What Parents are Saying:
- ‘I have been to a lot of parenting classes over the years, including the popular “Love & Logic” workshop. Your class was the best I have ever been to, because it drew on lessons from lots of resources, and it was not based on a single formula. It encouraged me to be honest with my children. I loved the candor and humor, and I loved your appreciation of “spirited” children. Thanks!’
- ‘Love you! You are always so informative and have such a fun energy. I can already see a huge difference in my relationship with my children. I can’t thank you enough. I just wish I had taken this class sooner!’
Every parent can use a little guidance sometimes. Parenting courses from Nurture My Child make life with your children easier and more satisfying. Nurture My Child offers various parenting courses and workshops to help you formulate smart parenting strategies. We can also design a workshop to serve your group’s unique needs.
Course Offerings:
Parenting Workshops
This workshop follows the parent training program How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by award-winning authors Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish. The goal of this program is to provide practical, effective methods of communication that will make the parents’ relationship with children of all ages less stressful and more rewarding.
In this series of six modules, parents learn to:
• Help children deal with their feelings
• Learn ways to get children to willingly cooperate
• Prevent misbehavior & avoid power struggles while setting limits
• Teach children healthy problem-solving skills
• Teach children character & responsibility
• Create an atmosphere of love & respect
• Help children develop a realistic & positive self-image
Sibling Rivalry
• Conflict between siblings can be one of the most frustrating aspects of raising children. This workshop addresses sanity-saving tips to help parents everywhere reduce the endless bickering.
• This workshop looks at the relationship between siblings, factors that contribute to the dynamics between them, how to reduce competition for love and attention and the many ways you can teach children to get along.
How to Prepare for the Pre-Teen and Teen Years
• What happens when a child crosses into adolescence? For many parents, the child they thought they knew turns into a stranger who challenges their rules, criticizes them and rejects their values.
• In this workshop, parents will learn communication strategies to ease the transition from childhood to adulthood. Whether the problem is attitude, grades, curfews, peer-pressure, bullying, phone use, sex or more, parents will learn new ways of dealing with these difficult issues.
Parents will discover how to:
• Listen helpfully to their teenager’s concerns
• Express their own irritation/anger honestly but not hurtfully
• Use positive alternatives to punishment – natural consequences
• Help teens believe in themselves
• Solve problems by inviting teens to become part of the solution
• Take advantage of small opportunities to talk to their teens about drugs & sex
Private Parenting Groups
Would you feel more comfortable taking a parenting course with people you know? If you have friends or neighbors that are interested, Nurture My Child offers small, private classes on any of our topics. Schedule a full workshop series, or pick a single topic for a more intimate, interactive course. Host parents receive a discount for gathering other interested parents and hosting the session in their home. Courses are fun, interactive and a great way to get to know friends and neighbors better.
CPR and First Aid
Nurture My Child offers infant, child & adult CPR, AED and First Aid courses for families, businesses and groups. These courses are certified by the American Heart Association and are taught through the use of video presentations, discussion and hands-on learning utilizing manikins.
Infant, Child & Adult CPR
• This course teaches lay-rescuers how to recognize and treat life-threatening emergencies. Covers all cardiac and breathing emergency skills.
Infant, Child & Adult First Aid
• In this course, participants learn how to identify and minimize the effects of shock and how to treat a choking victim. Participants also learn how to care for injuries due to burns, cuts, bites, stings, and poisonings.
