PARENTING WORKSHOPS

Bullying and Bully Prevention (Power Point Presentation - 41 slides)

Bullying is a serious problem for school-age children and one for which they receive limited adult help. There are clear harmful effects from bullying on the development of large numbers of children. Bullying has devastating effects on a child's emotional adjustment and ability to focus on academics at school. Bullying is a complex, distressing problem for children that requires intervention on multiple levels. This program teaches adults how to respond to bullies, victims and bystanders in helpful ways by offering strategies to decrease bullying at the individual child, peer group, and school-wide levels.

Overindulgence and Teaching Responsibility (Power Point Presentation - 42 slides)

Overindulgence is doing or having so much of something that it stops a child's growth and deprives them of achieving their full potential. It hinders children from doing tasks appropriate for their age and from learning necessary life lessons. Learn how to recognize and avoid overindulgence and how to teach your children responsibility.

Teen Brain: A Work In Progress (Power Point Presentation - 52 slides)

New studies have shown remarkable changes that occur in the brain during the teen years. They also demonstrate what every parent can confirm: the teenage brain is a very complicated and dynamic arena, one that is not easily understood. Learn how teen's behavior is affected by their brain development and how to provide experiences that will promote optimum development.

Raising Your Spirited Child (pdf file format 2 pages 187 KB)

The following will be covered:

What Makes Kids Spirited?

Learn about temperament - your child's first and most natural way of reacting to the world around him - his "preferred style of responding!" Once you understand the reasons behind the responses, you can learn to work with them to ease the hassles, teach new behaviors and help your child understand and like himself.

Intensity

Intensity is the driving force behind your child's strong reactions. Learn how to help your children understand and appreciate the power of their intensity and to teach them how to control it instead of letting it control them.

Persistence

Persistence is the temperamental trait that plays a major role in power struggles. Learn how to recognize it and teach your children how to channel their persistence appropriately.

Sensitivity

Sensitive children become overwhelmed by the amount of stimulation and emotional stress around them. Learn how to help sensitive children monitor their reactions to stimulation and teach them how to manage their keen sensitivity in a positive and caring way.

Perceptiveness

Spirited children become distracted and confused when they are barraged with information from their senses and are unable to sort it out. They are unable to concentrate and it appears as though they are not listening. Learn to understand their perceptiveness and to teach them techniques for identifying the most important messages in their lives.

Adaptability

Spirited children adapt slowly to transitions. To shift gears or pass from one activity to another requires a wrenching effort on their part. Learn how to plan smooth transitions and make your child feel more competent and flexible as well as increase your confidence as a parent.

Regularity

Spirited children often have unpredictable eating, sleeping and elimination patterns. Learn how to help them adapt to social schedules and teach them the skills they need to survive as an irregular person in a very scheduled world.

Energy

Many spirited kids are energetic and have the need to be on the move. Learn how to keep them safe and teach them to use their energy in positive and fun ways.

First Reaction

Spirited children are sometimes born with a tendency to become upset in new and unfamiliar situations. Learn how to encourage your children to try something new without pushing them.

Disposition or Mood

Some spirited children have a very serious and analytical disposition. Learn how to help your children understand their disposition and teach them to be positive and tactful.

How to Talk So Kids Will Listen (Publisher document - 2 pages 771 KB)

Helping Children Deal With Their Feelings

Exploration of what happens to children when their feelings are denied. Specific skills that help children to recognize and cope with their negative feelings-disappointment, envy, frustration, resentment, anger, etc. Ways to accept children's feelings, limit unacceptable behavior, and still maintain goodwill.

Engaging Cooperation

How children react to commonly used methods to get them to cooperate: threats, warnings, orders, name-calling, sarcasm, lecturing, etc. Five ways to invite cooperation that will leave parents and children feeling good about themselves and each other.

Alternatives to Punishment

How do children react to punishment? Is it necessary to rely upon punishment as a means of discipline? Some alternatives to punishment that enable parents to express their strong disapproval as well as encourage children to assume responsibility for their behavior.

Encouraging Autonomy

Ways to help children become separate, responsible people who can one day function on their own. Specific skills that help children to develop their own inner resources.

Praise

An exploration of the kinds of praise that build a positive and realistic self image and the kinds that do not. A variety of ways to help our children become aware of their strengths so that they can put them into action.

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