21-23 Feb, 2025
Our speakers will help you build trust and connection to survive the teenage years and build a close relationship with your teen to last a lifetime.
It truly is possible. Your great relationship with your teen starts here.
FREE (Value: $799) + get a bonus free gift for registering!
Our experts will help you with the challenges faced by parents and their teens
DAY 1: Friday, 21st Feb
Maggie Dent is known as the ‘queen of common sense’, and is one of Australia's favourite parenting podcasters, authors and educators. She has a particular interest in the early years, adolescence and resilience, and is an undisputed 'boy champion'.
Michelle is a speaker, author of 'Tweens', and the founder of Youth Excel - delivering life skills programs and psychological services to thousands of young people and their families. She offers compassionate and grounded advice for parenting tweens and teens.
Kirra is an international expert in online safety. Her proactive and compassionate approach to online safety education emphasises practical safety without fear-mongering. She's the founder of 'Safe On Social', a group of companies leading global cyber safety education.
Dr Vanessa is a psychologist, mom, parenting educator, best-selling author and speaker. At her North Star Developmental Clinic, she supports children and families and helps big people see the world through the child’s eyes to help grow up our children in the best possible way.
DAY 2: Saturday, 22nd Feb
Karen is the author of 5 books including the bestselling, 'Hey Warrior'. She's a speaker, consultant and leading authority on child and adolescent anxiety. As the founder of ‘Hey Sigmund’, she provides contemporary, research-driven information on anxiety and the neurodevelopment of children.
Fareedah Shaheed helps parents protect their kids online. She's an Award-Winning Internet Safety Expert and a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree. She's collaborated with Meta, H&M, FedEx, NASA, and Mozilla to help educate parents on internet safety and security.
Nathan is a human development expert on neuroscience, parenting, Maori perspectives, teaching and the wholistic development of young people. He hosts 'Kids Don’t Come With A Manual', 'All in the Mind', and co-hosts 'The Secret Life of Girls'. He appears regularly on radio & TV.
Dr Kirstin Barchia is a Clinical Psychologist who has worked with teenagers and their parents for over 20 years. Alongside her face to face clinical private practice, Kirstin has developed the Calm Connection Program for parents of teens and other online resources to support parents of teens build Calm and Connection in their households.
Leslie is the author of 2 books and creator of the award-winning Academic Planner: A Tool for Time Management® . She's the founder of Order Out Of Chaos and is a respected resource on ADHD and Executive Functioning in students. For 8 years, she's been named one of the top Time Management experts in the world.
In 2024, Tyson was named one of Australia's Most Influential Educators. As Director of UR Strong, he presents their Whole-School Friendship strategy to 1000's of educators, parents and students each year. Tyson has a Diploma in Positive Psychology and Wellbeing.
DAY 3: Sunday, 23rd Feb
For 30 years, Paul's provided schools with quality information & best practice drug education. Through 'Drug and Alcohol Research and Training Australia' (DARTA) he provides updates on current drug trends, and advice on alcohol and drug issues. He's the author of 'Teenagers, Alcohol and Drugs' and has a blog and podcast.
Sharon is an ADHD Coach, consultant and parenting expert. She provides life changing practical strategies, systems and support for families with ADHD. Through 'The Functional Family', Sharon has assisted over 35,000 families and individuals with ADHD.
Steve Biddulph AM was voted Australian Father of the Year in 2000 and a Member of the Order of Australia for his work in adolescent mental health.
His books, 'Wild Creature Mind', 'The Secret of Happy Children', 'Raising Boys', & 'Raising Girls' are in 6 MILLION homes and 31 languages and have influenced the way we look at childhood.
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