Man Alive Youth

Times past we used to help boys cross the bridge to manhood. Somehow we seem to have lost how to do that. That makes the journey pretty rough.

Angry young man
Rebellion and opposition
Bad mouth
Sadness and silence
Isolation and no talk
Defiance and deafness
Difference and darkness
Lost innocence
Alcohol and secrets
Dirty and untidy
Hairy grunt

Is this your son?

Man Alive Youth offers a package for the people involved in early male adolescent changes. A youth needs peers and men to assist in the transition. He needs the support and guidance of older men to bring sense and calm to this time.

He needs discipline and reassurance to manage emotionally. Sometimes a youth gets into trouble in this transition. Most problems at this age are initiatory explorations.

Youth Counselling

Male youth need male counsellors! If you, or a male youth you know have issues they are struggling with, then let us help you with one-to-one counselling. We can help you with issues like:

Anger
Violence
Abuse
Low self-esteem
Relationship issues
Loneliness
Bullying
Loss and grief
Stress
Depression
Addictive behaviours
Phobias

Our experienced counsellors help youth to work through, understand, identify and take responsibility for their own choices, thoughts, emotions and actions.

Growing Men

Growing Men is a twelve week anger management and life skills one-on-one counselling programme. This is designed for male youth up to 17 years of age who are finding it difficult to control anger, aggression or violence.

It aims to help male youth grow and become more self-aware. They will understand the impact of their choices on themselves and others and how to take responsibility for their thoughts, emotions and actions.

Boys Alive

In Adult's words...

Boys Alive is a fun action packed eight week programme for boys in years 4-8 (8-12 years old), who may have a lack of positive male role models, behavioural difficulties, or issues around anger, emotion, relationships, communication, or self-esteem.

The programme involves a weekly 2.5 hour, after school programme, and three activity days (including an overnight experience). Using the group process, relationship skills are built. The learnings from this process link the boys with their own experiences, so they are helped to understand and develop personal responsibility surrounding thoughts, feelings and actions.

Comments from parents / caregivers:

"He has taken on board the strategies taught - especially personal responsibility."
"My boy has been a lot better behaved since completing the course."
"He now talks about his anger and is far more affectionate... this has only started since joining Boys Alive."
"The facilitators are very easy to talk to and always available for advice."
"Fantastic programme, it has certainly helped our boy on his journey towards being more positive and less aggressive with conflict."
"He has loved every minuite of Boys Alive."

In Boys words...

If you're in year 4-8, then Boys Alive is an awesome opportunity to make new friends while playing really fun games.

We will meet for eight Wednesdays after school (for 2.5 hours). With a group of up to another eleven guys your age we will play games, tell jokes, eat great food, and learn how to amaze friends with a couple of magic tricks. While doing all this we will look at how to cope with some of the tricky issues like anger, teasing and bullying.

You will also get three whole days off school!!!!! This will involve an activity day, as well as an over night camp. AWESOME!!!!!

How Do I Book?

Please contact Thomas or Brad at Man Alive 09 835-0509. They will organise a time for you and the potential Boys Alive participant to come in and meet us. At this time we will explain the programme more fully and help work out if this programme is right for you.

What's Expected Of Parents / Caregivers?

On week four and week eight the parents / caregivers are invited to attend the last part of the session. Week four to play games and have some fun with the boys. Week eight (the last night of the programme) to sit around the Boys Alive bonfire to have an opportunity to hear your boy affirmed by other group participants as well as taking the opportunity to publicly affirm him as well. We will then share food together to mark the end of the Boys Alive experience.

Family Counselling

Family counselling is often a way of working through changes and is used to support the special nature of each family transition, to sort out the past and to deal with current problems. Step-parenting, major household changes, deaths, addictions, all may need family attention.

more about Family Counselling.

Other Programmes

To complement our core youth services, we from time to time offer other youth programmes. Please contact us for more information about other programmes, such as the wilderness adventure programme for male teenagers.

Want more information?

Please contact the Youth Team at Man Alive to arrange an assesment interview. Parents / caregivers are welcome to come in and meetus. During this time we will help work out what programme or combination of programmes is right for you. We can explore a range of options including one-on-one counselling, youth programmes and family counselling.

Cost?

Youth & Family Counselling: Assessment $60; Self Referred $60; Government Agency $90
Growing Men: Assessment $60; Self Referred $60; Government Agency $90
Boys Alive: Assessment $60; Course fee - Self Referred $240; Course fee - Government Agency $320