficiently."
With a dose of humor, Clavier offers numerous tips and strategies for parents to define and use power in their homes. He says helping kids develop a healthy sense of empowerment is key. "Even if you have no good answers to what they're asking you, make them know that they are smart for having asked."
This is the second in a speaker series presented by the Istanbul International Community School to bring top educational thinkers and practitioners to Istanbul to provide professional development to teachers, workshops for students and parents and parental education opportunities for the local expat community.
To RSVP, email Suzy Gurkan sgurkan@iics.k12.tr. This event is free of charge. There will be a welcome cocktail prior to the presentation.
(0212) 857 8264 (ext-127)
Yap Kredi Plaza, D Blok, Levent
7:00-9:00 p.m.