Talks for Grown Ups

Talks for Grown-ups

Great Conversations programs are focused on puberty, sexuality, and decision making for families of preteens for over 35 years in the Pacific Northwest and San Francisco Bay Area.

All events are generously sponsored by

Prime Time: For grown-ups supporting people in puberty

A series of online workshops for grown-ups, led by the team of experts at Great Conversations’ on topics important to families of preteens & teens. Parents, guardians, teachers, after-school program support, grandparents – all are welcome.

$35/single workshop, $140 for the 5-part series

All workshops will be live, virtual on Zoom and have recorded sessions available for 3 days following the presentation.

All workshops will be on Mondays, 7pm-830pm Pacific Standard Time

Workshop 1

Family Ties

Laying the groundwork for a lifetime of conversations

October 28, 2024 7-8:30 PM Pacific

Conversations are the building blocks within a family to share ideas, solve problems, debate a point, and share stories. Sometimes it’s hard to start and to keep the conversation going on big topics: puberty, sex, porn, consent, safety to name a few. Join us as we share strategies with each other for having these important conversations with your preteen and teen while building trust and strengthening your relationship.

Workshop 2

The Wonder Years

A big guide to big feelings

November 18, 2024 7-8:30 PM Pacific

Emotions are essential to communicating our response to the world AND developing emotional awareness is a primary task of adolescence. Join us for a conversation using research-based practices for coaching our preteens and teens on acknowledging and regulating emotions when making decisions. Expand your toolkit for navigating challenging moments, and assessing when to ask for support.

Workshop 3

Full House

Contributing and community

January 13, 2025 7-8:30 PM Pacific

Being in a community gives us a sense of identity and belonging. Kids and grown-ups build important skills for being with others when they navigate the everyday life of work and play in a family. How can we help our children to be generous, accountable and interdependent people? Join us for a conversation on practical ways to share everyday responsibilities and decision-making where contributions are valued and respected and grow with importance as kids get older.

Workshop 4

Growing Pains:

Body basics for Grown-Ups

March 10, 2025 7-8:30 PM Pacific

Sharing life with someone in puberty creates opportunities for conversations about how our bodies change over time. This leads to opportunities for conversations about many topics like: eating/nutrition, strength, sports and moving, size, how people see you, comparisons, differences, sexualization. Join our team of puberty experts to review typical growth and development and all the worries, concerns, and celebrations of a body under construction.

Workshop 5

The Social Network

Navigating friendships across multiple platforms

May 5, 2025 7-8:30 PM Pacific

Adolescence is an important time to build skills for friendships and healthy relationships. How do grown-ups stay close while standing back as preteens and teens navigate their social lives? What is the data on the role of social media and technology in the life of adolescents? Join us in a conversation talking about how kids change developmentally in their friendship skills over time and explore the role of parents and trusted grown-ups as our kids navigate relationships while developing their own identities.

Great Conversations Presents: Body Talk

In collaboration with Opal Food and Body Wisdom, Great Conversations is now offering a pre-recorded class just for adults to learn the best science-based strategies to talk about food and movements with your pre-teen. Opal founders Julie A. Church, RDN, CEDRD-S,CD Kara Bazzi, LMFT, CEDS, and Opal nutrition team member Alyssa Davis, RN use their combined decades of experience in the fields of mental health, exercise, and eating disorder counseling to help you find language and set a healthy family culture around food and movement.

We’ve divided this course up into 5 short sections, complete with videos, and conversations to engage with as a family, and accompanying workbooks to get you started, together.