Seminars for Parents and Caregivers
For parents and caregivers of adolescents (Years 7 to 12):
Calm and Confident Teens: Helping adolescents manage stress, worry, anxiety and difficult times.
This seminar is designed to give parents/caregivers of teenagers confidence and skills in dealing with teenagers experiencing stress, worry and difficult times. Specific topics covered include:
Understanding the causes of emotional health concerns, stress and anxiety in teens
Helping teens to communicate more effectively
Building resiliency in young people
Helping young people to make their own simple plans to get through difficult times
Helping young people learn to stay calm and reassure themselves
Maintaining boundaries when teens are stressed
What not to do and pitfalls to avoid
And more
Info about this presentation for schools: Examples are provided throughout especially in relation to anxiety about school attendance, perfectionism, homework completion, anxiety about how they are perceived by others. Examples are provided which relate to the 12/13 to 17 year old age groups.
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Well-being and success in Senior Secondary School: What parents/caregivers can do
This seminar is designed to give parents/caregivers of teenagers confidence and skills in supporting teenagers in Years 10, 11 and 12 (note, there is a specific variant of this seminar for parents/caregivers of Year 7 students starting secondary school). Specific topics covered include:
Understanding the factors associated with higher well-being and academic achievement of students in secondary school
Covering research related to sufficient attendance at school, non-distracted study time and the management of distractions (including technology) during homework time
Covering research related to the importance of sleep, exercise and nutrition
Supporting parents to know how to talk to and support older teens in ways which support their autonomy and grow their independence
Knowing how to implement boundaries in ways which are respectful and empowering for young people becoming young adults
Supporting parents to use empathy and connection as they do all of the above .
Parent/caregiver seminars can last from between 40 and 90 minutes, can be a stand-alone event or incorporated into other parent evenings (eg subject information nights etc)
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For parents and caregivers of primary aged children
Calm and Confident Kids
This seminar is designed to help parents/caregivers of primary aged children know how to support children aged 5-12 with a tendency towards worry or anxiety - or who are dealing with difficult life situations. Research tells us that what parents do can really help children feel calmer and less anxious over time.
In this seminar parents/caregivers learn practical strategies including:
What causes of anxiety and stress in children
What to say and not say when children are worried, stressed or anxious
What parenting behaviours help anxious children - and which accidentally make them worse
How to help children take steps to act more confidently
How to “de-escalate” situations when children are extremely anxious or experiencing panic
How to help children talk more confidently to themselves rather than rely on parent reassurance
Info about this presentation for schools: Examples are provided throughout especially in relation to anxiety about school attendance, perfectionism, homework completion, separation from parents/caregivers, anxiety about how they are perceived by others. Examples are provided which relate to the 4/5 to 11 year old age groups.
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Calm and Connected Kids
This seminar is designed to help parents/caregivers of primary aged/early middle school young people know how to support them to develop positive friendships and manage the normal peer difficulties which arise in this age and stage of development.
In this seminar parents/caregivers learn information and practical strategies including:
Why friendships and positive relationships matter for children and young people
The type and frequency of normal peer difficulties which occur for both boys and girls
How to coach children/young people to confidently, kindly and assertively manage friendship difficulties
When and how to intervene in more serious or ongoing conflict/exclusion situations with friends
How to work together with other adults/organisations (including schools) to support children to manage peer difficulties
Info about this presentation for schools: Examples are provided throughout especially in relation to social issues related to parents concerns about children experiencing social exclusion (online or in real life), children having difficulty initiating conversations and friendships and children finding social skills difficult. Examples focus on calm normalisation of social difficulties with practical ideas about how parents can support social development and respond calmly (but with empathy) and constructively. Examples are provided which relate to the 4/5 to 11/12 year old age groups.
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Calm and Co-operative Kids
This seminar is designed to help parents/caregivers of primary aged children know how to support children aged 5-12 with a tendency towards frustration, difficulties managing impulses - or who find it harder to feel co-operative. Research tells us that parents/caregivers can help children gradually act more calmly, feel more co-operative and find it easier to manage big feelings and impulsivity.
In this seminar, parents/caregivers learn practical strategies including:
What causes some children to experience more frustration (“big feelings”) than others - why it’s not “bad behaviour”
What to say and not say when children get frustrated
What parenting behaviours help children learn to feel more co-operative - and which accidentally make them worse
How to implement rules, routines and consequences in fair, empathic and connected ways
How to help children act more co-operatively independently rather than rely on parent “nagging”
Info about this presentation for schools: Examples are provided throughout especially in relation to social issues related to parents concerns about children not following instructions, having big emotional reactions to disappointment and frustration. Examples are provided which relate to the 4/5 to 11/12 year old age groups.
All of the parent/caregiver seminars above run for 70-90 minutes as "stand alone" events, but shortened versions can also be conducted if the presentation is part of an existing school evening.
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“The parents and staff of our schools found the seminar to be very beneficial and insightful. The information was easy to understand, coupled with practical strategies which helped parents to feel more equipped in helping their families. I would highly recommend the seminars from Developing Minds Psychology as a fantastic resource.”
Combined age groups
Please note that we can provide seminars only for either parents of primary aged children OR secondary age young people - as the content needs to be tailored for each group. Apologies!
Guarantee
We do not invoice for our seminars until after the seminar has been conducted. If you believe we have not connected with our audience, nor provided high quality content - then please simply call us after the seminar to say you were not 100% satisfied - and we will NOT invoice you. We are absolutely committed to providing excellent and extremely useful sessions, and therefore offer this guarantee without reservation.
To Book a Seminar...
Call our admin team on (08) 8357 1711 or email Amy at amy@developingminds.net.au
