Equipping Educators & Parents

This curriculum from the creators of Love and Logic® will cover how trauma affects the brain; understanding intense and upsetting behaviors; the science behind healthy attachment relationships; avoiding power struggles, overcoming defiance, and guiding these youth toward success. Participants will walk away with specific strategies to use in their home, class, or setting.

This curriculum from the creators of Love and Logic® covers such topics as sibling rivalry, arguing, avoiding power struggles, what to do when kids drain your energy, enforceable statements and more! Participants will walk away with specific strategies for use within their home.

Trauma affects all of us in different ways. We might all experience the same event, but our past, our circumstances, and our perception make our experiences unique. In Robin’s 2020 children’s book, Where in the Zoo Are You?, there has been a flood in the zoo and when the zookeepers are finally able to enter, they discover that the animals’ responses and experiences are different. Participants will get a chance to experience the trauma through the eyes of the animals, learn the roles of empathy and compassion, and relate this to the trauma of COVID (or any other large-scale trauma). Great for families/groups too!

The Protective Factors is a set of characteristics that can be present at both a family and community level. When these factors are present, they help reduce the risk of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) like child abuse and neglect, and can improve the overall well-being of children and families. Specifically, there are five protective factors:

• Parental Resilience or the ability of parents to deal effectively with stress, adversity, or trauma.
• Social Connections, such as relationships with family, friends, neighbors, or other community members.
• Concrete Support In Times of Need which give families the support and resources they need during times of struggle and stress.
• Knowledge of Parenting and Child Development because children don’t come with instruction manuals!
• Social and Emotional Competence of Children, also known as social and emotional learning, which helps children properly label and understand different emotions in themselves and others.

In this 35 year, evidence-based Positive Parenting Program, parents will be introduced to the five key principles of positive parenting that form the basis of Triple P. These principles are:

• Ensuring a safe engaging environment.
• Creating a positive learning environment.
• Using assertive discipline.
• Having reasonable expectations.
• Looking after yourself as a parent

In this seminar, parents are introduced to six core building blocks for children to become confident and successful at school and beyond. These competencies are:

• Showing respect to others.
• Being considerate.
• Having good communication and social skills.
• Having healthy self-esteem.
• Being a good problem solver.
• Becoming independent.

Parents will be introduced to six core building blocks for children to manage their feelings and become resilient in dealing with life stress. These competencies are:

• Recognizing and accepting feelings.
• Expressing feelings appropriately.
• Building a positive outlook.
• Developing coping skills.