This series will be hosted on ZOOM at the designated times. Upon registration, you will receive a link to the ZOOM event via email before the start of the event. You may register to attend individual trainings or the complete 5-training series. Registration closes 7 days before the start of the event.
May 4: 7-8:30 PM
As children explore the world around them, nearly all will test boundaries and challenge authority. While most become more cooperative by the end of the third year of life, some continually defy any attempt to discipline them and seemingly reject authority all together. This session provides insight into children who struggle for power and the approaches that help them get unstuck so they listen and respect.
May 11: 7-8:30 PM
In today’s world, many well-intentioned parents provide their children with plenty of things and experiences to keep them occupied and happy. While on the surface this may seem like an effective parenting philosophy, under the surface are children trapped in entitlement and anxiety. How do we move beyond raising children who grow up with the expectation that the good life will always be available for the asking without the need to develop personal accountability and sacrifice? This session looks at ways to foster responsibility and grit as essential elements for a child’s success.
May 25: 7-8:30 PM
There are several perspectives about the emotion of anger. Some view it as wrong, and therefore it is to be suppressed; others believe it should be vented fully, even if in destructive ways; yet both of these are extremes. This session examines a framework for understanding anger and the proven ways to change the cycle of rage.
June 1: 7-8:30 PM
How many times have we heard someone say, “Pay attention!”? Do we really understand what that entails? Attention can be thought of broadly as a complex system of brain controls that allows us to energize and regulate our thinking and daily activities. This session examines all 14 of the attention controls and what we can do to strengthen those that are causing challenges.
June 15: 7-8:30 PM
Most children are afraid of the dark and monsters. Some are scared of bugs and heights. But there are others who have excessive fears and worries that hold them back from living joyfully. This session is a brief journey into ways to transform fear and worry into something more pleasurable.
June 22: 7-8:30 PM
Based on research and professional experience, sensitivity is a normal variation in innate temperament. Highly sensitive are those born with a tendency to notice more in their environment and deeply reflect on everything before acting. As a result, sensitive children tend to be empathic, intuitive, creative, cautious and conscientious. They are also more overwhelmed by “high volume” or large quantities of input arriving at once. They try to avoid this but when it is not possible to do so, they seem easily upset. If this sounds like a child you know, this session is for you.