Date/Time

Topic

Tuesday

31 January

8.30-10am

Weekly Workshop: Teaching Toddlers to Share

Discuss strategies to help toddlers learn to share, take turns, make choices, wait and cooperate.

Tuesday

7 February

8.30-10am

Weekly Workshop: Helping with Homework

Get your kids into good homework routines!  Discuss how to encourage independence & problem solving skills.  Learn how to support & coach your child during homework time. 

Tuesday

14 February

8.30-10am

Weekly Workshop: Sibling Rivalry

Are your kids fighting with each other too often?  Teach your children how to interact in appropriate ways and learn to   resolve their differences independently.  Learn strategies to manage and reduce their fights and arguments.

Tuesday

21 February

8.30-10am

Weekly Workshop: Bedtime and Sleep Routines

My kids don’t go to bed when I tell them to!  They keep coming out of their rooms! Bring a sense of calm to the end of your day. Learn how to create predictable bedtime and sleep routines for your family. 

Tuesday

28 February

8.30-10am

Weekly Workshop: Creating Routines that work for your Family

Learn strategies to help make transition times with children easier—eg. getting out of the house, getting ready for school, meal time routines, bed time routines etc.

Tuesday

6 March

8.30-10am

Weekly Workshop: Managing Mealtimes

Kids won’t stay at the table?  Too much noise?  Are you coercing your children to eat? Develop a plan to create a consistent approach to managing meal times in your family.  

Tuesday

13 March

8.30-10am

Weekly Workshop: Encouraging Cooperation - Giving Polite Instructions to Kids

Do you often say, ‘My kids don’t listen to me!’?  This usually means they are not doing as you ask.  Learn effective ways to give your children instructions and encourage them to be cooperative.

Tuesday

20 March

8.30-10.30am

Weekly Workshop: Dealing with Disobedience

Should I smack?  What should I do when my children constantly disobey me?  Consider a discipline style which teaches children to behave Vs punishment-style parenting routines.

Tuesday

27 March

8.30-10am

Weekly Workshop: Encouraging Desirable Behaviour

Parents often say, “I wish my kids were good!” Learn how to encourage more of the behaviours you would like to see, thereby decreasing misbehaviours.