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Free Sample: This is part 2 of Week 3: Healing the Feeling Child

The seven week Connection Parenting workshop series is for parents, grandparents, childcare providers, teachers, and anyone who wants to bring more understanding, love, and joy to their relationship with children of all ages. We are pleased to be able to offer this, one of our most popular classes, in our new On Demand format!

For this new incarnation, we’ve put together a new class, led by Rebecca Thompson, and featuring recordings of Pam Leo, author of Connection Parenting. Pam is a good friend to the Consciously Parenting Project, and is ill. A portion of the proceeds from each Connection Parenting class goes directly to Pam. Each lesson is also available as a downloadable audio recording with a downloadable slideshow. You can also view the presentations on your computer.

If you have any questions during the course of your class, Rebecca is available via email.

The investment for the full course is $150 $75 and includes:

• A seven week course delivered directly to your inbox each week ($210 value)
• Downloadable class materials, so you can take your course at a time that’s most convenient for you
• $35 contribution directly to Pam Leo, who is currently ill and unable to work

This is a relationship changing course, based on a groundbreaking book! If you would like to purchase a copy of Connection Parenting by Pam Leo, you can do so in our store. We also have the audio book available exclusively in CD format and as a downloadable MP3. You can’t get these recordings anywhere else! It is suggested you have a copy of the book when you take the course, but it’s not required.

We are thrilled to offer Connection Parenting On Demand! We look forward to bringing you more On Demand classes, soon!

Click the desired box to register for the
full series or individual sessions:

"Meeting the Needs of Children"

Session 1: Our Parenting Inheritance - What do we bring to parenting from our own childhood? Why is parenting today so much more difficult than it has ever been?

Session 2: Teaching Children Respect - The basis of all loving relationships is treating each other with respect. We teach children respect when we treat them with respect.

Session 3: Healing the Feeling Child - When we learn why "the crying is the healing, not the hurting" we gain a new level of understanding and skill in responding to crying, temper tantrums, frustration, anger and grief.

Session 4: The Gift of High Self-esteem - The way we treat children teaches them what to believe about themselves. We can learn to make the time we spend with children each day count positively for the rest of their life.

Session 5: Communication that Builds Relationship - Words can build or destroy a relationship. We can unlearn negative parent-talk and learn positive people-talk.

Session 6: Discipline through Decoding Behavior - Children don't always have the language to tell us what they need, so they act it out with their behavior. We can learn to recognize "needy" behavior and respond to the need instead of react to the behavior.

Session 7: The Needs of Parents - Parenting never was, and was never meant to be, a one or two person job. Childrens' needs are best met by parents whose own needs are met. We can, in our own community, learn to create extended family who can support us in nurturing our children and ourselves.

The book Connection Parenting is recommended but not required. If you have it, it is recommended to read each chapter following the class as a review of what was covered that session.