Pathways Foundation

The Pathways Foundation is a registered harm prevention charity that is dedicated to assisting teenagers make a healthy, safe and timely transition from boy to young man and from girl to young woman. We have been running Rites of Passage programs since 1995 and from this experience we understand the needs of boys and girls as they grow towards adulthood. We share what we have learned with parents at our Raising Teenagers talks.

Obviously parents play a huge role in either assisting or hindering their child’s transition into young adulthood. We support parents whilst they are on the bridge of adolescence with their young people by providing Raising Teenagers Talks and by raising the public awareness of the fundamental role that Rites of Passage play in helping teenagers grow up emotionally.

This talk is a stand alone program that provides practical and useful tools that parents can adopt into their parenting practices.  Our Raising Teenagers Talk has been given in schools throughout Australia for the past 5 years. In fact, last year we gave this talk to over 2,500 parents. The talk has now been redeveloped into a new format for 2009.

The talk is most relevant for parents of Year 6 – 9 students however the information in the talk is relevant to the wider community. Schools are asked to promote the talk to parents of the school and to make a donation to help cover the costs of providing the talk. Many schools also choose to make the talk available to the general public.