Parenting in a Nutshell - a one day positive parenting skills course.

The Parening in a Nutshell course is designed to allow attendees to learn some invaluable parenting skills in just one day. It is designed specifically for anyone where time is short and is particularly suitable for working parents to enable them to access this life changing training while only missing one day at work.

The programme is also ideal for nannies and au pairs since it will allow them to learn our core skills with the minimum disruption to their work.

The day starts at 9:30am and runs to 4:00pm.

The one day course comprises two parts. In the morning we explore Communicating with Children: Encouraging Cooperation and Confidence. Advanced communication skills are necessary for parents to forge strong bonds and build trust with children, to encourage cooperation and to build confidence. We show parents easy techniques around talking to children so that they will listen to us, cooperate with us and be motivated. We distinguish ways of using praise so that it is meaningful, credible and actually taken on board by children, so that it is really effective in building strong self esteem and encouraging good behaviours. We also look at listening skills which encourage children to talk to us and emotion coaching skills which help children learn to identify, understand and manage their emotions. Emotionally literate children form better relationships and achieve better academic outcomes at school and it's much easier to live with someone who knows how to deal well with their feelings!

After a lunch break the topic will be Positive Discipline. Building on the morning session we will explore how to set up and uphold effective rules and routines encapsulating our own values and how to respond effectively to unwanted behaviours. We'll look at what causes it and how to deal constructively with it.

COST

The One Day Course is £105 per person, £165 for a couple
and £175 for two friends booking together.