Do you endure your children instead of enjoying them? Is everything a negotiation? Could your child, tween or teen benefit from more structure?
Susan's interactive workshop provides support and strategies to eliminate hassles over bedtime, meals, food and fitness, homework, sibling rivalry, technology, chores and time management. Parents of typical children and those with special needs and ADD will gain strategies to empower children of all ages.
This workshop allows you to make peace with your children, even spirited children, without stifling them. Learn to manage your family positively -- and give up yelling, bribing and threatening. You and your family will feel better with a positive parenting plan in place.
Empower your family with positive parenting
Monday workshops at Roudenbush, Westford, MA7-9 pm
Turn down the yelling, turn up the love and limits
Enjoy four weeks to learn and practice positive parenting skills and gain support from other parents. The series provide a foundation for every family, and skills to deal with difficult children and situations.
These topics will be covered: managing parental behavior & emotions, mealtime, bedtime, homework, sibling rivalry, power struggles, setting kind & firm limits, family dinner/meetings/chores, encouragement & natural & logical consequences.
Session one: parents of children ages 6-11. October 17, 24, Nov. 7, 14. Sign up.
Session two: parents of tweens and teens, November21, 28, Dec. 5, 12. Sign up.
$99/$102 for singles, $149/$152 couples, plus book if you need one.
Feedback from parents who took a 4-session workshop
"I appreciated the opportunity to practice the art of encouragement, to trouble-shoot, learn what constitutes "reasonable" consequences, to support each other. But most of all, I feel I have a tangible plan, and a road to follow that helps me feel strong, kind and loving toward my son. And I have permission to forgive myself, too!
"I will take away lots of laughs! Lots of ideas, the courage to keep at it even when I hit a bump or detour on my road. I now know where I’m going and how I’m going to get there. Thanks so much, Susan. You and your book have been instrumental in truly transforming my family into my dream. I am ever grateful." Laurel, mother of one
"What I liked most was Susan’s positive attitude about the subject matter, her real-life examples, and troubleshooting actual live problems."
"I will take away how to STAY CALM! And to not engage in a power struggle when a child is not doing what I want him to do!" --A mother of two.
"I liked the ideas presented about encouraging your child as a method to foster the behavior I want to see. I liked the idea of using family meetings to allow children to be a part of the decision-making of the family."
"I’ll take away skills to recognize my child’s behavior and to deal with it appropriately. The suggestions for using encouragement and to not try to 'win' conflicts is also something I’ll use." – A father of two.
"I liked encouraging classmates in our parenting skills class and learning how to use family meetings to address issues. I will take away that it is okay to walk away and handle problems later. Practicing encouragement in class was very helpful." –A mother of four in a blended family.
"I learned to be more observant, to take a step back to better understand and react, and that I need to be more involved. I have more awareness of being with the kids and guidance on how to do it better." –A father of two.