The pastor is again the main player at this stage. First communion service shall include the laying of the hands. A class in active parenting with teenagers will be offered once a year. People involved will include a parenting specialist, and the pastor. We will continue with our 7th grade Matriculation service as usual, which already includes the laying of the hands.
Parents focus on being allies with their teens.
At some point within each three year confirmation cycle, parents and teens are trained in separation. Apart can prepare all involved for what is to come. The pastor and a parenting specialist would be involved at this stage. At the confirmation service, children take responsibility for their own faith and become independent. The parents bless them with the laying of the hands.