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
Compassionate Communication Foundation Training

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.

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
Course requirements: 2 days Compassionate Communication training or equivalent.

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.