Building Quality Relationships with your Children
All parents want to have close, loving relationships with their children, and this is really healthy for parent and child. Sometimes this can be easier said than done, especially if your relationship is under strain or if you are dealing with a patch of difficult behaviour. Drawing on up to date research this talk will outline key principles for building good relationships with children and to how to stay connected to them and to continue to enjoy parenting even during the most challenging times!
Setting Rules/ Dealing with Conflict
Dealing with challenging behaviour and conflict is part and parcel of being a parent, yet this does not make it any less stressful and many parents wonder how best to respond. This talk will illustrate well researched principles on how to resolve conflict in a positive manner that helps you feel confident as a parent and which teaches children and teenagers how to behave well in the long term.
Positive Parenting and Positive Discipline
This talk describes a balanced approach to parenting that allows you both to teach your children responsibility while also having an open and enjoyable relationship with them. In particular you will learn a step by step positive approach to solving common childhood problems that can be applied to many challenges of being an effective parent.
Building your Children's Self-esteem and Confidence
This talk describes how to motivate children to learn in a positive way that builds on their strengths and which increases their confidence and self-esteem. Practical tips will be provided on how to set up homework routines and on how to promote learning in everyday activities with both younger and older children.
Parenting Preschool and young Children
This talk describes the particular challenges of raising toddlers and young children. In particular you will learn how to ‘tune into’ the stage of development your child to understand their individual needs is at and to and parent them in a way that helps them learn and which builds their self esteem and confidence. The focus will be on getting the most out of parenting so that it is enjoyable for both of you.
Parenting older Children and Teenagers
Tackling the ups and downs of the teenage years when children pull away from and challenge their parents, this talk will describe principles for staying connected with and understanding your teenager while also teaching them how to be responsible and grow up as independent confident young adults. You will be shown how to turn this challenging transition into an opportunity for deepening your relationship with your teenagers.
The Secrets of Happy Marriages/Relationships
Drawing on up to date psychological research, this talk will describe the principles of emotionally intelligent marriages and relationships. You will learn how you can cultivate a close connection with your partner, positive principles for resolving conflict and how you can make your relationship more satisfying for both of you.
When Parents Separate: Helping Your Children Cope
Drawing on research into children’s experiences of separation and divorce, this talk will outline practical actions you can take to help your children cope and succeed post separation. Based on John Sharry’s best-selling book ‘When parents Separate’ and on his extensive experience of working with families, this talk presents a cooperative model of co-parenting that you can use to focus on your child’s needs, resolve conflict and difficulties, as well as learning to cope personally with life after separation as a parent.
