PARENTING WORKSHOP: HOW TO TALK SO KIDS WILL LISTEN AND LISTEN SO KIDS WILL TALK...
We have imported the internationally acclaimed workshop "How To Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk" from the USA . We are currently not running any group workshops, but the course is available as a private course, either one-on-one or with a small group.
COSTS PER WORKSHOP:
Single: £110 per session
Couples: £150 per session
Groups: £150 per session (plus a £10 once-off fee per person for the manual)
The workshop contains 7 sessions of approximately 2 hours each, which can be done weekly, twice a month or once a month.
Please contact me for bookings.
HOW TO TALK SO KIDS WILL LISTEN AND LISTEN SO KIDS WILL TALK
Based on the bestselling book of the same name, the goal of the How To Talk So Kids Will Listen workshop is to help you communicate more effectively with children.
In each session of the workshop you'll be introduced to an additional set of proven skills that will help you to cope with your child's negative feelings...engage your child's willing cooperation...discipline without hurting or alienating...help your child develop a positive and realistic self-image...foster a family atmosphere of love and respect.
WHAT WILL BE COVERED IN EACH SESSION?
Based on the bestselling book of the same name, the goal of the How To Talk So Kids Will Listen workshop is to help you communicate more effectively with children.
In each session of the workshop you'll be introduced to an additional set of proven skills that will help you to cope with your child's negative feelings...engage your child's willing cooperation...discipline without hurting or alienating...help your child develop a positive and realistic self-image...foster a family atmosphere of love and respect.
WHAT WILL BE COVERED IN EACH SESSION?
- Helping Children Deal with Their Feelings - An 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 normally react to punishment? Is it necessary to rely on 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 become more self-reliant.
- Praise - An exploration of the kinds of praise that build a positive and realistic self-image, and the kinds that are counter-productive. A variety of ways to help our children become aware of their strengths so that they can put them into action.
- Freeing Children from Playing Roles - A look at how children are sometimes cast into roles (bully, whiner, dawdler, mischief-maker, etc.) and how we can free them from playing out these roles. Six skills that help children see themselves in a different and more positive light.
- Final Review - "Back-to-life" workshop session; a chance to consolidate what's been learned by applying all the skills of the previous sessions to current problems with children.
Testimonials from our workshops...
"Valuable insights. Well worth the time! Thanks Mia." - James T, father of 3.
"Like most I am sure, I wish I had done this course much sooner. Thank you!!" - Peter C, father of 3.
"Dear Mia... I just wanted to say thank you so much for running the parenting course with us. It was awesome! It is wonderful to learn form someone who is so organised and professional. Thank you for being there for us. You are amazing! Thanks a million." - Inge R, mother of 1
"I love the interaction with other parents and listening to Mia's examples and ideas with her own kids." - Nadia T, mother of 2
"I found the course extremely useful. I have seen a change in myself as a parent. There is less shouting. I see the kids differently, as individuals, not just as my kids. I am grateful to have something to turn to in the very difficult moments." - Nadine T, mother of 3.
"I learned a lot of new techniques that seem to be logical when you actually think about them, but no-one ever tells you how to incorporate them into your family life. The principles are easy to understand and even explain to someone who needs advice." - Gina G, mother of 2.
"Like most I am sure, I wish I had done this course much sooner. Thank you!!" - Peter C, father of 3.
"Dear Mia... I just wanted to say thank you so much for running the parenting course with us. It was awesome! It is wonderful to learn form someone who is so organised and professional. Thank you for being there for us. You are amazing! Thanks a million." - Inge R, mother of 1
"I love the interaction with other parents and listening to Mia's examples and ideas with her own kids." - Nadia T, mother of 2
"I found the course extremely useful. I have seen a change in myself as a parent. There is less shouting. I see the kids differently, as individuals, not just as my kids. I am grateful to have something to turn to in the very difficult moments." - Nadine T, mother of 3.
"I learned a lot of new techniques that seem to be logical when you actually think about them, but no-one ever tells you how to incorporate them into your family life. The principles are easy to understand and even explain to someone who needs advice." - Gina G, mother of 2.