It Takes a Village to Raise a Family, Kelly Bryson, MFT

Not only does it take a village to raise a child, it takes a village to provide the supportive “field” a family needs to raise their children with unconditional love and patient wisdom.  Margaret Meade said, “For fifty thousand years human beings lived peacefully in clan societies. Only in recent times have we broken down into the nuclear family”. In today’s fragmented culture, violence and revenge are glorified from Homer to Hollywood to Harry Potter.  To raise our children nonviolently and without coercion is counter to our culture; therefore, we need to create Sub-Cultures that do support values of Nonviolence, Autonomy and Transparency.  Come learn ‘tribal technologies’ to support the growth of group connectedness within your nuclear family and for developing a community that will support your family’s values and enrich the family spirit. 

Kelly Bryson MA, MFT, is the author of the best selling book, Don't be Nice, Be Real - Balancing Passion for Self with Compassion for Others. A Handbook to Nonviolent Communication™. Kelly is licensed marriage and family therapist and life coach in private practice. To learn more, visit Kelly's website, www.LanguageOfCompassion.com or call 831-462-EARS (3277). 

I Don’t Want to and You Can’t Make Me ! Effectively Handling Power Struggles, Jane Cabrera & Noreen Labonte

Power struggles impact relationships daily with the emotional tug-of-war over being right.  Learn to recognize when you are involved in a power struggle, learn how to prevent them and learn why children (and adults!) engage in them.  Skills for handling power struggles in a more productive, satisfying way will be demonstrated.       

As a certified instructor of Redirecting Children’s Behavior™ Jane Cabrera brings to the community her passion for creating a loving and nurturing environment for children to grow to their full potential.  Jane is a former President of the American Business Women’s Association, and she serves on the Board of the Girl Scouts of Southeast Florida. http://www.rcbsouthflorida.com/

Noreen LaBonte is a parent educator, coach, teacher, and public speaker.  She is a certified instructor for Redirecting Children’s Behavior™, Understanding Yourself Others™, and Generating Results Cooperatively™, courses designed to create loving and responsible relationships.  She is a member of International Network for Children and Families and RCB South Florida. She can be reached at http://www.rcbsouthflorida.com/

Teens:  Letting Go, Kath Kvols

As our child grows into a teenager, our relationship shifts.  How do we support him as he explores “interdependently?”  How do we encourage his self-sufficiency?  How do we let go of familiar ways of relating and move into new ones?  Kathryn Kvols explores ways of “letting go” while remaining deeply connected to our child. 

Author of Redirecting Children's Behavior, Kathryn Kvols is also the founder and president of the International Network for Children and Families, a worldwide parent training network that teaches skill-building strategies to families.  Her experiences as a mom, single mom, and step-mom have made her an accessible speaker who emapthizes easily with her audience. http://www.incaf.com/

Handling Children’s Emotions, Beth Lefevre

We want our children to be fully expressive, and sometimes their emotions may be challenging to handle.  Learn to help your child identify his emotions and to express his emotions in appropriate ways.  Learn to handle your child’s anger as well as his sadness so he knows it is OK to feel deeply. 

Beth Lefevre is the president of Educational Systems Today. As an international master trainer, Beth trains and certifies instructors to teach an array of personal development and team building courses, including Understanding Yourself & Others™, Loving Yourself & Others™, Money Freedom™, Redirecting Children’s Behavior™, and Redirecting for a Cooperative Classroom™.  She has been the keynote speaker for the International Network for Children and Families as well as for corporate and government agencies, both in the United States and abroad.  Contact Beth at www.GRCBocaRaton.com or 561-445-0941.

Co-Parenting During and After Divorce, Rosalind Sedacca

Your children need not be scarred by the changes and transitions resulting from divorce if you keep your attention on creating a Child-Centered Divorce.  Learn how to actively monitor your children’s reactions, create a path of peaceful collaboration, focus on the benefits of co-parenting whenever possible, avoid the temptations of emotionally-destructive behaviors.  This will contribute to create a happy, peaceful life for you, your former spouse and most importantly your children.

Recognized as The Voice of Child-Centered Divorce, Rosalind Sedacca is a Certified Corporate Trainer and the author of How Do I Tell the Kids about the Divorce? A Create-a-Storybook™ Guide to Preparing Your Children – with Love!  A  Contributing Expert for Divorce360.com, First Start after Divorce Community,  and parentalwisdom.com. For more please visit www.childcentereddivorce.com.

Parenting the Special Needs Child, Delene Cole, MS, MFT

Parents of special needs children have big challenges along with extraordinary joy.  Whatever the disability: the child is a child first.  From this perspective, you will learn methods of encouragement along with resources and inspiration to support parents and team members.  This will empower them in creating a cohesive, collaborative system that supports the child, the family, and others involved in this complex and rewarding relationship.

