You have helped to change the lives of the
children in your groups. 

Maritza Zea, Guidance Counselor, Sagemont Lower School  

Workshop Summaries

One Amazing Me Elementary School Seminar

One Amazing Me is a highly interactive educational workshop combining the best of personal growth strategies with specific tools to inspire children to write.  Through experiential activities and a multi-media presentation of Debbie Milam’s latest children’s book, I Love Being Me, this workshop empowers children to:

       Discover the magnificent gifts inside of them 
       Reduce test taking anxiety 
       Acknowledge the unique attributes within their teachers, family and friends 
       Develop positive attitudes, habits and behavior
       Celebrate differences
       Use challenges as opportunities to grow
       Connect to their creative genius through writing
       Enhance their writing skills and use it as a tool for success and well being
       Share their unique voice and publish their written work
 

The Stress-Less Classroom:

Stress Reduction for Teachers

The Stress-Less Classroom:  Stress Reduction for Teachers in-service will inspire, motivate, and educate teachers to create a relaxed classroom environment where every child can achieve his/her highest potential. In addition to this wonderful program, teachers will be provided with  stress-reduction CD’s and booklets.

This hour-long program is a combination of lecture and experiential activities to educate teachers in:

       How influential and important they are in the lives of their students.
       Specific tools to reduce test taking anxiety. 
       Why teachers need to relax and what happens when they don't.
       Easy-to-implement strategies to reduce stress in their own  lives. 
       Simple techniques for reducing stress in the classroom.
       Interpersonal communication and conflict resolution skills to  help diffuse stressful situations with   students, parents, and  co-workers.
       The most important thing they can teach every child to help them succeed.
 

      You Can Relax Now: Stress Reduction for Parents

Parenting Workshop will be a combination of lecture, experiential activities and group support.  This program will empower parents to: 

       Reduce stress in their lives and the lives of their children.
       Improve their ability to peacefully resolve conflict.
       Understand their special needs child and resources to help them achieve their highest potential.
       Take good care of themselves and allow their children to be responsible for their choices
       Release negative emotions and limiting beliefs that are impacting their ability to parent effectively
       How to stay centered when their children are not.
       Feel supported in their role of being a parent.

Taking the Stress Out of the Test:  Helping Students Become
 
Confident and Calm Test Takers


Taking the Stress Out of the Test in-service will inspire, motivate, and educate teachers to create a relaxed classroom environment where every child can become a confident and calm test taker. In addition, teachers and students will be given stress-reduction CD’s and booklets.

This hour-long program is a combination of lecture and experiential activities to educate teachers in:

Research on stress as it relates to brain functioning and learning capacity
How to be become a relaxed teacher and model that for your students
Developing to skills to effectively identify students who are having test taking anxiety
Simple classroom adaptations to develop a calm and supportive learning environment
Specific exercises to turn anxiety into motivation and shift stress into confidence
Essential strategies to ensure every child performs to their highest potential

Maximizing the Potential of Special Needs Children

  Through a combination of lecture, experiential exercise and story Debbie enlightens educators with the tools  to help special needs children excel and reach their highest potential.

This workshop will educate those working with exceptional children to:

Explore the latest brain research and how it can benefit your students
Discover the different non traditional therapeutic modalities that can improve functional capabilities
Release tension and stress that develop from the extensive needs of these exceptional children
Foster the magnificent potential within each student

This workshop is also available for parents



For speaking fees, questions, or to book Debbie Milam e-mail her at Debbie@bestyoucanbe.org or call 954-817-7595.

“Thank you so much, your program inspired, motivated and uplifted our teachers, we loved it!”.

Jodi  Cohen, Preschool Director