Parent/Teacher Workshops
The Power of Change
To Change …. Or…. Not to Change -- Creating a Plan
Just think for a second, how we can learn something in a few minutes and then take a lifetime to try to change it.
Does that ring a bell?
This workshop helps to clarify how and why something like this happens.
It brings to light the “Process of Change”;
How we are wired;
Describes the intricacies of a behavior pattern;
what are the obstacles to change;
The impact that it has on our life;
how we can manifest our goals and finally you will select something you wish to shift in your life.
You will be able to use the tools learned in this workshop to work with this for the next ten weeks….. and beyond.
Dynamics of our Children
Do we understand who our kids are, what their needs are, how they are wired? This week we will spend time discussing the nature of the various exceptionalities; How they affect the family, the school and the community. Discussion will include characteristics of our ADHD
Learning Disabled/Autistic child. What can we do to better understand what their needs are?
What are the stages of Child development and accompanying characteristics?
Plus an excerpt of “ See Spot Run”.. A little something special that I cooked up for you ; ☺
Tools for Communication
Did you know…? More than 80% of children aged 13 and under would rather talk about their feelings to their cat than to parents or friends.
Communication is the seed of RELATIONSHIP.
Today we practice different tools that may enhance the nature of relationship that we have with our children: Body Language- Communicating as the Observer.
* What signals are you sending out through your Body Language;
* The effect that Body language has on your Parenting/Teaching?
* How can you communicate more effectively with your child;
* Ways to facilitate communication;
* Dealing with the aggressive child;
* The Shy/Withdrawn Child;
* Tips for talking to teens.
Parenting Styles
Being a more effective parent through understanding your Parenting Style; The Temperament of your Child.
The essence of today’s work allows for you to be an observer of YOUR- SELF- An Exhilarating piece of work. Come ready to SHARE; CARE and BEWARE as you continue to manage that elusive thing you wish to change and master.
We focus on these 3 areas:
1. How to recognize and hook into our inherent Parenting Styles.
2. The temperaments of our children, how to identify the things that are blocking our way.
3. How to surrender to these blockages and how to use our vision and energies more constructively.
How do we Learn?
One of the Miracles of Nature, we try but may never understand how this truly works. Today we may contribute our part in the understanding process. These include:
In the beginning.
Ways in which we learn.
What type of learner are you? ( 5 easy tests to find out)
What does your learning profile look like?
Developing a learning plan for your child.
Learning within the home and the school.
Positive Discipline
Let's not underestimate ourselves, we can and do play crucial roles in awakening or developing the strengths within our children through the experiences you provide your child at home. Included in today’s work are some ways for you to bring out the best in your child, regardless of how he/she is packaged. In addition there are guidelines that will help you fulfill that intention you created in the first week…. YOU ARE GREAT!!
Our role in Managing and motivating our child.
Keys to Positive Discipline
Setting up your own Management Plan.
Your role in parenting your child; as a guide and mentor.
Parent/Teacher Workshops
Effects of Media on our Children
In today’s society, electronic media are thoroughly integrated into the fabric of life with television, computers, video games, movies, the internet and so on. It has been proven that our child spends 6-9 hours per day exposed to some type of media. Today’s journey focuses on impressions created by our media, the effects that it has on our childrens’ thoughts and actions both at home and school and some very important issues for us to consider:
The modernization of TV watching
How Electronic Media Can Effect Your Child’s Brain Development and learning?
Television – The Stressbuster Myth
Television and the drug Cortisol – An unhealthy marriage
How the TV affects our memory development and power of imagination?
Teaching your child to be a critical viewer.
The TV, Video games , Obesity and eating disorders – Could this be Possible?
Find out for yourself take the Media Literacy quiz.
Cultivating Balance through Nutrition & Exercise
Cultivating balance paves the road to creating healthy relationships within ourselves and furthermore with our children. In creating balance, the body arrives at its natural state, the breath is calm and controlled, the mind is expansive and open, the intellect and memory is sharp and the ego is not a burden to the self.
Today’s work is about achieving balance and health and focus’ on the following;
You are what you eat.
The qualities of Nature.
What is your body constitution.
Developing a lifestyle that fits with who you are.
Exercising the Mind, Body and Spirit.
Relaxation and Visual Techniques
Developing Strategic Relationships with Your Students
This state of the art workshop looks at 2 main components: It identifies your teaching/management style and identifies the specific temperament of your student. As an additional benefit, you can use it to identify your temperament as well.
The results of these inventories will indicate:
1. What is your dominant Teaching style? ______________
2. What is your child’s Temperament? _______________________
3. What is your child’s learning style? ________________________
Based on the above information you can now begin to draw some conclusions and develop a picture of your own student. Remember, each child is different so each picture will be different and your way for each child will be different as well.
Ask yourself, does your Management/life style impact on the behavior of your student?
Can you be open to the possibility of recognizing your unique gifts/the gifts of our students and be able to partner with them in order to change specific academic and behavioral outcomes.
That there are very specific characteristics, which we need to be aware of that can change the relationship with that specific student who is hitting the wall and having difficulty achieving their goals.
Through the use of these very enlightening inventories which identifies both your teaching style and temperament of your student you will be able to:
1. Have a better understanding of the nature of your student
2. Plan behavioral incentive programs that promote social/emotional growth
3. Works to develop healthier relationships
4. Sets the groundwork for enhanced academic growth.
5. Become more effective managers.
Brain Based Learning
We are about to embark on a fascinating Journey …….. An understanding of Human Physiology and connection between our mind and body based on what is known in the moment…… They may be seen as facts, or concepts open to ongoing change and discovery… limited to our current information, understanding and beliefs….
The results have infinite possibilities……..
This dynamic workshop will provide exciting opportunities which will provide strategies and solutions designed to develop your teaching practice, improve self-esteem within your students and maximize each students potential. We look at the following topics.
• What Inhibits Learning
• Do we have more than one Brain?
• Parts of the Brain
• What Happens inside your Brain.
• The Role that Neuro-transmitters Play
• Developing Self-esteem and Mastery
• The Integrated Brain
• Memory and Learning Strategies
• Brain Based Strategies