Parenting Expert and Author to Speak on How to Keep Teens Safe

A Survival Guide for Helping Your Teen Stay Safe with Drinking and Drugs will be held from 7 to 9 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 28 at the North Andover High School auditorium.

Joani Geltman, an author and parenting expert, will provide practical advice on helping your teen stay safe with drugs and alcohol. Her presentation will give parents a better understanding of teen behavior and arm parents with concrete
strategies to deal with it. Geltman’s unique blend of humor, honesty and practical solutions will
give parents the confidence needed to talk to their teen about the scary issue of drinking
and drugs.

• Understanding your parenting style around drugs and alcohol
• What motivates your teen to drink or do drugs
• The teen brain and experimentation
• What to do if your teen is caught drinking
• Tips for talking to your teen about drugs and alcohol
• Setting limits

The North Andover Parent Resource Network will present the event, and the North Andover High School Class of 1964 is sponsoring the event. The snow date is Feb. 25.

About the Speaker:
Joani Geltman MSW, best-selling author of “A Survival Guide To Parenting Teens,Talking To
Your Kids About Sexting, Drinking Drugs, and Other Things That Freak You Out,” has over
30 years of experience working with parents, children, schools, and community groups. She
is a clinician, parenting coach, college professor, and public speaker. She has given her
parenting seminars at hundreds of schools, and businesses..