Mental Fitness for Tweens and Teens: Coach Your Child to Thrive!

Parents, guardians, and caregivers will learn and practice applying Dr. Hoy's research-based mental fitness framework that they can use as an ongoing reference point with children to help them succeed in school and life. This course was developed to assist parents and caregivers in getting ahead of the mental health crisis that tweens, teens, and young adults are experiencing. 

Module one:

  • Introductions and a brief overview of the current state of our children’s mental health.
  • Introduction to foundational skills and their relationship to mental fitness. Strategies to help kids learn and practice healthy nutrition habits, physical activity, sleep, time, and money management.

Module two:

  • Introduction to emotional intelligence (EQ) skills and their relationship to high performance in school and life (self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, managing social lives, empathy, and motivation).
  • Learn how to assess your child’s needs along with Dr. Hoy’s mental fitness framework.
  • Practice motivational and goal-setting techniques with children.

This program is made possible through funding by the Partners for Healthy Kids grant and the Wayzata Public Schools District Liaison Committee.

Each registration includes a copy of David Hoy's book, Mental Fitness for Tweens and Teens: Coach Your Child to Thrive. 

Limited spots available - please only register if you can commit to attending both sessions. 

David Hoy

Instructor

David Hoy, PhD, MA, LP, is a Psychologist and Professional Coach from Minnesota who founded a counseling and coaching practice in 1997, which has since grown to include 75 associates serving families, children, and adults in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. His second book, "Mental Fitness For Tweens and Teens: Coach Your Child To Thrive," was published in January of 2024. Dr, Hoy has been featured in the Minneapolis, St. Paul Magazine on numerous occasions as a teen mental health consultant. Through his research and experience, he has developed a practical, actionable mental fitness coaching framework for parents to use with children to help them thrive. David currently resides in Plymouth with his wife of 37 years, his son, his cat “Goldy,” and the newest addition to the family, their puppy “Lewey.” He has two daughters who have married and reside in Minnesota as well.
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