JOIN IN NOW – ACTION TODAY CHANGES TOMORROW!
WHAT IS THE “TUG-OF-WAR”?
Our children are increasingly exposed to: alcohol, drugs, bullying, sexual activity, peer pressure, divorce, HIV/ AIDS, crime, pornography and other challenges – and even the “strongest” teens are often vulnerable. Parents face their own challenges (communication, single-parenting, enforcing boundaries, marital, financial or other stresses) and often struggle to navigate some of these trickier years.
Life Talk Tug-of-War is an awareness-building initiative that tackles these challenges, and provides suggestions for addressing them in a practical and proactive manner. The initiative’s ultimate aim is to galvanize families, schools, corporates, the media and society into action. It’s about winning the “tug-of-war” that is taking place in our children’s lives.
Many parents ask:
- How do we prepare our children (and ourselves) for all the challenges?
- What do we do if we find ourselves in one of these dilemmas?
- How can we help to create a world that we’ll be happy to have our children enter?
Many of the worrying trends are symptoms of bigger issues – so we need to understand what’s happening, why and what to do (and where to ‘tug’).
Let’s all pull together – Let’s create that great tomorrow!
HOW WILL YOU BENEFIT FROM THE LIFE TALK TUG-OF-WAR?
- Being proactive in preparing your children for the challenges of adolescence (and adulthood).
- Receiving current, objective information and advice at no cost.
- Accessing material that highlights the issues, and explores solutions and key areas to focus on.
- Unleashing your power: replacing worry and helplessness with action and results.
- Knowing that you’ve committed your “weight” to the aspects that matter
- Becoming part of building a society where values, positive attitudes and successful choices are part of our youth’s future.
TURN WORDS INTO ACTION – GET INVOLVED TODAY!
- Sign-up (free) in the above block and receive access to the Life Talk newsletters and information on the latest teen trends, issues and parenting challenges.
- Encourage hosting a Life Talk™ workshop/talk at your school, company or church. We’ll provide the speakers.
- Display “Life Talk Tug-of-War” posters and stickers, and distribute flyers to interested parties.
- Mobilize those around you to be active in the search for positive solutions.
- Consider getting a copy of Life Talk for Parents – an essential guide to issues faced by teens and parents. It covers the issues and explores solutions and key aspects.
- Stimulate ongoing debates among your family, friends, community, workplace and the media.
- Consider becoming actively involved in promoting the Tug-of-War, in any way that might suit you. Email us on
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if you’d like to find out more.
- If you know high-profile people (media, business, government, celebrities, religious leaders, other institutions or influential individuals) see if they too would like to be involved.
- See if the company you’re with would like to get involved in some way, either as a ‘Supporter’ or as a ‘Sponsor’ of the initiative,
Join us and become proactive in preparing your children for today’s world.
WOULD YOUR COMPANY LIKE TO SUPPORT THE TUG-OF-WAR?
The more corporates and other organizations get involved, the faster we can expand the awareness-building to have a significant impact on society. There are two ways of being involved:
- “Supporter”: This entails such aspects as: promoting the initiative within the company; putting a link to our website; mentioning the Tug-of-War in company newsletters; displaying posters; hosting Life Talk talks; and other suitable ways.
- “Sponsor”: Being a Sponsor includes sponsoring specific aspects of the Tug-of-War initiative such as: PR/advertising to help promote the initiative; Brochures; Stickers/posters; Talks by Life Talk facilitators; sponsoring Life Talk books into disadvantaged communities; IT expertise; Internet; Accounting; Travel; Cell phones; Stationery; Psychologists’ time in answering writers’ questions; other aspects.
For three years the Life Talk Forum and initiatives have been funded solely by the author of the Life Talk™ books, and since July 2009 some funding received from the ARA has enabled the expansion of the initiatives. So any other sponsorships will enable further expansion and will make an even greater difference to our youth, and to society.
To become a Supporter or Sponsor, write to us:
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LIFE TALK™ TOOLS FOR YOU
Life Talk™ Forum
The Life Talk Forum is a solution-based platform and subscription is free. Thousands of emails have been received and input comes from parents, teens and a network of experts comprising psychologists, counsellors, educators, experts in drug and alcohol abuse, and other specialists as required. Read More...
Life Talk newsletter
An electronic quarterly newsletter covers all the main issues shared with the Forum, and contains information and helpful advice from experts. Read More...
Talks & workshops for parents & teens
Talks and workshops for parents of children of all ages (toddler to university), with feedback on the issues faced by adolescents and parents. Key aspects and solutions are highlighted and explored. Read More...
Life Talk books
Life Talk for a Daughter and Life Talk for a Son (with Patrick Wilson) are a tool-kit of tips and guidelines that address the challenges faced by adolescents and young adults. The books deal with life skills, relationships, practical issues and life’s inevitable tough stuff.
Life Talk for Parents – an essential guide to issues faced by parents and teens (with psychologist Thomas Burkhalter) contains input from many experts, provides a comprehensive and thought-provoking look at today’s challenges, and explores solutions and helpful areas to focus on.
Life Talk books are available in English and Afrikaans at most South African bookstores, Leisure Books and on http://www.kalahari.net/. (Also available in UK, and translated versions in Spain, Portugal, China, and shortly in Arabic.)
Let’s talk life! Let’s create that great world for our children!
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