Tuning in to Teens (TINT)
Tuning in to Teens (TINT) is a six-week evidence-based parenting program designed to help parents of adolescents aged 10–18 improve communication and strengthen family relationships. Delivered by experienced psychologists at our psychology clinic in Mascot, Sydney, the program equips parents with strategies to support their teen’s emotional development, reduce conflict, and build connection during the teenage years.
Benefits
Parents who attend TINT learn to:
- Recognise and respond to their teen’s emotions with empathy.
- Improve communication and reduce family conflict.
- Support teens in developing resilience, confidence, and emotional intelligence.
- Strengthen family relationships with strategies grounded in psychology and neuroscience.
- Reduce stress and improve wellbeing for both parents and adolescents.
Skills Covered
- What emotional coaching looks like
- Emotional acceptance of self and teens
- Emotional acceptance of self and teens
- Coaching and navigating intense emotions
- Building self control muscles in teens: differentiating angry feelings and angry behaviours. Coaching boundaries.
- Future coaching road map: Consolidating skills and appreciating different parenting styles and how this impacts teens
Participation Requirements
- Parents or carers of adolescents aged 10–18.
- Commitment to attend all six sessions.
- Willingness to practise skills at home to reinforce learning.
Why It Matters
The teenage years can be a time of emotional intensity, stress, and change. Parents often struggle to support their child through challenges such as anxiety, school pressures, peer relationships, or behavioural difficulties. TINT empowers parents with practical tools to guide their teen through these challenges while nurturing stronger, more supportive relationships. Delivered by psychologists with expertise in family therapy, stress management, and adolescent development, the program helps create a calmer, more connected family environment.
Proven Results
The Tuning into Teens Program is an evidence-based parenting program with proven results from multiple research studies, including randomized controlled trials. These studies show significant improvements in both parents and adolescents across several key areas:
Proven Results for Parents and Caregivers
Parents who participate in the program report a number of benefits:
- Improved Emotion Socialization: Parents learn to become “emotion coaches,” responding to their teen’s emotions in
supportive ways rather than being dismissive or critical. - Better Communication & Relationships: Parents report improved communication, stronger bonds, increased empathy, and less conflict with their adolescents.
- Enhanced Emotional Competence: Parents gain greater awareness and regulation of their own emotions and improved impulse control.
- Reduced Mental Health Symptoms: Studies indicate a reduction in parent anxiety and depressive symptoms.
- Increased Confidence: Parents report feeling more confident in their parenting skills.
Proven Results for Teenagers
The program’s focus on building emotional intelligence in teens leads to positive outcomes for youth as well:
- Reduced Behavior Problems: Studies show a significant reduction in youth externalizing behavior problems (e.g., acting out).
- Lower Anxiety & Depression: Teens report fewer symptoms of anxiety and depression.
- Improved Emotional Regulation: Adolescents learn to better understand and manage their own emotions effectively.
- Better Social Skills: Emotionally intelligent teens are more likely to make friends easily, cope with peer pressure, and have more stable
relationships as they grow older. - Brain Changes: Research using fMRI analysis has even shown changes in the brain region responsible for calming among teens whose mothers participated in the program, indicating a physiological impact of improved parenting strategies.
Participation Requirements
- Parents or carers of adolescents aged 10–18.
- Commitment to attend all six sessions.
- Willingness to practise skills at home to reinforce learning.
Why It Matters
The teenage years can be a time of emotional intensity, stress, and change. Parents often struggle to support their child through challenges such as anxiety, school pressures, peer relationships, or behavioural difficulties. TINT empowers parents with practical tools to guide their teen through these challenges while nurturing stronger, more supportive relationships. Delivered by psychologists with expertise in family therapy, stress management, and adolescent development, the program helps create a calmer, more connected family environment.
Proven Results
The Tuning into Teens Program is an evidence-based parenting program with proven results from multiple research studies, including randomized controlled trials. These studies show significant improvements in both parents and adolescents across several key areas:
Proven Results for Parents and Caregivers
Parents who participate in the program report a number of benefits:
- Improved Emotion Socialization: Parents learn to become “emotion coaches,” responding to their teen’s emotions in
supportive ways rather than being dismissive or critical. - Better Communication & Relationships: Parents report improved communication, stronger bonds, increased empathy, and less conflict with their adolescents.
- Enhanced Emotional Competence: Parents gain greater awareness and regulation of their own emotions and improved impulse control.
- Reduced Mental Health Symptoms: Studies indicate a reduction in parent anxiety and depressive symptoms.
- Increased Confidence: Parents report feeling more confident in their parenting skills.
Proven Results for Teenagers
The program’s focus on building emotional intelligence in teens leads to positive outcomes for youth as well:
- Reduced Behavior Problems: Studies show a significant reduction in youth externalizing behavior problems (e.g., acting out).
- Lower Anxiety & Depression: Teens report fewer symptoms of anxiety and depression.
- Improved Emotional Regulation: Adolescents learn to better understand and manage their own emotions effectively.
- Better Social Skills: Emotionally intelligent teens are more likely to make friends easily, cope with peer pressure, and have more stable
relationships as they grow older. - Brain Changes: Research using fMRI analysis has even shown changes in the brain region responsible for calming among teens whose mothers participated in the program, indicating a physiological impact of improved parenting strategies.
Program Structure
Duration
8 Weeks
Format
Weekly 90 minute Sessions (online via Microsoft Teams)
Activities
Evidence-based program integrating role-plays, video examples and home practice
Parent/Carer Involvement
Weekly parent sessions to implement skills taught at home
How Can I Apply to Participate?
We’d love to welcome your teen into the program.
Book an initial consultation to confirm whether Tuning in to Teens is the right fit for your teen.