How to Talk to Your Teen About Relationships March 24, 2009

How to Talk to Your Teen About Relationships, featuring best-selling author Margaret Sagarese, will be held Tuesday, March 24, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at The Majestic 11 Theatre, 940 14th Place, Vero Beach. This free parenting workshop, the second in a series, will give parents the tools they need to help their teenagers cope with relationships. While their parents attend this presentation, a free movie and childcare by Health e Teens Coalition will be provided for children of all ages. Reservations are suggested but not required for this workshop; call 772-226-3092 to RSVP. This helpful workshop, sponsored by the Majestic Theatre and the Connected 4 Kids Coalition of Indian River County, will provide helpful tips and critical skills for parents of teenagers.

Margaret Sagarese has written six books about young adolescents with her co-author Charlene Gianetti. Titles of their best-selling books include Parenting 911, The Roller Coaster Years, What Are You Doing in There? 8 Steps to Help Your Child Survive the Social Jungle, Boy Crazy! Keeping Your Daughter’s Feet on the Ground When Her Head Is in the Clouds, and Good Parents, Tough Times, Cliques. More than fifty parents attended her first workshop in this series, Keeping Our Kids Safe from Bullying, Cliques, and On the Web, held last month.

The Connected 4 Kids Coalition is an organization made up of more than 100 Indian River County agencies that serve children. Its founder and leader is Barbara Schlitt Ford, Executive Director of the Youth Guidance Mentoring & Activities Program of Indian River County. C4K’s mission is to benefit children living in Indian River County by connecting organizations, information, resources, and families to one another. This Coalition works together to share information, collaborate on group projects, and connect families in need of services with the resources available to most efficiently meet children’s physical and emotional needs. Its motto is Working together, because our kids deserve our best!

Further information about the How to Talk to Your Teen About Relationships workshop or the Connected 4 Kids Coalition may be obtained from Barbara Schlitt Ford at 772-770-5042.