Wellbeing Series 2017
Well-being is defined as a state of feeling comfortable, healthy and happy. It is an aspiration all parents naturally have for their children. Yet teenage years can bring some very uncomfortable times for caring parents; when acceptance either by ‘others’ or ‘self’ dominates a teenager’s world or when a teenager’s peers and his parents are at polar opposites, on every topic. It is at these times some difficult conversations need to happen.
The Newington Well-Being Lecture Series is being launched this year and will provide seven presentations by experts—some specifically for the boys and others for parents—on the challenging issues that can lead young people into areas of conflict, uncertainty or poor life decisions. The aim of the series is to help parents address these issues, openly and honestly with their young adolescents. For the boys the aim is to provide factual, accurate and clear messages about their life choices and so help them develop the personal behaviours and values they need for a life of well-being.
The Parents and Friends’ Association, has given sponsorship funding to this initiative, driven by the Deputy Head of Campus, Students, Mr Bob Meakin, because, as a volunteer body of committed parents and carers, they stand beside the College in offering positive advice from experts, to all Newington families.
