Welcome to Guiding Good Choices!

Please watch this Introductory Video prior to our first session.

Mondays, 6:30-8:30 PM
Starts October 2, 2023

Session Dates: Oct 2, 9, 16, Nov. 6, 13, 2023
*Important Note: we will NOT be meeting on Oct. 23 or 30 . Your 6th/7th grader will be asked to join us for the Nov. 6 session)

ZOOM   https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8316110083 

Meeting ID: 831 611 0083 

In five sessions, parents and caregivers learn specific actions that promote healthy development and reduce risky behavior in the teen years. Home practice and weekly family meetings build family connections and help families apply skills in real life. Guiding Good Choices® emphasizes strong family bonds as the key that motivates preteens to follow family guidelines and stay on a course toward better health and educational outcomes as teenagers.

HOW GGC WORKS

Guiding Good Choices gives families information and tools that work to protect preteens and teens from the inevitable risks they encounter as they become more independent. Just as important, families will learn ways to build or maintain lasting relationships, because teenagers who are more closely connected to their families have better health and educational outcomes. At the end of each session, participants learn how to hold a family meeting to share lessons learned or plan some fun family time. This regular time together builds bonds, promotes health, and helps GGC skills become a part of family life.

QUESTIONS?

Contact Facilitators Michelle Ritter or Melissa Benaroya

This program is brought to you by the City of Mercer Island’s Youth and Family Services Healthy Youth Initiative with funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).The content does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of SAMHSA or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.