Got tweens or teens?
You're not alone!
Join us for the FREE Online Parenting Summit
Calm Connected Tweens and Teens
21-23 Feb, 2025
Strong Relationships
Wellbeing
Independence & Resilience
Join us for the online Parenting Summit
You'll find out how to build trust and connection to survive the teenage years and build a close relationship with your teen that lasts a lifetime.
It truly is possible. Your great relationship with your teen starts here.
Find out how to build trust and connection to survive the teenage years AND build a close relationship with your teen to last a lifetime.
Your great relationship with your teen starts here.
Does parenting your teen feel like a struggle? That all the things that worked for you in the past, just aren't working for you anymore?
You're in the right place.
You'll get solutions to help them through the self-doubt, friendship issues, online safety, school problems, navigating drugs and alcohol, and other challenges faced by tweens and teens today.
And you'll find ways to rekindle the connection that you both want and need.
And for parents of tweens, you'll be ready to handle what's just around the corner and prevent issues by knowing how and when to step in early.
Can you relate to any of these Teen issues?
Register now for the summit to get tools and strategies to help you parent through the teen years.
Imagine the difference this could make For You and your teen
There's no other love like a parent's love.
And whilst it's sometimes hard to see, your teen really does want a loving connection as much as you do.
But in spite of our best efforts, we may not know the best ways to do this.
We can risk pushing them further away, when what we really want is to be the person they can come to for anything.
It's sure not easy parenting tweens and teens, but the efforts are absolutely worth it!
Here's what you'll learn about in the summit
This summit is a no judgement zone!
Our speakers bring you advice to help you move forward in your relationship with your child, to show you next steps to sort through challenges and to give you insights into the world of our tweens and teens.
So we hope you'll be open to possibilities and because every child is different and every family is different, layer all of this great advice with what you know about your own child.
We'll help you understand the world of today's teenagers with practical tools, plans and strategies for navigating it all. You'll get help with:
Strong Relationships
Nurturing your relationships
Building connected relationships
Fostering trust & belonging
Managing challenging behaviours
Parenting through big life challenges
Navigating friendships
Communicating in ways that work
Wellbeing
What parents need to know about alcohol & other drugs
Understanding the teenage brain
Creating resilience in our families
How to have tough conversations
Helping tweens & teens with anxiety
Supporting wellbeing & mental health
Understand teenagers' emotional world
Independence & Resilience
Keeping children safe on social media
Studying smarter not harder
Coaching teens to solve problems
Helping teens advocate for themselves
Helping teens be responsible and accountable
Supporting families & teens with ADHD
You don't need to do this alone!
Our experts give advice on the tricky teen issues so you can:
parenting your teen
We'll show you ways to guide your teen to be the best version of themselves.
What to expect at the Calm and Connected summit
When & Where
21st to 23rd Feb, 2025.
The summit has ended but you can still get the videos and resources in the All Access Pass. You can watch and join in the fun and learning from anywhere in the world.
Expert Presentations
Each of our 15 expert sessions will help you gain a deeper understanding of how to connect with your teen and help them through the teenage years.
You'll take away key practical steps you can implement right away.
Upgrade to All Access
There's an offer to upgrade to the VIP All Access Pass. It includes extended access to watch presentations, transcripts, speaker notes, action plans and loads of valuable bonuses from speakers so you can keep taking action after the summit.
Private Community
You can join us in our supportive private Facebook Group, have a chance to win prizes and join in the fun. You can ask questions, connect with other like-minded parents and engage with our speakers - all in our Facebook community.
Connect With your Teen to help them through their Toughest Years
Practical Advice From World Renowned Parenting Experts
Our experts will help you with the challenges faced by parents and their teens
DAY 1: 21st Feb
Maggie Dent
Helping You Build A Close Relationship With Your Teen
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'.
Andrew Fuller
The Importance Of Sleep For Teenagers' Wellbeing
Andrew Fuller is a clinical psychologist, speaker, family therapist, creator of Learning Strengths ™ and author of 'Tricky Teens'. He's worked with over 4,000 schools and communities, and with more than 500,000 young people.
Michelle Mitchell
Communicating With Your Teen So They Want To Follow
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.
Steve Biddulph
Helping Teens With Anxiety Find Their Way
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, including '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.
Karen Young
Helping Tweens & Teens With Anxiety
Karen is an authority on child and adolescent anxiety. She's the author of five books, including the bestselling ‘Hey Warrior’ and ‘Hey Awesome’, which creatively assist children to understand and manage anxiety. Her website, Hey Sigmund, attracts millions of readers each year.
DAY 2: 22nd Feb
Paul Dillon
Alcohol and Your Teenager: What do parents need to know?
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.
Kirra Prendergast
Keeping Your Teen Safe On Social Media
Coming soon
Nathan Wallis
The Teen Brain:
What Parents Need To Know
Justine is a parent, speaker, parenting coach and founder of Good To Great Parenting. She helps parents see themselves as the uniquely placed experts on their own children, and gives them tools to advocate for their child at home, school and in life.
Justine Lamont
Busting The Perfect
Parent Myth
Justine is a parent, speaker, parenting coach and founder of Good To Great Parenting. She helps parents see themselves as the uniquely placed experts on their own children, and gives them tools to advocate for their child at home, school and in life.
Jenny Atkinson
To Be Advised
Jenny is an author, speaker, parent and teacher. She founded Sparks Education Australia and High School Hub to help thousands of students, parents and teachers thrive in the challenges and changes of their transition to high school.
