PEAKING AT PARENTING

A heads-up workshop with many sanity saving techniques for both you and your children when those frustrating times roll around. We offer you a real understanding of what can cause us to “feel” what we feel, and “act” how we act. How you can make a change if you want to, as well as having the ability to make things go your way more often. I’ll be sharing many options with you taht you can explore and think about, so that you can choose the best ways of how you can do what you want to do in a way that will suit you best, all the while maintaining both respect and dignity for yourself and your child. By using many of these techniques I believe you will be enabling yourself, your spouse and your child co enjoy the best feelings of aliveness! These techniques will also help in the prevention of verbal or physical abuse either by, a parent, or a child or spouse to spouse. So, don’t you think it is to our benefit to explore these techniques so both we and our children can reap the benefits? After all having the “edge” co help you to be effective and get the end results that you desire is what I call “Real Personal Success.”

Congratulations, if you’re reading this, you’ve taken the first step towards really improving your awareness and creating a better future for your own little,or big family,a kind of peek into the wondrous and challenging new world of parenthood. If you are already a slightly experienced parent this support system can have a really positive impact on you and your family. I believe you will see life in a more exciting and positive way while lowering much of your everyday stress levels!

This is all about smart solutions… using your own awareness’ and “people smarts”… The order of our agenda is approximate. The ou line may best be used as a checklist of things that are generally covered based on our group participation, interests and time allotted.This is a”System Of Support” that you will be able to refer back to as needed in my “Peeking At Parenting”support system; The book you bring to life. I know it’s next to impossible to remember everything you’ll learn here today, that’s why reviewing and repetition is so important. Havingmy Systems of Support at your fingertips can be very handy. You will find the exercises for you, your spouse and your child exciting and beneficial and often fun. It will take a great deal of “doing it”to get comfortable with any change in behavior you decide to make, so dig in and reach for your patience, and stick-to-iveness until it becomes second nature or habit and who you are. You will be learning about how you can become more resilient…

All information, strategies and techniques are generated and created from Caryn’s own truths, experiences, opinions, formal education, & personal research for knowledge. If you believe life is better when you’re effective and in control of yourself, and don’t want others to control you, then our Problem Solving Partnership and People Smarts Awareness workshop in “Peaking at Parenting” is for you and your family! ENJOY!!!

Please, be Open minded and flexible.

Welcome and Orientation: Thank you- Introduction of Coach, Hosts, and Sponsors.

Experience of Coach Caryn: Caryn has been a successful entrepreneur since 1980. Creative youth work in Elementary & middle schools in NY, Mediating in Various NYC Community Centers, Red Hook Community Justice Center, Safe Horizon & in NYS Unified Courts,Training Trainers, Divorce Mediating, Corporate conflict and Anger management, & independent Seminars in Dealing With Difficult People.

Teaching Anger Management and Behavioral Awareness & the Process of Change, Shoplifting AKA “Stoplifting”, for NYS Unified Courts, for EAC INC. Parent/Child communication and mediation, PINS and Truancy, Private Success Coaching, and Elder care giving, life experience, and Raising my Son.

Client Concerns: SOME WILL VARY DEPENDING ON LENGTH OF WORKSHOP.

Creature comforts, schedule, breaks, smoking, meals, security, cell phones on stun, opportunity for Q & A, there’s a possibility of realistic language or some vulgarity, of which we can have set boundaries if anyone requests it before we begin, this will be asked of the group, I cannot guarantee responses. Fees and support materials will be discussed. Showing respect for each other’s views or opinions is important.

Goals and objectives: our greatest motivators, and what’s really important to “us” as individuals.

Self awareness, being effective, about trust; are you safe & approachable, about criticism; giving & receiving. Understanding about our emotions, mood swings, causes of stress, anger & temper tantrums, theirs & yours, patience, some awareness of postpartum, baby blues & weight. Your personal foundation with your spouse. Learning “

Resilience”. How you’re building communication skills & trust with your child right now?  Self-esteem, yours & theirs, learning about coping & problem solving skills for you & your child, temperament & humor.

