--- title: Parentalk - The Teenage Years date: 2016-08-09T00:00:00+01:00 author: Jacob Hilton canonical_url: "https://www.eauk.org/great-commission/resources/parentalk-the-teenage-years" section: Resources --- Great Commission is the Evangelical Alliance's evangelism and mission hub for stories that inspire and resources that equip us all to share Jesus. - [Great Commission](/great-commission) - [Resources](/great-commission/resources/all) - Parentalk - The Teenage Years # Parentalk - The Teenage Years #### Parentalk – The Teenage Years is a ready-to-run course for parents of teenagers, presented by Rob Parsons, OBE and Katharine Hill. [ ![Screenshot of Parentalk - The Teenage Years](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAaEAAAEqAQMAAACGEX2aAAAAA1BMVEUAAACnej3aAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAACZJREFUaN7twTEBAAAAwiD7pzbFPmAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQOz7cAAG8Je16AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC) Visit resource ](https://www.careforthefamily.org.uk/courses/courses-for-parents/parentalk-courses/ "Visit Parentalk - The Teenage Years") [ ](# "What is the Engel Scale?") Engel scale rating Aimed at people at the early stage of their faith journey Parentalk – The Teenage Years is a ready-to-run course for parents of teenagers. All the sessions feature Rob Parsons, OBE and Katharine Hill and include subjects such as understanding your teenager, identity and big pressures … good choices. Rob and Katharine are joined by special guests including broadcaster Carrie Grant, educational psychologist Dave Lumsdon and youth specialist Rachel Gardner. The DVD features presenter introductions and conclusions, real-life family interviews, street vox-pops, ​‘My Story’ animations and presenter discussions. The course is DVD-based and is ready to run. It comes with a Group Leader’s Guide and ten copies of the Parent Notes, which give leaders everything they need to run a complete course. 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