Compassionate Parenting Courses
Please contact me if you are interested in any of these courses, or check the calendar to see when they are happening.
Connected Parenting: An essential one-day course suitable for parents, carers and childminders
Learn how to make connection your top priority, share power in your family and inspire open dialogue that promotes mutual understanding.
“𝐼𝑓 𝑤𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙 𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑, 𝑤𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒𝑔𝑖𝑛 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑑𝑟𝑒𝑛.” – Gandhi
We love our children, yet sometimes we struggle to parent in ways we feel good about. We long for a way to do things different but just don’t know how.We try to teach them right from wrong and set boundaries that we think are important for their care and learning, and sometimes it can feel like we are constantly managing their behaviour. Or we give them everything they need and forget to take care of ourselves. Either way we can end up exhausted and depleted and less able to experience the joy of connecting with our children and seeing them grow.
We will explore topics such as:
§ Understanding power struggles – how to stop battling with your children
§ Finding alternatives to punishment and reward
§ Connecting to your Core parenting values
§ The pros and cons of please and thank you
§ Squabbling, hitting and saying sorry
§ Taking care of you (so you can care for them)
§ A basic framework for understanding and communicating with love
“𝐼𝑓 𝑤𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙 𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑, 𝑤𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒𝑔𝑖𝑛 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑑𝑟𝑒𝑛.” – Gandhi
We love our children, yet sometimes we struggle to parent in ways we feel good about. We long for a way to do things different but just don’t know how.We try to teach them right from wrong and set boundaries that we think are important for their care and learning, and sometimes it can feel like we are constantly managing their behaviour. Or we give them everything they need and forget to take care of ourselves. Either way we can end up exhausted and depleted and less able to experience the joy of connecting with our children and seeing them grow.
We will explore topics such as:
§ Understanding power struggles – how to stop battling with your children
§ Finding alternatives to punishment and reward
§ Connecting to your Core parenting values
§ The pros and cons of please and thank you
§ Squabbling, hitting and saying sorry
§ Taking care of you (so you can care for them)
§ A basic framework for understanding and communicating with love
Connected Parenting
Compassionate Communication Foundation Training (2 days)
Learn the basics of Compassionate Communication and how to apply them in family life.
- Building a home where our needs and our children's needs matter equally
- Understanding power struggles
- Communicating in ways which encourage co-operation
- Finding a partnership approach to parenting - an alternative to either dominant or permissive parenting
- Defusing trigger situations before we lose it with our children
- Finding alternatives to punishment and reward
- Transforming guilt and anger in relation to ourselves and our children
Mediating with Children
Do you struggle when your children fall out with each other or with their friends? Are you fed up of being the referee or having to police agreements about sharing? Are you left feeling lost and sad when your children fall out, longing for them to have more resources to resolve conflicts and disagreements amicably and without hurt? Learn how to stay centred and empower your children to find their own solutions, without feeling caught in the middle. Learn how to be with and support children when their needs are not fully met.
Course requirements: 2 days Compassionate Communication training or equivalent.
Course requirements: 2 days Compassionate Communication training or equivalent.
Compassionate Parenting
A course for anyone who lives or works with children or young people, and for parents of children of all ages. Explore how to bring the consciouness of Compassionate Communication to your relationships with young people. Topics will be in response to issues raised by course participants and could include:
- Exploring our responses to stress and conflict
- Dealing with anger and strong emotions
- Giraffe Boundaries
- Mediation
- Working with No
- Core parenting values
- A partnership approach to parenting
Other Training Opportunities
If you can't make the dates for these courses or want support around a specific issue or area, please contact me to discuss the possibility of bespoke training or one to one support.
