12/4 - Introduction to Positive Parenting

Do you feel like making some resolutions about your parenting before the New Year? Would you like to give yourself (and your kids) permission to try again (and try something more helpful, kind and effective)? Would you like to find a bit more calm and connection (and confidence) in your parenting journey?

Positive Parenting Seattle is excited to help you jump into 2018 with a new perspective and lots of encouragement about how to build a family filled with more ease and cooperation.

Our much-loved Intro Workshop provides a foundation to Positive Discipline, digs into your personal parenting style, discusses the brain science of kids and the role we play in our kids' behavior.

Register today for our Monday night Introduction to Positive Parenting, 12/4 (7-9:30pm). $35/pp Early Bird. Scholarships available. NEW FOR THIS CLASS **This workshop will have an extra (free) 1/2 hour just for Q & A!

More Classes Available:

• Saturday, December 9th - Introduction to Positive Discipline Workshop
• Saturday, December 9th 12:00-1:00pm: Brown Bag: Building Strong Family Traditions (FREE)
  *BYO Lunch. Join us for a round table discussion on sharing and showing family values. We'll also talk about how families can become more active in service and social-justice.
• Saturday, December 9th 1:00-3:30pm: Positive Parenting for the New Year: Finding Your Calm During Tantrums, Routines & Sibling Rivalry ($40/pp)

FAQ:

Q: Can I pay by check?

A: If you wish to pay by check (and avoid fees) please contact me at hello@positiveparentingseattle.com.

Q: Are scholarships available?

A: We strive to make our classes available to all parents and caregivers. Scholarships are indeed available so please contact us for details at hello@positiveparentingseattle.com.

Q: Should my partner come too?

If you are co-parenting, we highly recommend attending our classes and workshops together. Parenting is hard enough and co-parenting is wildly tricky business. We share a lot of tools and ideas that provide an excellent starting place for couples or co-parents who have diverse parenting styles or who are looking to find ways to get (and stay) on the same page as you go about the difficult business of raising small humans.

Q: Can you tell me more about the workshop?

All classes are based on the nationally recognized Positive Discipline Method which focuses on the concept that it is possible (and effective) to be both kind AND firm at the same time as you build cooperation in your family. In our time together, we'll offer practical strategies to bring greater ease, joy, and stronger relationships into your home. We hope you leave feeling energized and empowered to do the hard (and wonderful) work of parenting your amazing kids.

Our classes and workshops are always a mix of lecture, discussion, group work and experiential exercises.

Find out more about Positive Parenting Seattle at www.positiveparentingseattle.com and contact us with any questions, concerns or ideas at: hello@positiveparentingseattle.com

We hope you'll join us!

Classes are co-facilitated by Anne Granderson & Katie Gruver, Co-Founders of Positive Parenting Seattle

ABOUT THE FACILITATORS:

Anne Granderson is a certified Positive Discipline Parent Educator with an expertise in child development and infant mental health. She began her career as an elementary school teacher with a Master's in Teaching from the University of Washington and currently coordinates the Positive Parenting Program at Seattle Children's Hospital. She is trained in Promoting First Relationships and is passionate about supporting families and reminding us that parenting is all about progress, not perfection. She is also the mom of four, ages 5.5, 3.5 and twins (3 months)

Katie Gruver is a certified Positive Discipline Parent Educator, and has competed social justice trainings through The People's Institue and Cultures Connecting. Katie is adjunct faculty at North Seattle College and works as a parent educator at a number of cooperative preschools in the Seattle area. She also leads trainings for parents on social justice advocacy. Katie's goal is to help families find more moments of joy in their time together, and to help parents take a leadership role building communities committed to respect, justice and inclusion. She is also the mom of two little ones, a daughter 5.5 and a son, 3.5.