Parenting Workshops

Emotion Coaching

Emotion Coaching Emotions…we all have them. Everything we do and everything we learn is shaped in some way by the way we feel. Feelings are a natural part of who we are. But how do children learn how to deal with sadness, anger or joy?

Emotion Coaching is a research-based parenting tool designed to help children understand and manage their feelings. With this approach, children learn how emotions work and how to behave in healthy ways when feelings are strong.

Learn the five steps of Emotion Coaching that strengthen parent-child relationships and provide children with skills that will help them be better prepared for the challenges life brings. Research shows that children who are raised by parents who use Emotion Coaching have:

Decreased levels of stress hormones
Lowered resting heart rates
Fewer infectious illnesses like colds and flu
Increased ability to recover from stress—especially teasing and school behavior
Better peer relations
Increased ability to self-soothe and calm down
Higher academic scores
Increased empathy for others

Scheduled Workshops:

March 17 and 24, 2012 (**Two-session workshop), 9-11AM

First-Meridian Heights Presbyterian Church
4701 N. Central Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46205

$60/couple, $30/individual

Register Now: Registration closes March 3^rd

Parents Connect The greatest gift you can give you give your child is a healthy, strong relationship between you and your partner. Approximately 67% of couples report a significant drop in relationship satisfaction in the first year of becoming parents or expanding their family (The Relationship Research Institute).

Dr. John Gottman and his team have spent over thirty years researching and uncovering the skills that the other 33% of couples, who report stable or increasing satisfaction with their partner, utilize on a daily basis. These skills appear to buffer relationships in times of stress and adjustment.

Couples will be given exercises to practice during this three-hour workshop, with the idea that these skills must be carried forward in time and practiced at home. In fact, the motto of the workshop is “Small Things Often,” as all of the skills are doable, but they must be practiced frequently for a couples’ friendship, intimacy and problem-solving to thrive.