Sunday, April 06, 2008

FREE WORKSHOP: How to Stay Out of Power Struggles With Children

Don't Get Drawn In!
How to Stay Out of Power Struggles With Children

John Roope, M.Ed. is a parent, stepparent, foster parent, and educator who has worked professionally with children and families for over twenty six years. He currently is the Director of the Chaddock Training Institute in Quincy, Illinois, and Project Manager for Caregiver Connections, the IDHS Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation initiative. As a presenter, John delivers useful information in a lively package.

John provides practical strategies and language for diffusing and preventing power struggles while building relationships with children. Help children become partners in the process of learning to control their own behavior.

This workshop is ideal for parents, foster parents, grandparents raising grandchildren, educators, social workers, church leaders and other professionals who work with children. When this is a shared effort with both teachers and parents it provides an excellent framework for consistency and support between home and classroom or other setting.

Dates: April 15th 6:30- 9PM or April 16th 9:00AM- 9PM (same session)
Where: Griffin Technical College, Lecture Hall
501 Varsity Road, Griffin. Directions : http://www.griffintech.edu/student_services/visitors.htm

Certificates of attendance will be provided.

Register by calling 770- 467-6136 ext. 2 Or arrive 30 minutes before sessions.

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