Course Tag: connection

Recorded Class

Be Your Child’s Calm Center to build connection and cooperation

August 23, 2022 12:00 pm EDT/EST

Expert

Aaron Weintraub,MS, Curriculum Advisor

Challenges & Solutions

Previously hosted live class. Access the recording and handouts by clicking on the Course Lesson below.

Overwhelmed with your child’s challenging behaviors? 

Hoping for more patience and struggling to stay calm? 

Think sometimes there must be a better way?  You are not alone. 

We are built to reflect each other’s emotions. When children display intense feelings and behaviors, our brains naturally reflect those. We start to feel stressed, angry, or overwhelmed just like our kids. Join us and learn practical tools to help you be a calm center for your family. 

Young children thrive in calm and playful families. Play is the best way to help your child learn and grow. It strengthens the parent-child connection, your child’s love of learning, and enthusiasm for life. Play builds social skills and improves cooperation. We’ll offer a hands-on opportunity to play with your children at this workshop, including individual coaching and discussion with our trainers. 

Ages
All, a Parenting Essential School Age
Tags
calm connection cooperation emotions Health/Wellness mental health
Quick Video Solution Library

LEGO Welcome Baby, Welcome Back to Work

Experts

JoAnn Robinson,PhD Autumn Cloud-Ingram,LCSW Cora Megan,MA Denise Webb,APRN, PNP Hanna Brinkhaus,MA, LCSW Tanika Eaves,PhD, LCSW, IMH-E®

Challenges & Solutions

Having a baby is an exciting time in your life. Whether this is your first or third, each arrival brings great joy and new challenges. Parent involvement with a baby’s total care can be immensely rewarding as well as exhausting, and relinquishing some of that care to others is often anxiety-provoking. When you add the transition out to Family Leave and then back to work, plus an ever-changing “new normal,” you deserve an army of support.

That’s where the LEGO Welcome Baby, Welcome Back to Work Program comes in.  We’ve got Classes, Conversations and Coaching ready for you so you can answers to these questions many more –     

Will working hurt my attachment with my baby?
How do I know if my childcare provider is a good one?
What are my baby’s cues about hunger, sleep and play time?
Will I always feel so exhausted?

First Classes, our Welcome Baby Quick Video Solution Library (below) gives you practical solutions. Watch or just listen to experts who get right to the point. Watch one or all of the topics listed below, click each title to find videos (15 minutes) and handouts with proven, easy-to-understand strategies.   

Next Come Join the Conversation, led by Peace at Home Parenting experts. Come together with your LEGO Colleagues to learn, share and gain support. If you miss a conversation, the recording and handouts will be posted below and in your course catalog. Links to register will be included here and on your live calendar. Don’t worry – we will send you a reminder too!  Future Dates coming soon.

Finally, when you need a 1:1 support, The LEGO Group provides you with a free 30 minutes private consulting session.  Click on the Consulting Section on the Lower Right of this Parenting Center to book a session or email us below. 

Get Started today by clicking on a Quick Solutions title below   If you are not sure where to start or need help now – email your Peace at Home Parent Guides at solutions@peaceaathomeparenting.com and we can help.

Ages
PreNatal Infant
Tags
attachment baby brain connection cooperation feeding home moods play relationship routines safe work working
Recorded Class

Parenting Teens: Power Struggles or Effective Discipline?

February 09, 2022 8:00 pm EDT

Expert

Ruth Freeman,LCSW

Challenges & Solutions

Previously hosted live class. Access the recording and handouts by clicking on the Course Lesson below.

You may have noticed your pre-teen or teenager getting bored more easily and taking more risks. You’re not alone! During adolescence, your child’s brain goes through big changes that open up new possibilities but also may make communication and safety a lot more challenging.

Ages
Teens & Young Adults
Tags
behavior connection discipline emotion independence teen safety
Recorded Class

MIT OEOP Exclusive: Let’s Talk about Talking to Teens

February 26, 2022 10:30 am EDT/EST

Experts

Ruth Freeman,LCSW Catina Caban-Owen,PhD, ACSW, LCSW, MPA

Challenges & Solutions

Previously hosted live class. Access the and handouts by clicking on the Course Lesson below.

