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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.

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. 

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. 

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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. 

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.

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.

 

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.

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.  

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.