LEWISTON — The Lewiston-Auburn Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative and Healthy Androscoggin announce open registration for the next Families in Action workshop beginning Wednesday,  Jan. 5, at Lewiston Middle School.

The workshop will be held in six sessions over six consecutive Wednesdays starting Jan. 5. Sessions begin at 6 p.m., with free food served beginning at 5:30 p.m. Sessions run until about 8:30.

Families in Action is a parent-teen workshop where parents and middle school-age teens come together to learn communication skills.

The skills help each other get along better while navigating the teen years. Topics covered include courage and self-esteem, responsibility and discipline, cooperation and communication, teen behavior, problem-solving and prevention strategies.

There are group discussions, video presentations, activities and games. Families in Action is facilitated by two experienced family education and counseling specialists from Community Concepts.

The workshop is free and open to families in Lewiston and Auburn with students in sixth- through ninth-grade.

To register or get more information, contact Families in Action Coordinator Scott Gagnon at 795-2120.