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teleclasses
JOIN ME FOR A FREE TELECALL INTRODUCING YOUR FAMILY MAP ON WEDNESDAY, 2/15 at Noon!
YOUR FAMILY MAP MARCH 2012 - MAY 2012
A class that helps you create a personal vision and adaptable plan for your family.
Did you have a clearer sense of what you wanted before you had children?
Are you feeling like something in your parenting needs to be a bit more grounded?
I designed Your Family Map with all of these things in mind. It’s easy to get caught up in the highs and lows and busyness of everyday life, and it can be grounding and refreshing to step back and look at your big picture. How wonderful would it be to make the time and look at your family and your journey? To see where you are going and envision your family’s future?
This class will take you through 10 areas of life and give you time to think and talk about your vision for your family. We'll map out each topic, looking at daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly milestones that will help keep us focused on our big picture. We will of course, leave room for your child(ren)'s eventual input and natural change that occurs, and you'll finish the class with a clearer sense of your role in making life what you want.
During our first class we’ll introduce ourselves and look at an overview of modern family life. Through the next 11 classes we’ll examine our own goals around family traditions, religion, food, global understanding, charity and service, and more in the context of you (alone or with your partner), your children, and your hopes for the future.
- Introductions; Overview of Modern Family Life; Class Procedures
- Family Harmony, Fun, Parenting and Pace of Life, Family Traditions
- Extended Family Relationships and Family Friendships
- Physical Life: Exercise, Sports, Play, Body Connection and Awareness, Self Care
- Spiritual and/or Religious Life
- Creative Life: The Arts and More
- Food & Culinary Life: Cooking and Eating in the Home and Out
- Nature & Connection to the Natural World
- Community Connection; Charity and Service
- Global Understanding, Appreciation & Travel
- Technology and its Place in Our Lives and Homes.
- Final Overview
At the end of the class you’ll have a clear plan/map that aligns your vision and personal goals with your family’s goals, with room left for growth as your kids mature and have fresh ideas to bring to the mix.
With other interested parents, via teleclass, you’ll explore issues and options surrounding things that make up our daily lives. The class will include:
10 SHARE Calls-- this is your time to share ideas and ask questions with the entire group.
Guided reflections that will help determine your personal preferences, beliefs and goals around each topic.
The “Family Map”, a physical plan (an easy to use spreadsheet) with daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly ideas that will help fulfill your vision.
Appropriate original and adapted support materials.
Personal Email support—you can always email me between sessions to ask a specific question.
Admission to the group message board for class members only. On this board you can post thoughts, ask questions, share experiences, and get feedback from me and other group members.
All course classes are recorded and available within 24-48 hours after for listening.
Your Family Map SPRING 2012 $540
12 Tuesday tele-classes (course material, some q&a), 1:00 – 2:00 EST
March 6, 13, 20, 27
April 3, 17, 24
May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
10 Wednesday group SHARE calls (q&a and sharing), 1:00 – 2:00 EST
SHARE calls take place the day after course calls, and give additional time to share information and ask questions.
March 14, 21, 28
April 4, 18, 25
May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
All class instructions will be emailed to you within 2 weeks of the class start. Taking a teleclass honors your time-- you can make the call from anywhere you can concentrate!
Do you have any questions? I would love to speak with you. Email me and we’ll arrange a time to talk.
Would you like to know what other people are saying about working with me?
YOUR FAMILY MAP teleclass $540
Do you have a group that is interested in starting its own parent coaching teleclass? Or a group that is interested in talking about something specific? Great! See my list of speaking topics below. Contact me and we can set up a custom program.
GROUP COACHING and THEMED TELECLASSES will be starting in 2012.
Please sign up on our email list and be eligible for a special first registration discount.
We plan to offer group parent coaching teleclasses for Parents, Family, and Caregivers of 0 - 3 year olds and Parents, Family, and Caregivers of 4 - 7 year olds.
I would love to come speak to your social, educational, political, religious, or spiritual group about any of the topics below on its own or as part of a sequence. We can also design a talk specifically for your needs.
- Ready to get pregnant? What you need to know, do, and think about during this exciting time!
- Being home with your newborn for the first two months.
- Getting sleep off to the right start: how can you help your baby get the sleep he needs?
- Transitioning from working to being a stay-at-home mom: experiences and options.
- Getting ready to hire a caregiver: choosing the right one and establishing a fair relationship.
- Family gatherings: preparing for holidays and group get togethers.
- Talking to children who are not your own: what are your goals? How can you achieve them?
- What does it mean to be smart? How do you truly support children as learners? What are your goals at a parent-teacher conference?
- Setting up for successful playdates.
- "How was school today?" doesn't always work: Better ways to talk with your child about their day.
- Everyday talking to your child about cuts and colds.
- Learning how and when to role play with your child.
- Talking with your children about death.
- Talking with children about ill grandparents, relatives and friends and even pets.
- Dealing with your messy parenting moments.
- Supporting women in your workplace who are mothers: from baby’s birth to high school graduation
- Book club talks... choose a book you know you want to talk about, like Alfie Kohn's The Homework Myth: Why Our Kids Get Too Much of a Bad Thing or go in a different direction with Dr. Fred Kaeser's What Your Child Needs to Know About Sex (and When): A Straight-Talking Guide for Parents and we can have a fun and fruitful discussion that will stay on topic.
