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2. Recognise the key mental changes in the adolescent and second childhood brain and know the approaches, techniques and resources to cope when engaging self and others

3. Know the significance of being present rather than absent

Adolescence can be a confusing period of lifetime changes. It’s the transition from childhood to adulthood. Seniors who left adulthood are often at a loss as to how to deal with a younger adolescent generation. Adolescents that you have to relate with may be your children, grandchildren, nephews, nieces or any others who you have charge of and care for. Your relationship with your adolescents can be healthy and happy or it can be dramatic, dreadful, or even disastrous. Culture evolution may add to the confusion as your adolescents may have been schooled differently from the way you have been educated. Your preparation to engage adolescents will require you to understand what’s happening in the body, mind and soul of your adolescents. All seniors will also arrive at a stage generally referred to as second childhood with the accompanying effects of deja-vu.

Adrian Teo

Adrian has a BA from the University of Malaya; and a MSc from Durham University, UK.  He spent a decade in the Civil Service, 5 years with an NGO in Coral Gables, Florida, 38 years in running his own training consultancy. He trained internationally in 57 countries. Adrian was an ACTA trainer and certifier, and  was master trainer in experiential learning. A spiritual elder, he did marital counseling for over two decades. Since 2012 he focused his attention on integrating mind-brain-body relationships in self and in connecting with others. As President of SACE, Adrian conducts “Mindfulness for Wellbeing” as well as some half-a-dozen other courses to coach seniors to maintain inner well-being through self-regulation and the practice of lifelong learning.