New Ways for Life Instructor's Guide: Life Skills for Young People

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New Ways for Life teaches young people how to control themselves in an out-of-control world

New Ways for Life is an easy method for teaching 4 Big Skills that can help any young person age 12-17 prepare for managing life's challenges and gaining confidence in the years to come. This Instructor's Guidecan be used by individual coaches or group facilitators of any kindteachers, youth group leaders, scout leaders, and othersin group or individual sessions with young people using their own Youth Journal as a companion to this Instructors Guide. The seventh in the popular New Ways series, New Ways for Life is designed to give young people a sense of control in their world; to create calmness when emotions are running high; the ability to think from another perspective outside their own; and to moderate their own behavior. New Ways for Life is designed to reduce bullying in schools and social media, help resolve friendship conflicts, manage family conflicts, eliminate violence at home and in schools, and reduce stress levels.

The Instructor's Guide helps the leader or coach assist the young person in learning the 4 Big Skills that can help anyone for a lifetime:

1) managing emotions

2) moderate behaviors

3) taking responsibility

4) flexible thinking. It provides examples and suggestions for discussion and reflection

Author Bio

Susie Rayner is a mediator, co-parenting coach and New Ways for Life Lead for the High Conflict Institute. She is founder of Mediate Negotiate, a family dispute resolution practice in Australia. Prior to becoming a dedicated family dispute resolution practitioner and family coach in 2018, she held positions in the corporate arena for 20 years. She also works in other areas of dispute resolution and volunteers with organizations that support people in crisis, particularly the fires of 2019-2020 in Australia. Susie lives in Mentone, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia with her husband and her two teenage boys.