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An education course for parents/carers about reducing anxiety and building resilience in 2-12 year old children.

You will learn:

• An overview of how a well-honed theory of parenting (what you need to repeatedly do) can assist parents to manage children’s worries
• Coverage of how some misguided policies are making parents and children more anxious
• The brain, including how the pre-frontal middle cortex and the amygdala operate, and where fear and anxiety originates
• Commonly misused phrases and cognitive distortions used by children and their peers
• A helicopter view of what risks we can allow and which require us to keep children safe.
• ‘Traps and trip wires’: what to do when a child’s amygdala starts to play-up
• Memorable strengthening sayings, questioning strategies and mindfulness exercises

You will receive:

• A workbook
• A certificate of completion

This course is being facilitated by a Parentshop licenced practitioner | www.parentshop.com.au

WHERE: Online via Microsoft Teams
WHEN: Monday 25th July, 1st, 8th August 2022
TIME: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
FEES: $60 (standard) or
$40 (concession)
FACILITATORS: Tammy and Maree
REGISTRATIONS CLOSE: 11th July 2022

Through 17 sessions fathers will:

• Develop skills to cope in healthy ways with frustrating situations
• Understand how different fathering strategies and choices affect children
• Increase their awareness of how to not use controlling behaviours

Learn strategies to strengthen the father-child relationship

This group offers:

• An opportunity for men to connect as fathers
• A combination of active group discussions and practice exercises

WHERE: Tolland Hub 41 Bruce St Tolland
WHEN: Tuesday 26th July for 11 weeks
TIME: 11:00am – 1:00pm
FEES: FREE
FACILITATORS: Keryn and Maree
REGISTRATIONS CLOSE: 11th July 2022

An education course for parents/carers about resolving difficult behaviour in children aged 2-12 years old, incorporating children with special needs.

You will learn:

·         How to discipline behaviour without arguing, yelling or smacking

·         How to sort behaviour

·         How to handle challenging and testing behaviours

·         Choosing strategies – the 3 choices model

·         Using emotion coaching to encourage good behaviour

·         Strategies for encouraging good behaviour

You will receive:

·         A workbook

·         A certificate of completion

This course is being facilitated by a Parentshop licenced practitioner | www.parentshop.com.au

WHERE: Online via Microsoft Teams
WHEN: Tuesday 26th July, 2nd, 9th August 2022
TIME: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
FEES: $80 (standard) or $50 (concession)
FACILITATORS: Kate and Stina
REGISTRATIONS CLOSE: 12th July 2022

Are you having difficulty controlling your anger?

Are you a separated parent experiencing ongoing conflict?

Is your anger impacting on your family relationships?

This 6-session program offers you an opportunity for greater awareness and understanding of:

·         How your brain works

·         What lies beneath your anger

·         How grief and loss impacts on anger

·         Common myths about anger and identifying ‘hot buttons’ or triggers

·         Impact of domestic violence and ongoing conflict on families and children

·         Effective ways to emotion coach, improve communication, and goals for change

This course is especially suitable for separated parents who have been court-ordered or legally-recommended to attend an Anger Management program

WHERE: Online via Microsoft Teams
WHEN: Wednesday 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, 31st August 2022
TIME: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
FEES: $100 (standard) or $60 (concession)
FACILITATORS: Yun and Josh
REGISTRATIONS CLOSE: 20th July 2022

This 5-week program is for separated parents who are experiencing ongoing conflict.

Parents love their children and want the best for them. However, after separation, parenting often gets much tougher. This program aims to help parents adjust to co-parenting and be able to co-parent effectively, even in situations of high-conflict.

This program is designed to:

·         Assist parents to see the experience of parental separation through their children’s eyes

·         Develop a greater understanding about how to support children following family separation

·         Help with coping with the changes after separation for you and your child

·         Develop greater understanding of your child’s development and how to best support children (secure attachment and emotion coaching)

·         Help with effective communication (particularly in conflict)

·         Offer considerations in care-coordination for children when co-parenting (what is best for the children)

WHERE: Online via Microsoft Teams
WHEN: Tuesday 16th, 23rd, 30th August, 6th, 13th September 2022
TIME: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
FEES: $100 (standard)or $60 (concession)
FACILITATORS: Tracey and Viv
REGISTRATIONS CLOSE: 2nd August 2022

Does your child struggle with big emotions and being calm?

Do you sometimes find it difficult as a parent/carer to help your child calm down, which impacts on their behaviour?

This interactive workshop aims to enhance parents/carers understanding of their children’s emotions and behaviour. It also offers information and strategies for parents/carers wanting to learn how to help their child be calm and better manage challenging behaviours.

WHERE: Online via Microsoft Teams
WHEN: Wednesday 17th, 24th, 31st August 2022
TIME: 11:00am – 1:00pm
FEES: $60 (standard) or
$40 (concession)
FACILITATORS: Tammy and Maree
REGISTRATIONS CLOSE 3rd August 2022