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Parent Workshops
Strategies for Increasing Parental Involvement:
The research overwhelmingly demonstrates that meaningful parent involvement increases and has a positive impact on student achievement. In this workshop we help schools clearly define what parent involvement is and looks like in your school. Participants will then develop tools that will help them gain a better understanding of the interests and needs of their parents and develop creative outreach strategies that will engage and excite parents to want to be an active part of the school community (1 Day).
Surviving Your Child's Teenage Years:
A child's teenage years can be an extremely challenging and sometimes overwhelming stage for parents. One day you wake up and it seems like a stranger is living in your home. What happened to my child, you may ask. Welcome to the teenage years. All the strategies in the world will not help until you have a clear understanding of adolescent development. This workshop is designed to increase parent's knowledge of adolescent development, demonstrate how parenting styles impact the relationship between parent and child and offer strategies on setting limits and enforcing consequences. Effective and practical communication techniques between parents and their teenager are discussed and demonstrated in this workshop emphasizing that communication is a two-way process and outlines the skills used in effective listening (1/2 Day or 1 Day based on the needs of the school).
Managing Conflict in the Family:
This interactive workshop provides parents with skills and strategies to build respect and engagement with their children. Participants will learn to work proactively and collaboratively with their adolescent so that minor conflicts can be reduced (1/2 Day or 1 Day based on the needs of the school).
You Can Control Your Anger: Strategies for Dealing with Stressful Situations and People:
Anger is a universal and natural emotion. This workshop is designed to enable parents to master the critical skills needed to manage this complex emotion and develop healthier ways of relating. Through interactive activities, role play and use of relevant examples, participants will learn practical, proven strategies for understanding emotions, dealing with angry feelings constructively, and being able to let go and move on. Opportunities are built into the workshop to develop ideas on how parents can integrate these strategies into their lives. (1 Day: Aligns with the student workshop).
Working with Teachers and Administrators...Maximizing the Resources of Your School:
This workshop provides parents with skills and strategies to develop and maintain a positive and productive relationship with key members of their school community (1/2 Day).
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