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CCE Orange County to Host Programs About Understanding and Enhancing Relationships with your Teen

Middletown, NY – Raising teenagers can be a stressful time for parents. Yet, Cornell Cooperative Extension Orange County offers two unique programs that help parents and teens build healthier and happier relationships with one another.

Unpacking the Teen Years- Virtual

During this series a positive and supportive approach is taken to understand and navigate the teen years. We will discuss:

  • Understand the changes in your teen
  • Your role in parenting teens
  • Ways to build connectivity with your teen
  • Communication strategies and tools
  • How to identify red flags for challenging behaviors

Dates: Thursdays, April 3, 10, 17 and 24, 2025

Time: Noon to 2 p.m.

Fee: $40 per family

Once registered, you will receive the Zoom links to participate in the virtual series. The virtual approach allows parents to learn from the comfort of home and still gain valuable information in an interactive and welcoming setting. It also helps those that don’t have childcare or transportation, it can easily be accessed from their cell phone.

Strengthening Families 10-14 – In person

This series is being offered in English and Spanish for parents and caregivers. This is a unique, in-person program where parents/caregivers attend with their 10–14-year-olds for a seven-session series. This program includes a family meal, interactive activities for adults and youth in the series. Childcare is also provided for siblings that are ages 3-9 years of age.

This program is through a collaboration with facilitators from Cornell Cooperative Extension, Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Council and the Orange County Youth Bureau and the Warwick Valley Prevention Center and Warwick Valley School District.

This series is an evidence based, prevention program that provides long lasting positive impact to the youth. Topics covered include:

  • Ways to strengthen family communication
  • Why teens act the way they do
  • How to work through problems together
  • How to avoid problems with substance use and more!

For Spanish speaking parents, please call Addy at 845-344-1234 to register.

Dates: Wednesdays, April 23, 30, May,7, 14, 21, 28 and June 4, 2025

Time: 5:45 to 8:45 p.m.

Where: Warwick Valley Middle School, Warwick, NY

Fee: This program is free because it is generously funded by the Orange County Youth Bureau

Advance registration is necessary for attendance. To register for any of these programs please go to the Cornell Cooperative Extension Orange County website at www.cceorangecounty.org/event

Please contact Suzan Sussmann at 845-344-1234 or by emailing sls536@cornell.edu with any questions.

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Andrew Graham
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(845) 344-1234, Ext.233

Last updated February 20, 2025

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