Empower Yourself, Empower Your Child!

Workshops

Empowered Parenting offers

a variety of one to two hour workshops for parents,

teachers, grandparents, health care workers, counselors, 


and anyone who relates to children.

Workshops  

BALANCING LOVE AND DISCIPLINE
Use positive discipline “to teach” in a kind and firm way to maintain healthy connected relationships. 

BALANCING WORK AND FAMILY
Reduce stress, rejuvenate yourself, and replenish your relationships.  Find the much needed balance necessary to be effective at both work and home.

BULLY PROOF YOUR CHILDREN
Prevent your child from being the bully, the by-stander, and the victim.

CONNECTION BEFORE CORRECTION
Learn valuable tools to connect with your child to significantly reduce the time spent disciplining.

CREATING CO-OPERATIVE FAMILIES/CLASSROOMS
Teach ways to create cooperative family/classroom atmospheres and what to do when there is a lack of cooperation.

DISCIPLINE WITH DIGNITY
Understand the implications of using punishment and power vs. respectful consequences.

DISCOVER AND EMBRACE YOUR CHILD’S TEMPERAMENT
Discover the ten different temperaments, how to cope with the differences of each, and appreciate your unique child.

EFFECTIVE PARENT/CHILD COMMUNICATION
Learn conflict resolution techniques and other  ways to communicate with your toddler, child, “tween”, and teen in productive and respectful ways.

EFFECTIVE TEACHER/CHILD COMMUNICATION
Learn ways to create cooperative, respectful relationships in your classroom. 

FAMILY MEETINGS: THE CORNERSTONE TO EFFECTIVE FAMILIES
Gather successful strategies to enhance family unity.  Succeed in the WE vs. ME mentality.

FULL ESTEEM AHEAD: ENHANCING CHILDREN’S SELF ESTEEM
Learn how to provide opportunities to instill a child’s belief in themselves; belief is the core that allows a child to truly flourish.

“GOOD JOB!  GOOD WORK!”…..CREATING PRAISE JUNKIES
Deepen your understanding between praise vs. encouragement and see what a significant difference it can make in the life of a child.

HELP!  MY CHILDREN WON’T LISTEN!
Identify the reasons why children don’t listen and learn effective solutions to encourage them to listen - the first time!

HOW TO HANDLE THE HOLIDAY GIMMEES
Learn how to keep the “happy” in “Happy Holidays” despite the frenzy of the season   and the “I wants…”!

IF YOU DON’T STOP CRYING
Learn how to handle children’s feelings in each developmental stage, and yours too!

KIDS DRIVING YOU CRAZY?
Grasp the notion that all misbehavior is your child trying to communicate with you and learn effective, positive methods for managing behavior.

LOOK AT ME!  LOOK AT ME!  LOOK AT ME!
Understand the need for attention and learn effective tools for redirecting the goal of attention.  You  might even be able to finish a phone conversation after all!

MORNING MADNESS AND BEDTIME BATTLES
Learn tried and true tricks to manage the typical, but frustrating challenges to getting out the door in the morning and in the bed at night!

MOTIVATE YOUR CHILD IN SPORTS
This workshop is for coaches and parents who want to inspire children in sports using a positive approach.  Learn how to help your child/teen get the most out of sports.

MULTIPLE MADNESS
Learn how to cope with the challenges and joys of raising twins, triplets and more.

OUR FAMILY DREAM TEAM
Create and use successfully a family mission statement.

PARENTING AS A TEAM: ENHANCE COUPLE’S COMMUNICATION
Discover the underlying causes for a couple’s disagreements on parenting and learn how to create peaceful resolutions and get on the “same parenting page”.

PARENTING PARTY
Bring your questions, get your answers, let’s have fun!

SETTING LIMITS AND STICKING TO THEM
Learn 3 easy steps for setting limits and how to make them stick!

SIBLING HARMONY
Identify the difference between sibling harmony and sibling conflict and learn ways to minimize the fighting and maximize the harmony.

TAKE THE HASSLES OUT OF HOMEWORK
Learn how to lessen the power struggles, teach responsibility and goal setting, and demonstrate ways to encourage and self-motivate children. 

TAME THOSE TANTRUMS: TEACHING CHILDREN SELF CONTROL
Understand the reasons for tantrums, how to deal with them, and how to use “time-outs” effectively.  Learn how to assist your child in learning how to control and appropriately express their feelings and desires.

TEARS, TANTRUMS AND TODDLERS!  OH MY! (need we say more?)
This workshop is for parents of toddlers, day care workers and preschool teachers.  It incorporates the latest brain research.

THAT’S IT, “YOU’RE GROUNDED!”:  PARENT/TEEN COMMUNICATION
Learn how to effectively communicate with your teen, set clear boundaries, and maintain the connection.

THE ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE
Learn the importance of gratitude and ways you can cultivate it year round in your family.

THE DOLLARS AND SENSE OF MONEY
Teach your children the importance of gifts, giving, gratitude and money management.  Gain knowledge around the topic of allowance.

WHO’S THE BOSS?
Learn how to recognize and disengage from power struggles and get tools to minimize power struggles.

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