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Available in the SAPCC Lending Library:
Positive Discipline Workshop Available from SAPCC Lending Library. Click to listen to a sample clip.5 CD Set Positive Discipline Workshop Available from SAPCC Lending Library: Click to hear a sample clip
Positive Discipline Audio Workshop
5 CD Set
By Jane Nelsen
Listen to Dr. Jane Nelsen present a four-hour workshop on four Audio CDs.

 

 

PARENTING CLASSES & WORKSHOPS

We offer a variety of topics that would be of interest to parents, grandparents, providers and the general public. Childcare is available upon request for classes that are more than one in a series.  Classes, unless otherwise noted, are free of charge.
Please register in advance as we reserve the right to cancel classes with low enrollments.  Please call 886-5242 to register.

These classes are held at the Parent Child Center, 6 Main Street, North Springfield, Vt 
Contact Phyllis Hanus with questions at 886-5242 or by email.

 

Registration is required for all classes.  Please call 886-5242 to register.

Thursdays, Jan. 12 – Feb. 23, 2012
Positive Discipline: The First Three Years
6:00-7:30 PM
Ever wonder how to teach boundaries to your toddler? How to help your child grow in the most loving and effective way possible? Learn how to recognize when your child is ready to master the challenges of sleeping, eating, and potty training, and avoid the power struggles that so often come with those lessons. Join others in this six-week discussion group focused on raising young children.  Childcare available upon request.

 Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Body Language: A Movement Vocabulary for Young Children
6:30 – 8:30 PM
Parents and early educators will learn how to plan and facilitate movement vocabulary that can support children in achieving movement milestones.  It will enhance knowledge of teaching cues to engage children in a variety of movements as well as applying the term "tell your muscles what to do" which practices to support children in achieving muscle control. The training will also cover strategies to support children learning their body's relational awareness to itself, other bodies and objects.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012   
Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity (MVPA) – Everyday!
6:30 – 8:30 PM
This session talks about the importance of physical activity and how to incorporate movement activities with children to achieve 60 minutes of structured moderate to vigorous physical activity everyday! Activities and ideas will be shared that can be replicated with preschool aged children. Thursdays, March 15 – April 19, 2012
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk
6:00 – 7:30 pm
A parenting support group.  Discussion will be on supporting yourself and using a respectful approach that will help with relationships with children of all ages. Your life will be less stressful and more rewarding and the fighting will stop.  Childcare provided upon request—call to register.

 

Tuesday, March 27, 2012   
Moving With the Brain in Mind
6:30 – 8:30 PM
Young children move in a variety of ways to explore and gain knowledge about their bodies and their surrounding environment. Movement and physical activity are critical to the development of the brain and cognitive skills. In this training, learn the connection between movement and brain development as well as strategies to enhance children’s movement to support ongoing development and school readiness.