Thursdays, August 29th – Sept. 19th, 5:30 – 7:30pm
Cost: $105 per person , $195 per couple/ spouses*
Fee includes on Parent’s Guide and light refreshments.
*Split households are required to register as a single in order to get an individual book copy.
Instructor: Martha Portilla, Mindful Parenting
REGISTRATION FORM
The positive discipline workshop is designed for parents of children ages 0-4. It addresses basic parenting skills, including discipline techniques that really work. It is presented in four 2-hour sessions to be held in the Multipurpose room at the Middle School campus (303 E. Palm Ln.).
*This workshop may be cancelled if the minimal enrollment is not reached by 08/9/2018
If your child:
- Does not listen, does not obey you or is very strong willed
- Gets frustrated very quickly, shouts, bites and/or kicks
- Cries when you discipline him or when you go to work every day
- Has temper tantrums
- Interrupts you all the time
- Doesn’t like sharing
This workshop will show you effective ways to …
- Use non-violent discipline techniques that work
- Improve communication with your children
- Teach responsibility and other important values
- Handle problems as they come up
- Defuse power struggles with your children
- Stimulate independence as your child grows older
- Encourage your children to be the very best!
Session I: Brain Development 0-5
- Some misunderstandings on Brain Development
- Pre-natal Brain Development
- Cerebral activity in children and adults
- Critical stages of Brain Development during the first 5 years
- The ABCs to support a better Brain Development
Session II: You and Your Child
- Parenting: A special job
- The ages and stages of development
- How will you parent?
- Building the bond between you and your child
- Activities to try at home
Session III: Preventing Problems
- Share and tell
- How to use non-violent discipline skills
- Tips on avoiding accidents and problems
- The “A-C-T” of parenting
- About rules
Session IV: Encouraging Positive Behavior
- Choices and consequences
- The power of encouragement
- Taking care of the caregiver