C. Delene Cole is a Marriage and Family Therapist and Certified Family Life Educator with over 20 years of experience in counseling. Her background in parent education, along with being a  mother of five and foster parent gives her an inspiring perspective to share her personal and professional experience, strength, wisdom and hope with others who face the challenge and joy of rearing special needs children. 



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Redirecting for a Cooperative Classroom, Beth Lefevre

Teaching students to become effective decision makers, accept responsibility, and cooperate with others is how they learn and grow into successful adults.  When teachers redirect in the classroom, students can clearly see their own impact on others and the results of their choices.  

Beth Lefevre is President of Educational Systems Today, Inc.  As an international master trainer, Beth trains and certifies instructors to teach an array of personal development and team building courses, including Understanding Yourself & Others™, Loving Yourself & Others™, Money Freedom™, Redirecting Children’s Behavior™, and Redirecting for a Cooperative Classroom™. She has been the keynote speaker for the International Network for Children and Families as well as for corporate and government agencies, both in the United States and abroad.  Contact Beth at www.GRCBocaRaton.com or 561-445-0941.

Handling Teasing and Bullying, Fran Schmidt

This workshop will show you that conflict is a natural, unavoidable phenomenon that can be a constructive opportunity for positive change and empowerment.  You will learn creative and constructive ways to help your children settle conflicts before they escalate into violence.  This will empower them to become responsible decision makers.

 Fran Schmidt is the co-Founder of the Peace Education Foundation and author of numerous peace education curriculum including Peacemaking Skills for Little People, Gopher Peace Program and Creative Conflict Solving for Kids.  An educator for over 50 years, Fran has touched tens of thousands of children’s lives through her peacework.

Don’t Be Nice, Be Real: Authentic Parenting, Kelly Bryson, MFT

Don’t you hate it when your child whines?  Can you image engaging them in a way that shifts them into a more empowered empathetic emotional state? One of the most important things a parent can do is to model for his child to never give up or in on his own needs while remaining empathic to others needs. Learn how to create “natural giving” in which family members give to one another rather than give in or up. Through empathy and transparent honesty conflict becomes a source of growth, increased intimacy and self-discovery rather than a diminishing of autonomy through coercion.  Learn to teach children empathy for others.  Learn to hear the needs behind your child’s “No!”  Learn how to teach your child to follow his heart while supporting him in self-responsible choosing.  Learn to put the “CO” back into “cooperate.”   

Kelly Bryson MA, MFT is the author of the best selling book, Don't be Nice, Be Real - Balancing Passion for Self with Compassion for Others. A Handbook to Nonviolent Communication™ Kelly is licensed marriage and family therapist and life coach in private practice. To learn more, visit Kelly's website, www.LanguageOfCompassion.com or call 831-462-EARS (3277). 

Talking about Sex, Delene Cole, MS, MFT

Parents may look forward to “the talk” with the same pleasure they do hitting their finger with a hammer. Delene Cole will help lighten up the subject with authentic conversations that keep parents as their child’s resource for knowledge and understanding.

C. Delene Cole is a Marriage and Family Therapist and Certified Family Life Educator with over 20 years of experience in counseling.  Her background in parent education, along with being a  mother of five and foster parent gives her an inspiring perspective to share her personal and professional experience, strength, wisdom and hope with others who face the challenge and joy of rearing special needs children.

Is it Behavior or Sensory Integration? Cari Slutsky, OTR, MS ED, and Betty Paris, PT, MS Ed

Helping Children Handle Grief and Loss, Teri Bunetta, M Ed, LMHC

Understanding feelings of grief creates a bridge to healing the child and will help them to cope with loss.  Children experience many different types losses as they move through their lifepath.  This lecture will discuss the different types of losses and the coping skills to assist the parents' understanding and give guidance for the children to heal.

Teri Bunetta is the co-director of The Florida Personal Growth Center and a mental health counselor with over 20 years experience. She is the co-creator of the Parent School and a facilitator of Personal Transformation Intensives.  Teri specializes in a variety of interventions for issues including shock relating to birth and other traumatic experiences.  She provides heart-based hypnotherapy to both adults and children. Visit her online at http://www.fpgctherapy.com/

Brain Play: Enhancing Children’s Ability to Learn, Ellen Horowitz, MS

Learn fun alternative strategies for studying school content, memorizing information, and accomplishing academic tasks as well as how to help your child use everyday board games to enhance cognitive and academic skills. Discover your child’s unique learning style so that you can maximize learning opportunities.  You will leave this workshop with a list of games, their uses, and fun academic strategies for success.

Ellen Horowitz, MS, is an Education Specialist providing customized programs to enhance cognitive skills and help students reach their maximum potential.  She is also a Certified Parent Educator through the International Network for Children and Families.  A member of Redirecting Children’s Behavior™ South Florida. Ellen can be reached at 954-263-7772 or ellen.learningsmart@gmail.com

 
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