What You May Not Know About Teenage Boys

Think you've figured teenage boys out and believe that they spend way too much time blowing things up on video games and don't have a sensitive side? Well, after attending South's Parent Council October Parent Education Series led by 4j's Brandt Stuart, M.A.,M.S., Mental Health Specialist from SEHS' Health Center and South Eugene counselor Tibor Besskó we're hoping you'll know much, much more. Brandt is known for his expertise with young people, in particular boys, and he has co-lead South's weekly Young Men's support group for the last four years with Tibor, whose Master's thesis dealt with masculine identity formation among teenage boys.

We invite parents of teenage boys (and girls!) to participate in a discussion on what is unique to being a teenage boy as we address issues such as sensitivity, parenting boys when they present challenging behaviors, cultural messages about boys- what's helpful/what's not and that there are endless ways to be a boy in our complex world.

We'll meet in the South Eugene High School cafeteria on Wednesday, October 29th from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. after the monthly Parent Council meeting from 6:45 to 7:30 p.m. Students are welcome, too.

For more information on this and future Parent Education Series visit our website at http://parentcouncil.blogspot.com/ or e-mail Helen Garrett, Parent Education Series Coordinator at sehsparentcouncil@comcast.net