“What we are reluctant to touch often seems the very fabric
of our salvation.” ~Don DeLillo
3 Part Parenting Conversation Series: Diving below the surface:
This three part series is focused on building strong secure attachment and an authoritative parenting style. We will focus on three of our most important tools in our toolbox: Self/co~regulation~ identification of triggers, understanding behavior and non~violent communication/ modeling. This series builds upon itself therefore it is most effective if you attend all three classes!
Date: Monday, January 27, 5:30-7pm. Live Zoom~in person at BOCES
Name: Part 1: Nervous System Regulation/ Co~regulation~ Identification of Triggers
The first class of this series we will dive into how our dysregulated states affect our interactions with our children. We will learn to self~regulate, co~regulate with our children and to identify and understand our triggers. This class is not about avoiding being dysregulated or triggered as that is inherent to being human. Rather it's about how to accept those states, work with them to eventually learn to regulate faster after being dysregulated. This models and teaches our children how to do the same. Lastly, we will shed light on our triggers that dysregulated us and how ultimately heal the underlying wounds that those triggers show us.
Date: Monday, February 24, 5:30-7pm. Live zoom ~in person at BOCES
Name: Part 2: Understanding behavior~ Working with it not against it.
The second class will be focused on understanding behavior from a developmental and compassionate standpoint. This class will help parents and educators discover the underlying reasons for their own behavior and that of their child’s. From that awareness we will practice how to identify needs that underlie behavior, how to meet those needs or teach the child how to meet them and how to set healthy boundaries. This will help eliminate power struggles and unnecessary pain for all.
Date: Monday March 24th, 5:30-7pm. Live zoom~in person at BOCES
Name: Part 3: Non~Violent Communication and Modeling
The third part of our parent series will cover how to communicate your needs effectively, clearly and non violently. This class is great for parents with older children but is helpful for anyone. We will learn to take responsibility for our own inner state, feel empowered to speak our needs and to effectively practice connecting at our boundaries. We will also cover how learning these skills and actively practicing them with your loved ones will help teach them to do the same, through modeling!
