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Positive Parenting ~ Workshops for Parents - Descriptions

Single Parenting With Success ~ for parents of children of all ages

Discuss how to make the most of the good times, make difficult times better, ideas for how to address your child's needs as well as your own and how to talk to your child about separation and divorce.

Encouragement ~ for parents of children ages 3-11

Learn the "Language of Encouragement" and how to help your child have a positive frame of mind. This workshop will help you to focus on the effort your child makes in all aspects of their day.

Guiding Your Child's Behaviour - Setting Them Up For Success ~ for parents of children ages 2-6

In this workshop participants will learn about the importance of setting limits, implementing appropriate consequences and offering choices to children.

Sibling Rivalry ~ for parents of children birth-6

Siblings can be the best of friends or the worst of enemies. This workshop will cover the Do' and Don'ts of sibling rivalry, how to help your children get along as well as your role as a parent in resolving conflict.

Home Literacy Practices: Supporting Reading and Writing ~ for parents of children ages 2-6

This workshop will provide participants with information on reading readiness, how to capture literacy opportunities in every day routines and how to help their children put in to practice skills for lifelong learning.

Your Style of Parenting ~ for parents of children ages 1-6

Discover how your style of parenting influences the relationship you have with your child. This workshop will help you to identify the three styles of parenting and create a parenting philosophy for your family.

Understanding Your Child's Behaviour ~ for parents of children ages 2-6

Find out what behaviours are appropriate at each age and how you as a parent or caregiver can support your child as they work through these behaviours. Learn about the factors that influence behaviour and how behaviours may be your child's way of trying to tell you something.

Raising Sexually Healthy Children ~ for parents of children all ages

During this workshop participants will gain insight on how to increase their overall comfort level with the issues of raising sexually healthy children and teens. Information, ideas and resources will be shared around discussing sexuality with your children and teens and on raising sexually healthy children and teens.

Parenting Teenagers ~ for parents of children ages 12 and up

Learn how to keep the lines of communication open through development of encouragement and listening skills.

Raising Responsible Children ~ for parents of children ages 6-12

What Do I Want To Teach My Child? Learn how to provide your child with the guidance needed to make wise decisions about their behaviour and how to allow them to gradually accept responsibility for their choices and actions.

Kids Have Stress Too ~ For parents of children of all ages.

Stress is a normal everyday occurrence. Most adults have developed a variety of successful strategies to manage their stress. Adults often have resources available to them, but what about children? Children experience many stressful times throughout their lives which are often overlooked. Come and learn some more about children and stress and some strategies to help support them.

First Words: Supporting First and Second Language Development ~ for parents of children ages 2-6

Learn how children develop early language, the importance of encouraging first language development and the best time to introduce a second language as well as best practices to support language skills. Information on language and brain development as well as research on bilingualism will be shared.

Anger Management for Parents ~ for parents of children ages 3-11

During this workshop participants will gain an understanding of what triggers their anger, learn skills to help them deal with power struggles and conflicts and the importance of open communication and discussing expectations with their child.

Parenting Young Children - for parents of children ages 1-5

Learn about the three styles of parenting and how your style influences your relationship with your child. Explore how a child's personality, social skills, belief systems and lifestyle develop. Learn the purpose of misbehaviour and how to deal with it. Learn ways to handle crying, temper tantrums, jealousy and public misbehaviour.

Developing a Winning Resume

Do you have a resume? Is your resume old and needs to be updated? Then this is the seminar for you! Find out which style of resume most suits the type of job you are looking for and learn how to develop a resume that gets you noticed.

Temperament and the Attachment Process ~ for parents of children ages birth through 6

In this workshop participants will learn about the concept of attachment, how temperament affects the attachment process and they will examine their own and their child's temperament characteristics. They will also learn some strategies to support their child according to their individual temperament and characteristics.

Television, Computers and Literacy ~ for parents of children ages 2-6 years of age

Participants in this workshop will learn strategies to support responsible television viewing, how television and computers can be used to support literacy development, how to promote literacy through daily routines and will learn about alternative learning opportunities in the home.

Build Your Child's Brain ~ for parents of children ages 2-6

This workshop will provide participants with information about brain development, best practices to support their child's learning and will help them to identify the hands on experiences that they use everyday to interact with their child and how those experiences help to build their child's brain.

Your Child’s Self Esteem ~ for parents of children birth – 6

This workshop will provide participants with information about ways to support children’s development of good self esteem. You will learn how ‘P.A.R.E.N.T.I.N.G.’ strategies can make a difference in how children feel about the messages they get from you.

Routines at Home ~ for parents of children birth - 6

How many times have you heard that children need routines? What’s the big deal? Are routines really that necessary for children? Find out how everyday routines can help support many aspects of children’s development, behaviour, healthy living and good habits which are necessary for life.

Power of Play ~ for parents of children birth - 6

Play is how children naturally learn and it is as important to children’s development as eating and sleeping. Learn how children’s play lays the foundation for future learning as well as helps build relationships.

Helping Your Child Cope with Feelings

Young children experience many of the same emotions adults do. Participants will explore strategies to help children cope with feelings and will discuss ways of creating a foundation of social-emotional skills children will build on through their lives.

Internet Safety for Your Family ~ for parents of children ages 2 and up

Computer safety is important for any family with children old enough to use a computer. During this workshop parents will learn about on-line luring, social media, cyber-bullying and prevention strategies to make your family’s computer experiences as safe as possible.

The Toddler Years: Toddler Development ~ for parents of children 15 – 30 months

Your toddler is continuously growing and developing. Learn about areas of development, the ages and stages of development and how to support your toddler’s development and mastery of skills.

The Toddler Years: Toddler Behaviour ~ for parents of children 15 – 30 months

In this workshop participants will learn about the importance of setting limits, implementing appropriate consequences and offering choices specific to toddlers.