Parent Workshops

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 · Three Approaches to Raising Children: the traditional authoritarian and permissive approaches; new ways based on recent psychological research

· Making the Shift: Becoming inner-directed, preventing victim syndrome, teaching parents and children to take responsibility, changing polarized thinking, using positive thinking, influencing children, setting personal boundaries, understanding the cycle of change in a child’s life.

· Understanding the Source of Behavior: What creates a certain behavior, underlying thoughts, feelings and needs.

· Teaching Responsibility: R=TLC, six steps to solving any family problem

· Helping Children Build Healthy Self-Esteem: Destructive and constructive labels, the CTBG method, understanding that mistakes are valuable

· Communicating Effectively: The dance of life, disciplinary situations, receptive listening, building trust even with teenagers, avoiding “accusatory you”

· Influencing Your Child Positively: How children learn, leadership styles for parents 

· Problems with Punishment: Verbal and physical punishment, understanding the difference between discipline and punishment

· Discipline with Love: How to clarify agreements, address the behavior, using natural consequences, planning to be more effective, stopping temper tantrums (at any age)

· How Children Think: Play as a child’s work, developing the multi-faceted mind

· Learning to Love: Supporting child development from birth to young adult

· Reducing Stress in Your Family: Accepting children as they are, understanding the specific needs of every human

· Resolving Family Conflicts: How to identify conflicts, the for most effective conflict resolution strategies, using H.A.L.T., building closeness 

· Talking with Children about Sensitive Subjects: Seven important guidelines, understanding how teenagers think, dealing with life-threatening issues for teens

· Living a Self-Actualized Life: Family goal setting, teaching children how to live a conscious life with less conflicts and more enjoyment, making life-altering choices with direct consequences

· College Preparatory Assistance: How to pay for college and apply for scholarships

· College and Career Readiness: Preparing my child to attend to higher education

· High School Preparation: Understanding credit completion, timelines and attendance requirements

· Child Rearing 1: Tough love, emotional intelligence, and academic impact 

· Child Rearing 2: Time management tips to get homework done   

· Self-Regulation Strategies: Learn strategies and supports on how to help your child with anger, behavior and self -regulation

· Different Learning Styles: Parent guide on how to support and encourage learning according to the child’s learning style

· Cyberbullying 1: What is cyberbullying? Social media influence explained

· Cooking M.A.P.S: Learning to Cook with Different Proteins and More Vegetables. Using less sugar/salt and correct portion control.

· Financial Responsibility: Building credit and helping my child become financially responsible  

· Financial Stability: Credit report and helping my child understand the opportunities attached to it 

· Job Interviewing: Parent guide on how to dress and how to answer questions during an interview.  Parents will roleplay and practice thinking on the spot to answer interviewing questions. 

· Resume Building part 1: Parent guide on how to comply all the needed information. Start creating the first resume draft. 

· Resume Building part 2: Parent will continue to work on their resume and finalize it by the end of the workshop.