Learn how to communicate with respect & deep listening, and how to avoid foot in mouth disease. Body language & tone, i! ‘s not the words we say that people actually hear. Do you want change? How you can make a “change”, in-laws, sibling rivalry, flexibility, bonding & the beginning of building trust through touch with your baby. Grandparenting (raising of) viewing some of the common behavioral situations that come up, like temper tantrums, and options for how they might be handled. How to communicate with your baby through”baby signing”.

Being overwhelmed and knowing when to get outside professional help; multi-tasking & weight issues. Being a family & enhancing some positive techniques, perceptions and Q & A on your relationship foundation. Know when to get professional help for your baby or child, ego, guilt. school issues, common values, two heads better than one… consequences, Punishment and Discipline; the difference. Building self-esteem. Being reasonable. About respecting each other, feelings and kindness.Teaching your child your values, morals, about trust, truth. About empathy, adoption, foster care, diversity, step-parenting,single-parenting,divorce, over or under-parenting, & fear. How well do you know your child and your spouse. Q & A about forgiveness & how to apologize and make it meaningful. Learning about “cueing”, power, death, consequential thinking, expectations, being assertive. About loving yourself.

ICE-BREAKER… getting to know each other

1. Self awareness-about your personal foundation and behavior, emotions and feelings with a visualization. Group exercise(the hug), knowing about your tipping points,trust, blame,pain & pleasure, anger, communication with non-verbal exercise (oh boy), coping and problem solving skills and practicing them beforehand (ex; orange). Setting up a support system network. Weight issues.
2. New awareness- Our Babies- Are a part of “us” to start. The new wonderment to enjoy and remember as they grow into being their own person. Not to over or underestimate your new little bundle of love, their needs or capabilities. About appropriate expectations...

Molding Your Legacy- learning about your best “How-to’s,”& options. It’s about being curious, constantly wanting to learn,patience, being safe and approachable, and to learn the other side of the story, taking the time to really understand and having the ability to be empathetic.

1. Parenting the child we have, not the one we wish we had…self esteem awareness, reality .. Acting out … The “testing tricks”or how they train us…communicating… deep listening & non-verbal messages, setting boundaries and being as consistent as possible.
2. Various situations and Happenstances and what we might try…nobody knows your child better than you, so you’ll be able to create the correct formula for your child through trying different techniques and strategies, and there’s always options, depending on the age and temperament of your child. Understanding how important “one on one time” is. Always being aware of keeping expectations and consequences age appropriate,not making sibling comparisons.What can those “mood Swings” mean? Resilience & knowing that when you feel overwhelmed or are in any kind of distress you need to call your support person, and that you should consider getting professional help for yourself and your child right away, and not wait!!
3. Q&A
4. Going over some of the Signs of abuse to watch for in: children, spouse to spouse, child to a parent & economic financial home abuse which is becoming more so…Feedback and evaluations
5. Give out the “Because I Care”Certificates to .. THANK YOU, AND WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF PARENTHOOD… KEEP LOVING AND LEARNING, & ALWAYS LOOK TO ENJOY THE FEELINGS OF ALIVENESS.. .

DISCLAIMER: NONE OF THE TECHNIQUES, AWARENESSES OR OPTIONS MENTIONED OR SPOKEN ABOUT BETWEEN US OR OTHERS IN OUR GROUP ARE IN ANY WAY MEANT TO TAKE THE PLACE OF OR OVERRIDE ANY MEDICAL ADVICE FROM YOUR DOCTOR,YOUR CLERGY OR RELIGIOUS TEACHINGS AND BELIEFS. KNOW THAT YOU ARE IN COMPLETE CONTROL OF ALL YOUR OWN DECISIONS & CHOICES IN YOUR BEHAVIOR THAT YOU CHOOSE TO DO.