AUBURN – Active Parenting of Teens, a six-week workshop designed to help parents engaged in the challenge of raising teenagers, begins Tuesday, Oct. 7, at Auburn Middle School.

The workshop is especially helpful for parent of teens ages 13 to 15. Free and open to the public, the workshop is from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays, Oct. 7 to Nov. 18. There is no class Nov. 11.

Parents are asked to register by Monday, Oct. 6. Free child care is provided and refreshments will be served.

“The workshop will offer strategies, support and simple ideas that work for parents of teens and pre-teens looking for ways to peacefully and effectively navigate the teen years at home,” said Luci Merin, director of Auburn’s Community Learning Center at Auburn Middle School. Topics covered at the workshop sessions include parenting styles, courage and self-esteem, teen behavior, problem-solving, responsibility and discipline, cooperation, communication, and specific issues facing teens.

Facilitated by David and Nina Lindley of Auburn, the workshop is being sponsored by The Parent Resource Center at Advocates for Children and Auburn’s Community Learning Center at Auburn Middle School.

For further information or to register for the course, contact Luci Merin at Auburn’s Community Learning Center at Auburn Middle School at 784-1356, ext. 318 or [email protected].