Lesson Tag: behavior
How to Bring Out the Best in Your Child
Lesson Details
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. We can help. After this class you will know how to:
- Try something different when things get tough with your child.
- Use new ways to help your child listen better and feel good about themselves
- Enjoy family time more
Course Lessons
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. We can help. After this class you will know how to:
- Try something different when things get tough with your child.
- Use new ways to help your child listen better and feel good about themselves
- Enjoy family time more
7.21.21 Public Free Class Recording and Handout
Lesson Details
Parents are less stressed when their kids cooperate. Children are more cooperative when they feel positively connected with their parents. This live online class will help you understand and apply:
• Communication skills that build strong parent-child connections
• Parent behaviors that help kids cope with stress so they can develop self-control
• Effective discipline that reduces misbehavior and increases positive behavior in the long run
You will have a chance to ask questions and get answers on the spot. You will also receive helpful cheat sheets to look back on when you are trying out new approaches.
Course Lessons
Parents are less stressed when their kids cooperate. Children are more cooperative when they feel positively connected with their parents. This live online class will help you understand and apply:
• Communication skills that build strong parent-child connections
• Parent behaviors that help kids cope with stress so they can develop self-control
• Effective discipline that reduces misbehavior and increases positive behavior in the long run
You will have a chance to ask questions and get answers on the spot. You will also receive helpful cheat sheets to look back on when you are trying out new approaches.
7.19.21 Public Class Recording and Handout
Lesson Details
Parents often think that if you figure out what punishment will make your child miserable enough, they will then cooperate. You may be surprised to learn that research has shown that this is a myth. You can sometimes scare or threaten your child into following directions but you will not get improved behavior in the long run. This class will help you recognize the difference between discipline and punishment. You will also gain 5 practical strategies to teach discipline to your tween or teen.
Course Lessons
Parents often think that if you figure out what punishment will make your child miserable enough, they will then cooperate. You may be surprised to learn that research has shown that this is a myth. You can sometimes scare or threaten your child into following directions but you will not get improved behavior in the long run. This class will help you recognize the difference between discipline and punishment. You will also gain 5 practical strategies to teach discipline to your tween or teen.
7.19.21 Public Class Recording and Handouts
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Screen time is increasing rapidly, and parents are wondering, how much is too much? This flash class will share the current screen time recommendations for young children and address why limiting screen time is important. We’ll offer guidelines for choosing high quality media as well as alternatives to the virtual babysitter.
Course Lessons
Screen time is increasing rapidly, and parents are wondering, how much is too much? This flash class will share the current screen time recommendations for young children and address why limiting screen time is important. We’ll offer guidelines for choosing high quality media as well as alternatives to the virtual babysitter.
09.17.20 MIT Class Recording & Handouts
Lesson Details
Parents are less stressed when their kids cooperate. Children are more cooperative when they feel positively connected with their parents. This online class recording will help you understand and apply:
- Communication skills that build strong parent-child connections
- Parent behaviors that help kids cope with stress so they can develop self-control
- Effective discipline that reduces misbehavior and increases positive behavior in the long run
Course Lessons
Parents are less stressed when their kids cooperate. Children are more cooperative when they feel positively connected with their parents. This online class recording will help you understand and apply:
- Communication skills that build strong parent-child connections
- Parent behaviors that help kids cope with stress so they can develop self-control
- Effective discipline that reduces misbehavior and increases positive behavior in the long run
04.06.21 MIT Class Recording & Handouts
Lesson Details
Does your child have meltdowns when you try to limit behaviors?
Is your little one suddenly hitting or biting others in frustration?
Have you tried to resolve these challenging behaviors, and nothing seems to work? You are not alone. This class will help put your mind at ease when you understand why these behaviors are typical at this stage of development.
Course Lessons
Does your child have meltdowns when you try to limit behaviors?
Is your little one suddenly hitting or biting others in frustration?
Have you tried to resolve these challenging behaviors, and nothing seems to work? You are not alone. This class will help put your mind at ease when you understand why these behaviors are typical at this stage of development.
Power of Playfulness: Motivate Cooperation & Learning
Lesson Details
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 class, including individual coaching and discussion with our trainers.
After this class, you will be able to:
- Apply simple calming strategies to use every day and during challenging times
- Recognize the ways play helps your child grow, connect and cooperate
- Apply every day, simple ways of engaging in happy and meaningful play with your child
Course Lessons
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 class, including individual coaching and discussion with our trainers.
After this class, you will be able to:
- Apply simple calming strategies to use every day and during challenging times
- Recognize the ways play helps your child grow, connect and cooperate
- Apply every day, simple ways of engaging in happy and meaningful play with your child
Positive Discipline for Children with ADHD: Understand Your Child’s Brain
Lesson Details
Parents of children with ADHD consistently report high levels of stress and frustration. This class will help you manage your own stress and increase your child's cooperation.
Course Lessons
Parents of children with ADHD consistently report high levels of stress and frustration. This class will help you manage your own stress and increase your child’s cooperation.
Help Your Child with ADHD Listen Better
Lesson Details
You don't have to go it alone. Being able to recognize the behavior as symptoms and having a clear plan about how to invite cooperation and respond to challenging behaviors will reduce your family stress and strengthen your child's positive behavior. Join with other parents facing similar struggles and create a plan that will work for your family.
Course Lessons
You don’t have to go it alone. Being able to recognize the behavior as symptoms and having a clear plan about how to invite cooperation and respond to challenging behaviors will reduce your family stress and strengthen your child’s positive behavior. Join with other parents facing similar struggles and create a plan that will work for your family.
How to Worry Less and Enjoy Your Family More
Lesson Details
You may have noticed that since the pandemic started, you and your kid are more stressed than ever before. Taking the time to think about what is really important when it comes to your child and learning some new ways to connect can help keep you both calm and happy.
This class will help you learn:
- How to talk and listen to your child in ways that build connection
- What you can do to help your child learn to stay calm and manage big feelings
- What to do when your child is acting out that will get more of the behavior you want and less of those you don’t.
Course Lessons
You may have noticed that since the pandemic started, you and your kid are more stressed than ever before. Taking the time to think about what is really important when it comes to your child and learning some new ways to connect can help keep you both calm and happy.
This class will help you learn:
- How to talk and listen to your child in ways that build connection
- What you can do to help your child learn to stay calm and manage big feelings
- What to do when your child is acting out that will get more of the behavior you want and less of those you don’t.