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

Dads of Daughters

Wednesday March 6, 7pm-8:30pm

Dads! There is nothing quite like being a dad of a daughter. Becoming more aware of what your preteen/teen daughter is experiencing physically, socially, emotionally, and cognitively will give you tools to support and communicate more confidently. Enjoy this unique opportunity to gather and ask questions.

Julie Metzger RN, MN will bring her 30 plus years of experience working with families of girls to the conversation in this popular parent talk. Julie will be joined by Peter Metzger MD, a pediatrician with Family First in Renton, WA.

This event is for grown-ups only. Parents, guardians, grandparents, caregivers, teachers…

Mothers of Sons

Wednesday February 28th, 7pm-8:30pm

A parent talk just for mothers of sons facilitated by Julie Metzger, founder of Great Conversations. This parent talk gives moms a unique opportunity to explore their relationship with their son while answering some of the questions around their son’s physical, emotional, social development. Julie Metzger, founder of Great Conversations will be joined by Peter Metzger MD, a pediatrician with Family First in Renton, WA.

This event is for grown-ups: parents and adults who support and teach preteens and teens only (not with children).

Staying Close While Standing Back

Tuesday April 16th, 7pm-8:30pm

For parents of preteens and teens looking for new ideas on every day conversations with their children.

Conversations are the building blocks within a family to share ideas, sharpen our edges, build trust, problem-solve, gather information, argue our point, and share our stories. Family conversations can be intense and heated or spoken in whispers – they can last seconds or days – and end with a slammed door, a sigh, or a hug each one shapes part of who we are as a family and as individuals. Julie Metzger will give parents an opportunity to consider strategies to strengthen family communication with adolescents.

This event is for grown-ups: parents and adults who support and teach preteens and teens only (not with children).

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.