Speaking

ere are just a few topics that I love talking about, however I have an unlimited repertoire, so if one of these does not suit, tell me what you need and I will cook something up!

Talks for Parents

Generation 2.0 – How do we connect and engage a generation that we don’t understand?

What excites and motivates our generation of Young People? How do you connect, engage and motivate a generation that are so different to us? What are the differences between the generations and how can we bridge the gap and get through?

In this seminar you will learn:

• The differences between the generations
• How generations interact with each other
• Who Generation 2.0 are and why should you care
• How Generation 2.0 are different and how do you, as a parent, get through to them.
• How to motivate Generation 2.0

Parents will leave this lecture with an understanding of generational theory and how it applies to their home life. It will equip them with the knowledge to support them in forming meaningful and impactful relationships with their children.

Parenting the Future – Tips for raising the next generation

Don’t be fooled, this generation is different. They are the first generation to know more than their parents, the first generation to know nothing but technology and that is not only changing the way they communicate but the way that they think, their expectations for the family and furthermore, their brains.

In this seminar you will learn :

• The net generation norms and how they apply to parents
• The new open family concept and how to start an open family in your home
• How being raised digital is changing our children and how they are hardwired.
• Simple parenting strategies you can apply to start having a greater impact.

Parents will leave with some new parenting ideas and strategies to use immediately in their homes.

Everything that’s bad for them is good

How many times have you told your child to stop watching that rubbish on TV? How often have you moaned about their obsession with video games? Do you believe our young people are getting more and more dumber by the year? If only they would go outside and do the great things we use to as kids. What if everything you thought you knew was wrong? What if what you thought was bad for your children was actually making them smarter?
In this radical seminar Sarah de-myths some of the thoughts and opinions around modern children and give you a new way to look at the situation.

In this seminar you will learn:

• How tv is becoming more complex and making our children use thrir brains more.
• How video games are so good they are being used to train future executives.
• How popular culture is making our children smarter and have more complex thought processes.
Parents will leave with an insight into how modern culture is impacting our young people, and the way they think and behave.

Talks for Companies

Sarah can also give talks designed for middle and higher managers who have direct responsibility for employing, developing and managing young adults (Generation Y) within their companies.

What teenagers can teach big business

What can we learn from teenagers? What could they possible know about improving workplace relationships? Well, with their simple and down-to-earth approach to life, a lot. Join Sarah as she guides you through some teen wisdom that could change your workplace relationships.

Talks on Generation Y

Recruiting and retaining Generation Y

Marketing to Generation Y

Understanding and motivating Generation Y

Contact Sarah on 07921 166998 or speaking@genyguide.com

Testimonials

“Thank you very much for coming to our Year 9 SATs preparation evening yesterday and providing us and the parents with such an interesting and informative programme. I am sure that the advice and suggestions will greatly benefit our pupils in their forthcoming SATs examination in May this year.”

Mrs. Stanley, Deputy Head The Hazeley School

“Sarah was extremely professional in her approach treating our students as young adults from day one. She worked with them through a wide number of barriers in an extremely informal, yet often quite entertaining way. The sessions involved discussion around personal motivators, personal blockers, perception, coaching, discipline, revision techniques, learning styles and personally designing of a revision timetabling.”

Caroline Atkins Hinchley Wood School

Speakers Bio

You may have heard of Generation Y, Generation Z and now Generation 2.0 but what are they, how do they differ from previous generations and most importantly why does it matter? Should how we parent accommodate these generational differences or do the old rules of engagement apply?

Sarah Newton is here to demystify the world of the next generation. 14 years ago she left the police force, where she came into contact with many youngsters. Since then she has immersed herself in the culture of youth, and helps parents, schools and companies to connect, engage and motivate young people in a way that gets long lasting results.

Our youth and their interaction with technology are changing the goal posts in business, in our schools and in our homes. They are the largest generation we have ever seen and for the first time ever they know more about certain things than the adults around them and this is having a profound impact on how they relate and what they expect from the adults in their lives, particularly their parents. Growing up digital has not only changed the way their brains are hardwired, but it has changed the way they interact, think and socialize. There is a massive Generation Lap emerging between parents and their children and for parents to have influence and impact on their children the way they want, they need to learn the new rules of parenting.

Regularly appearing in the media, Sarah is best known for her 8-part TV series, ‘My Teen’s a nightmare – I’m moving out’. Her first book, “Help! My Teenager is an Alien – the everyday situation guide for parents” was launched in March 2007. She is currently writing her second book “Were not in Kansas anymore Toto-The Generation Lap that is challenging the fabric of family life.”

Sarah’s approach is positive and enthusiastic. Her view is that we not only need to change the way that we act towards young people but the way we think about them and our relationships with them. She believes that we should be embracing the power and innovation of our children and encouraging them for the change that they can effect.

Sarah lives in Northampton, England with her husband and two daughters Bronte (12) and Freya (8).