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The Parenting PLACE @kidsFIRST
February—March 2012 Workshops & Seminars
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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. |
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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. |
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Saturday 11 February 2-4pm |
Group Triple P for Parents of Children 8 week intensive parenting course. Suitable for Parents of Children aged 18m—11 years. |
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Saturday 11 February 5-7pm |
Group Triple P for Parents of Teenagers 8 week intensive parenting course. More information on p2. Suitable for Parents of Teenagers aged 11/12-16 years. |
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Sunday 12 February 8.30-10.30am |
Triple P Seminar: The Power of Positive Parenting Learn strategies for encouraging ‘good’ behaviours and managing misbehaviours. Introduce the Principles of Positive Parenting – creating a safe, engaging environment; creating a positive learning environment; using assertive discipline; having realistic expectations; taking care of yourself as a parent. |
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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. |
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Sunday 19 February 8.30-10.30am |
Triple P Seminar: Raising Confident, Competent Children Teach children important values and skills such as - encouraging respect & cooperation, being considerate, having good communication & social skills, encouraging friendship, learning to develop a healthy self-esteem, learning to become good problem solvers and learning to be independent. |
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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. |
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Sunday 26 February 8.30 - 10.30am |
Triple P Seminar: Raising Resilient Children Parents can be uncertain about how to respond to their children’s feelings. This seminar teaches parents how to use positive parenting strategies to help children learn to recognise and accept feelings, express their feelings appropriately, build positive feelings, develop coping skills, deal with negative feelings and deal with upsetting or stressful life events. |
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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.
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Sunday 4 March 6.30-8.30pm |
Triple P Seminar: The Power of Positive Parenting Learn strategies for encouraging ‘good’ behaviours and managing misbehaviours. Introduce the Principles of Positive Parenting – creating a safe, engaging environment; creating a positive learning environment; using assertive discipline; having realistic expectations; taking care of yourself as a parent. |
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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. |
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Saturday 10 March 2-4pm |
Group Triple P for Parents of Children 8 week intensive parenting course. Suitable for Parents of Children aged 18m—11 years. |
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Sunday 11 March 6.30-8.30pm |
Triple P Seminar: Raising Confident, Competent Children Teach children important values and skills such as - encouraging respect & cooperation, being considerate, having good communication & social skills, encouraging friendship, learning to develop a healthy self-esteem, learning to become good problem solvers and learning to be independent. |
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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. |
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Sunday 18 March 6.30-8.30pm |
Triple P Seminar: Raising Resilient Children Parents can be uncertain about how to respond to their children’s feelings. This seminar teaches parents how to use positive parenting strategies to help children learn to recognise and accept feelings, express their feelings appropriately, build positive feelings, develop coping skills, deal with negative feelings and deal with upsetting or stressful life events. |
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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. |
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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. |