Kids mess up. Adults freak out. It's inevitable. But both of you can recover, learn from your mistakes, and move on.
 
Figuring Kidz Out is a seminar for parents and teachers who wish to understand their kids more and have a deeper and more fulfilling relationship with them. This seminar will make you aware, accept and adapt to your kids unique way of communicating and behaving. 


Overview

Every child has a unique behavior style. A one size fits all parenting or teaching approach can lead to frustration and disappointment for you and the child. This workshop offers tips for identifying and working with your child's behavior style. Recognizing a child's behavior style, and understanding the strengths in each and the degree to which changes can be made, is vital in helping parents and teachers to create a strategy on which to base their parenting/teaching style to ensure the best possible development for a child. 

 

Benefits

  • Learn about the different behavior style
  • Identify ways of dealing with difficult behavior
  • Know how to raise leaders in your family
  • Gain a better handle of your emotions as a parent
  • Discover ways to help your kids become more effective
  • Adopt new and creative ways of empowering your children
  • Foster a life-giving family environment that also strengthens marriages


 

Curriculum

Introduction: "Go Figure!"

  • There is a monster in the house/school!
  • Why understand my/the Child? Benefits of understanding children's behaviour style
  • Uncovering what stresses you and your/the child in your relationship

Workshop 1: "Different Kids, Different Strokes"
  • Rediscovering the treasure in (your/the) child: A piece of the puzzle
  • Understanding your/the child's puzzling behaviour
  • Uncovering surprises

Workshop 2: "Piecing the puzzle"
  • Understanding your own style and its impact on the child
  • Dealing with the "difficult" child
  • Celebrating our differences

Workshop 3: Practical approaches to managing kids' diversities: Putting all the pieces together
  • It all starts with me
  • Steps in handling our emotions: "Stop-Space-Regroup-Redo"
  • Matching the child's style and our expectations
  • Organizing the environment for "Goodness of fit"
  • Being the "Wind beneath your child's wings"
  • Helping kids manage their stress and time
  • Improving parent/teacher-child relationship: Other points to consider



 

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