  • Do you sometimes find it difficult to connect with your teen?
  • Do you sometimes wonder what’s really going on in their heart and mind?
  • Do you want to find ways to argue less and connect more? 

Adolescence is a time of big changes and parents sometimes wish they could better understand their teen. This session will be a conversation about ways to communicate that may increase your teen’s willingness to be open with you as well as strengthen their confidence and their well-being. Many accomplished youth start to feel more anxious during adolescence or even discouraged in ways that you may not notice. We will all talk together about strategies you can use to provide the support and connection that will help your teen thrive. You will have a chance to hear from other parents and ask questions of Peace At Home Parenting founder, Ruth E. Freeman, LCSW and bilingual and bicultural retired school social worker, Catina Caban-Owen, PhD, ACSW, LCSW, MPA

Ages
Teens & Young Adults
Tags
communication connection emotions relationship
Recorded Class

CVS Exclusive: Meaningful Holidays: What Do Kids Really Want and What Really Matters?

November 18, 2021 12:00 pm EDT

Expert

Ruth Freeman,LCSW

Challenges & Solutions

Previously hosted live class exclusively for CVS Colleagues. Access the recording and handouts by clicking on the Course Lesson below.

Are you sometimes frustrated with the material focus of the holiday season? Do the current safety considerations make the holidays and school vacation just seem impossible? Wondering what you can do differently?

Ages
All, a Parenting Essential School Age Teens & Young Adults Toddlers & Preschoolers
Tags
communication connection
Recorded Class

Positive Discipline for Peace At Home

October 19, 2021 8:00 pm EDT

Expert

Ruth Freeman,LCSW

Challenges & Solutions

Previously hosted live class. Access the recording and handouts by clicking on the Course Lesson below.

Are you raising your voice too often and wishing for more patience? 

Are you concerned that you are too strict or too easy? 

Do you sometimes think there must be a better way? 

You are not alone.

Ages
School Age
Tags
communication connection discipline routines
Recorded Class

Less Conflict More Solutions

October 20, 2021 8:00 pm EDT

Expert

Dana Asby,MA, MEd

Challenges & Solutions

Previously hosted live class. Access the recording and handouts by clicking on the Course Lesson below.

No matter the age of your child, you’ve probably experienced some difficulty that’s led to an argument. Whether the conflict lasts a moment or a month, it can leave parent and child feeling hurt or frustrated or both. Learn how to work with your child to work together to find solutions to conflict, which will strengthen your relationship.

Ages
School Age Teens & Young Adults
Tags
communication connection discipline routines
Recorded Class

The Power of Play to Calm & Connect

October 21, 2021 12:00 pm EDT

Expert

JoAnn Robinson,PhD

Challenges & Solutions

Previously hosted live class. Access the recording and handouts by clicking on the Course Lesson below.

Overwhelmed with your child’s challenging behaviors? 

Hoping for more patience and struggling to stay calm? 

Think sometimes there must be a better way? 

You are not alone. 

We are built to reflect each other’s emotions. When children display intense feelings and behaviors, our brains naturally reflect those. We start to feel stressed, angry, or overwhelmed just like our kids. Join us and learn practical tools to help you be a calm center for your family. 

Young children thrive in calm and playful families. Play is the best way to help your child learn and grow. It strengthens the parent-child connection, your child’s love of learning, and enthusiasm for life. Play builds social skills and improves cooperation. We’ll offer a hands-on opportunity to play with your children at this workshop, including individual coaching and discussion with our trainers. 

