Know Your Child and Know Your Teen are short workshops that use ancient wisdom to shed some light on our interactions with children and teens, their behavior and the issues that affect them, giving parents simple ways to understand and respond to children, and how to keep parenting firm, fair and fun. They also introduce parents to mindful practices such as meditation and breathing techniques. When parents' interactions with children become more mindful, it builds a stronger bond and the environment at home becomes more nurturing and harmonious.
Know Your Child
A child’s perspective is often very different from an adults, and at the same time, for their first few years, teachers and parents make up a major part of a child’s environment. Sometimes this fundamental difference in perspectives can make children feel like they’re not understood, and parents feel frustrated as their child “acts out.”
The Know Your Child workshop is designed to help parents better understand children and enrich the quality of family life. It looks at the root cause of behavior patterns and equips parents with the knowledge to help children blossom into their full potential, and preserve the beauty of the relationship as they grow into teenagers and adults.
Some of the topics covered:
- Improving communication and stubborn behaviors
- 5 tips for PEACE at home and the 3F principle
- Enhancing your child’s creativity
- Exploring the role of food, art and music
- Improving focus and concentration, and sparking interest in school
- Nurturing children to be free and natural
Know Your Teen
Know Your Teen is a special two hour workshop for parents and guardians, filled with effective strategies to understand the unique needs and challenges teenagers face. From asserting independence, to trying out different looks and identities and becoming very aware of their peers, the program helps parents better understand their children and uncover the root causes behind behavior patterns. It explores teen thought processes that adults might be overlooking and supports parents with the tools they need to skilfully nurture their teen’s creativity, dreams, and passions - so children grow into well-rounded young adults and go on to live happy, fulfilled and responsible lives.
The workshop also introduces parents to mindful practices like meditation and breathing techniques. When parents' interactions with their children become more mindful, the environment at home becomes more nurturing and harmonious.
Benefits:
- Support your child’s transition into their teenage years
- Stay involved, provide structure and emotional support
- Understand teen perspectives and tendancies
- Help them develop and maintain healthy social and emotional regulation skills
- Be a friend and guide, who can help make important decisions about relationships, college and career