DAY 3: 23rd Feb - to be advised
Sharon Collon
Supporting Your Teen
With ADHD
Coming soon
Leslie Josel
Effective Time Management & Organisation For Teens
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Your Summit Hosts
Justine Lamont
Good To Great Parenting
Jenny Atkinson
Sparks Education Australia
Welcome!
After decades in the parenting and education fields, we've come together to host the 2nd Annual Calm and Connected Tweens and Teens Summit.
Through helping thousands of students, parents and teachers, we know the last things parents need is more judgement! That's why we've created a speaker line up and community that is here to support you in raising your tweens and teens, no matter the challenges you're facing.
We've chosen speakers who are world class experts to give you proven, up to date, research-backed advice. And we're offering practical advice and resources so parents can take action and implement steps after the summit. It's all about making a real difference for you, your teen and your family.
You're not alone ... we can do this together.
Join our Facebook Group below, grab your FREE ticket and come and say hi!
Have Questions?
We've Got Answers!
How it works: On 21st Feb we put up 5 speaker videos online at 8am (AEST). Watch for free for 24 hours or grab the All Access Pass for extended viewing time and extra resources. Each summit day we add 5 new speaker videos you can watch for 24 hours for free. See the Speaker Schedule above.
What will I learn at the Calm and Connected Tweens and Teens Summit?
This summit is all about helping parents reach cooperation, connection, and calm with your teen. There are lots of summits and other resources out there for parenting our teens, but our 15 expert speakers will specifically help you to build a strong relationship with your teen and show you how to build their resilience, independence and wellbeing.
How do I know if this summit is right for me?
If you're a parent of tweens or teens, this event is for you! We’ll be specifically talking to parents, but educators or anyone who wants to get a better understanding of teenagers and helping them be and do their best is welcome to join us.
If you're a parent of a tween you may already be seeing some of the challenges experienced during the teenage years. This summit gives you valuable parenting tips and strategies to handle these challenges and build a trusting relationship with your child.
When is the summit happening?
The main portion of the summit runs from 21st to 23rd February, 2025.
Time: On each day of the summit we make 5 speaker videos available to watch at 8am (AEST). You have 24 hours from that time to watch those 5 speakers, before we take them down and put up the next day's speakers, then the next day.
Pre-summit activities/sessions start in the Facebook Group on Saturday, 15th February. so you can join in on the fun and learning right away! You can join here: Parenting Through Tough Stuff
What if I’m not able to attend live?
Our presentations are pre-recorded and are available to watch for 24 hours with your free ticket. So we encourage you to attend on those days if you can!
You can also attend some live sessions and Q&A's in our Facebook Group, and join in with others who are finding ways to help their tweens and teens.
However, if you’re not able to attend all of the sessions each day, go ahead and grab your free ticket and consider upgrading to the ALL ACCESS PASS. The pass gives you extended access to watch the videos and you can use all the extra resources that come with the Pass whenever it's convenient or as a need pops up.
How long will I have access to the presentations?
Your free ticket includes 24 hour access to each of the presentations. That means, Day 1 presentations expire after 24 hours, Day 2 expire after 24 hours and Day 3 expire after 24 hours.
But if you'd like more time or want to watch when it's convenient to you, you can upgrade your ticket to the ALL ACCESS PASS after registering. This gives you extended access to the presentations, along with speaker notes, transcripts and loads of valuable bonus resources from our speakers.
NOTE: When you buy the All Access Pass, we give you immediate access to the digital resources and speaker bonuses. You can start using them before the summit even starts!
Once the summit ends , we'll then upload all the speaker videos, notes, transcripts and action plans into the course platform for you to watch and use when it's convenient to you.
Are the presentations live?
The presentations are pre-recorded and available to watch for 24 hours with your free ticket. Dates: 21 to 23 Feb.
Time: On each day of the summit we make 5 speaker videos available to watch at 8am (AEST). You have 24 hours from that time to watch those 5 speakers, before we take them down and put up the next day's speakers, then the next day.
If you'd like to watch for longer + get extra valuable resources from our speakers, you're welcome to upgrade to the All Access Pass for extended access.
Will all the speakers get my email address?
No. We do not share your email address with the speakers.
When you register, you’ll be added to the summit hosts email lists - Sparks Education (Jenny's) email list and Good To Great Parenting (Justine's) email list. We'll email you updates for the summit and the important links to watch each day’s presentations. After the summit, you’ll continue to hear from us from time to time, but you can easily unsubscribe at any time.
Optional: Each of the speakers will have bonus resources available as part of the upgrade to the All Access Pass. If you'd like any of their resources you can follow their link and give them an email address ... but the speakers will not get your email address unless you choose to give it to them specifically.
That way, you only hear from the people you really love and don't have to worry about getting added to loads of email lists you're not interested in.
You can learn more in our Privacy Policy.
Are your videos transcribed?
Yes. All presentations are transcribed and available for those who upgrade to the All Access Pass. You'll get the chance to upgrade after you grab your free ticket for the summit.
I still have questions!
If you still have questions, we encourage you to go ahead and sign up. Your questions will likely be answered during the event or in the Facebook community, which you’ll be able to join right away after grabbing your free ticket.
However, if you need to ask us a question, feel free to send us an email at: [email protected]
Come and join our Facebook Group for parents of tweens and teens to get links to watch the speakers videos, summit updates and lots of support raising your teenagers.
All material is provided for informational or educational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. For advice and support specific to your needs, please consult a professional.
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