Ages
Toddlers & Preschoolers
Tags
connection cooperation emotions
Quick Video Solution Library

Fostering Empathy and Belonging through Gratitude

Experts

Amy Alamar,EdD Dana Asby,MA, MEd

Challenges & Solutions

Our Solution Series Libraries are developed around a specific parenting challenge. Each Series includes a collection of hand-picked, easily digestible (15 min+/-) videos which unlock a key piece of the parenting puzzle.  Read our summary of this Library below then click on each lesson to access the class description, video, handouts, and information about our Expert(s).

Peace at Home Parenting’s Amy Alamar, Ed D and Dana Asby, MA, M Ed, will introduce the research behind gratitude and share the benefits of practicing gratitude. We know a regular practice increases a  student’s sense of belonging, strengthens relationships, increases happiness, builds self-esteem, reduces stress & anxiety, supports resilience, nurtures motivation, improves academic performance, and encourages engagement in extra-curriculars. We will also introduce research-based methods of practice including journaling, letter writing, and compiling a strengths inventory. Support for social-emotional growth does not just happen during school hours – especially now, with so many families helping with hybrid and distance learning. We will also explore how young people can apply the skills they learn to strengthen family relationships and well-being and make an authentic home-school connection.

Peace at Home offers workshops for Educators.

Quick Video Solutions Include:
The Science of Gratitude
Using Gratitude in Your Counseling Practice
From School to Home: How students can lead gratitude practice beyond the classroom
Using Gratitude to Teach and Practice Digital Citizenship

Ages
School Educator
Tags
connection gratitude helpfulness wellbeing
Quick Video Solution Library

Parenting Principles for our Heroes

Expert

Ruth Freeman,LCSW

Challenges & Solutions

Our Solution Series Libraries are developed around a specific parenting challenge. Each Series includes a collection of hand-picked, easily digestible (15 min+/-) videos which unlock a key piece of the parenting puzzle.  Read our summary of this Series below then click on each lesson to access the class description, video, handouts, and information about our Expert(s). 

Peace At Home’s principles are built on decades of research focused on parent-child relationships and positive outcomes for kids.

Give your children and yourself the gift of Peace At Home. Start with these 4 big ideas:

  1. Be Your Child’s Calm Center
  2. Understand Yourself
  3. Focus on Connection and Curiosity
  4. Teach and Model Kindness and Compassion

Put those big ideas into action with these 5 essential strategies to help your family thrive:

  1. Create Rules, Routines, Rhythms and Rituals with Your Family
  2. Recognize the Power of Play and Playfulness
  3. Strengthen Your Child’s Emotional Intelligence
  4. Create Problem Solvers
  5. Signal Safety to Your Child

Read more about Peace at Home’s Parenting Principles and dive in by watching or listening to one of the Quick Video Solutions below.

Peace At Home is possible, one step at a time. Let’s do this together. You will be able to:

  • Recognize how strongly the way handle stress affects your child’s behavior
  • Apply specific brain calming strategies to stay calm and think clearly during challenging times
  • Learn how to talk to kids about how their brain works and what they can do to keep it healthy
  • Practice ways to calm down that you can teach to children
  • Recognize the effects of your childhood on your adult thoughts, feelings and behaviors
  • Identify ways your childhood may be impacting your relationship(s) with your child(ren)
  • Define and recognize traits of perfectionism in you and/or your child
  • Build a secure attachment relationship with your child
  • Create rules and routines as a family
  • Use positive feedback that supports cooperation
  • Make daily routines fun and recognize how playfulness (can help) helps during hard times 
  • Help your child understand and talk about their own feelings and the feelings of others
  • Recognize symptoms of distress that you may be ignoring and would benefit from attention
  • Identify and apply strategies that guide your child to become a problem solver (starting at any age) 
  • Identify and apply strategies that help both adults and children feel safer even in difficult (circumstances) times

Start today. Got questions? Email us at Solutions@peaceathomeparenting.com And remember, progress not perfection.

Ages
All, a Parenting Essential PreNatal Infant School Age Teens & Young Adults Toddlers & Preschoolers
Tags
add adhd anxiety attachment behavior communication connection discipline emotions feelings misbehavior patience play potty training problems rules self care stress talking toilet training working worry yelling