Posts Tagged ‘parenting’
Your toddler is growing up and starting to act out! Looks like it’s time for some discipline. But where do you begin when he doesn’t seem to know any better? Parents TV’s Anne Ebeling gets some expert advice on taming your toddler. For more information about parent coach, Tammy Gold, or to contact her, check out the Gold Parent Coaching web site at www.goldparentcoaching.com.
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Join us on Thursday, January 18th from 7:00-8:30pm in Santa Barbara, California at the Cathedral Oaks Athletic club for a free parent seminar focused on specific strategies, successful parents are using to manage the stress of parenting teens and preteens.
Recent research suggests that the top issues parents are dealing with today revolve around honest, effective and timely communication in the home. If you have ever wondered how to get your teen to open up or how to handle crises when they occur, you are not unlike most parents today. Please read the following ideas:
* How to share your knowledge without “preaching”
* How to encoureage your teen to talk with you
* How to wait and listen
* The top five questions that get teens talking
* The questions not to ask
* What teens wish you knew
The Thursday evening seminar will focus on information and conversation about each of the above ideas. Registration is free and open to the general public. Call the Cathedral Oaks Athletic Club to register 805-964-7762.
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Jason W. Womack, MEd, MA, and Joe Bruzzese, MA, are California-based experts, speaking regularly on the topics of change and family communication. Read more about change and family communication at www.thinking-forward.com. If you would like more information or to schedule an interview call Joe Bruzzese at 805-889-2142 or email Joe at joe@thinking-forward.com.
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A love-based parenting paradigm that is takes into consideration the latest brain science to help parents understand and connect with children with trauma histories and difficult behaviors. This conscious parenting approach applies to all children, however, and all relationships. - created at http://animoto.com
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When potty training girls, talk to them about potty training, lead by example, and try not to put stress on the child. Learn how to potty train girls through a routine with tips from a day care owner in this free video on parenting and child care.
Expert: Veronice Baragas
Contact: www.MyWigglesandGiggles.com
Bio: Veronica Baragas has been working with children and families for 10 years. She owns and operates Wiggles and Giggles, which offers home daycare, babysitting services, and special events.
Filmmaker: Todd Green
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Fox 35 News in Orlando, FL takes a closer look at the newest trend sweeping the nation, parent coaching. In this segment, reporter David Martin speaks with Heather T. Forbes on why parent coaching is so effective.
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Call 1-888-KIDS-414 (1-888-543-7414)or click http://www.dshs.wa.gov/ca/fosterparents/index.asp
for information about becoming a foster parent in the state of Washington.
Foster Parents share their stories about the joys and challenges of being a foster parent from the heart.
This video was shown at the 2007 Washington state Capitol Celebration for Foster Care Month and made with the DSHS Children’s Administration, Department of Information Services and Passion to Action.
For more information on being a foster parent in Washington please call Call 1-888-KIDS-414 (1-888-543-7414)or see http://www.dshs.wa.gov/ca/fosterparents/index.asp
You can be a foster parent in Washington if you are:
• Are 21 years of age or older;
• Do not have disqualifying criminal history or a history of
founded child abuse and neglect;
• Are single, married, divorced, gay or lesbian, or widowed;
• Have a regular source of income to meet your own family’s needs;
• Complete the required number of hours of Foster Care &
Adoptive Parent Pre-service Training;
• Complete CPR/First Aid and HIV/AIDs awareness training;
• Are free from Tuberculosis (TB)
• Have your home inspected to meet minimum licensing
requirements;
• Participate in a home study (assessment) of your entire family;
• Are willing to meet with a social worker to determine if fostering
is appropriate for you and your family.
Foster facts -
Children who need foster care or relative care through DSHS are temporarily separated from their families due to abuse or neglect.
The children:
Range in age.
Boys and girls.
May be part of a sibling group (2 or more).
Represent diverse ethnic and cultural populations.
May have medical, mental and/or physical health issues.
May have developmental delays.
May have developmental disabilities.
May have been exposed to drug and alcohol use/abuse.
All foster children are affected by the separation from their family and sometimes this stress and worry show up in their behavior. Some children have never learned to live within the usual routines of family life and will need extra amounts of understanding and patience.
Foster Parenting..You can too..
http://www.dshs.wa.gov/mediareleases/2008/pr08047.shtml
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Introduction to parent coaching
www.positive-parents.com
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Dr. Foster Cline demonstrates how to talk with a child who is upset about being teased for excessive coughing caused by her medical condition (cystic fibrosis).
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Mom Matters is 10 easy-to-watch, anytime minutes of practical ideas for more productive parenting.
Mom Matters - Webisode 6: Camp Counsel: Planning a Great Summer
Picking the right camp and summer activities for your child/children can be extremely stressful. For over 12 years, Jill Tipograph has provided families with summer planning guidance. Her company, Everything Summer (www.everythingsummer.com) is the only independent resource for unbiased and customized summer guidance for kids, teens and families to ensure a stress-free, fun summer experience. Jill is the author of Your Everything Summer Guide & Planner and a helpful blog http://www.everythingsummer.com/blogger.htm). She has been featured as a summer expert on NBC TV’s Today Show, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Business Week, Smart Money, Bloomberg Media, Chicago Tribune, and others.
A crash course on summer planning, Jill will discuss when and what to look for in summer camps as well as how to prepare yourself and your child! With some camps requiring a year’s advance registration, this webisode is great all year long!
Visit our blog for more information about this, past and future Mom Matters webisodes: http://mom-matters.blogspot.com
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Sumit Bhaiya gave seminar on Art Of Parenting in Bhatinda Punjab- INDIA in ocotber 2008. More than 800 People particpated in this event. They were just mesmerized by listening to Bhaiya. The way with whcih Bhaiya shared gurujis knowledge added more flavor to this seminar.
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