Dr. Donald Cohen Communication and listening skills. Kids Are Talking, Teen Talk Show. Fathers & Sons Are Talking, Family communication skills. Reach out to each other. Stop the dysfunction. Stop the violence. For an immediate response regarding Dr. Cohen click here Buy his book now at

Some Audience Feedback:

Don Cohen gets kids talking.
USA Today.

Cohen urges communication between parents and teens.
Westport News, Westport, CT.

Teenagers Gain Voices through Talk Shows.
The New York Times.

Teens Talk.
The Hour, Norwalk, CT.

We are / were pleased Š with Dr. Cohen¹s [keynote and workshop] Š the response was overwhelmingly positive Š
Steve Rohde, Director, Training and Technical Assistance; Maryland Committee for Children, Seventh Annual Male Involvement Conference - Fathers and Families: The Future is Now!

Dr. Donald Cohen
Listening and Communication Skills.
Hearing skills.
Loving skills.
The Functional Family.

Stop the dysfunction. Stop the violence. Prioritize relationships.
Social scientists examine our nation¹s current state of moral crisis, and point to adolescent stress, particularly in our adolescent males. Unexamined, untreated adolescent stress and depression clearly affects our entire society in dangerous and tragic ways. Effective nonviolent communication alternatives, listening abilities and interpersonal communication skills are a critical component in parenting and educating adolescents today - particularly our young men.

We benignly neglect our boys, even encourage their stoicism - then blame them when, as men, they are unable to communicate effectively or sustain intimate relationships. As a fatherhood and teen issues speaker, Don Cohen helps us reach out to each other - parent to child / child to parent / child and community.

Teen parenting and fatherhood speaker, Dr. Cohen offers solutions to the escalating adolescent stress crisis; problems around parenting adolescents in today¹s complex world; functional family relationships; interpersonal communication skills, and more, in programs of value and substance for adolescents, their parents - particularly fathers - and their communities.

In Fathers & Sons Are Talking workshops and keynotes, Dr. Cohen guides his audience through issues including:
How can I reconcile with my dad?
How can I bring myself to tell my mom that I love her, before it¹s too late?
Can I understand my parents?
My own children?
How can I be less judgmental? Less judged?
Can I stop blaming? How can I let go?

Audiences understand the need and some of the ³how tos² to heal any damage between themselves and their parents, and to stop, heal and prevent damage between themselves and their own children.

Through Teen Talk Show, Teens Are Talking, Our Kids learn:
leadership, commitment, clarity of thought, listening and communication skills, persuasion techniques, public speaking skills, even entrepreneurial skills.

Kids Are Talking: A Teen Talk Show; A ³How-To² Workshop.
How can we encourage participation and motivate responsibility in our kids?
Kids Are Talking is: " a community involvement project; " a vehicle for parent/adolescent communication; a connection for ³at-risk² teens; and a challenge for ³on-the-beam² kids
Kids love the spotlight they get on the talk show, but don¹t let the fun fool you - Kids Are Talking is seriously beneficial to adolescents, parents, educators- and ultimately the community.

What is the "teen experience" today?
What do they think?
What matters to them?
What are current teen issues?
What do they need from us?

Kids Are Talking gives parents, educators, and adult community leaders an opportunity to glimpse today¹s real world of teens.
Teens have a chance to learn listening and nonviolent communication skills, to utilize leadership and entrepreneurial talents in a significant project, to express themselves honestly and safely, and to feel heard and respected.

It¹s clear that adolescent stress is an issue of extreme significance with enormous societal consequences; parenting adolescents is more challenging that ever previously; family relationships and interpersonal communication skills have never been more obviously important.

Engage Dr. Don Cohen to coordinate a Kids Are Talking teen talk show for your school or community, and teach your adolescent and adult leaders how to operate your own Kids Are Talking teen talk show.

Make Parenting and Relationships a Priority!
Audiences include:
Fatherhood Initiatives;
Family & Marriage Conferences
Service Providers & Professionals;
Educators & Guidance Counselors;
Parents; Community Program Coordinators.