Group Parent Sessions
(also fondly known as 'morning Tea or supper with Louise')
Please note these sessions will now be held at the Centre for perinatal health & parenting in Ballarat victoria.
Do you have a group of mums and/or dads who would like to have Louise provide education regarding a parenting topic of your choice? Or perhaps your preference is not just a single topic, but a general parenting Q&A to address the many questions you hear from your clients or friends?
TOPICS OF CHOICE
Infant sleep & settling
Parent-Infant relationships
Infant mental health
Perinatal mental health
Breast & bottle feeding in infancy
Child health & development
Toddler sleep
Toddler behaviour: Positive guidance
Learning about your child’s emotional health
Nutrition in early childhood
Pre-schooler behaviour & learning challenges
The importance of age appropriate play
Circle of Security 8-week DVD program (Hoffman, Cooper & Powell, 1998)
CHOOSE YOUR SESSION...
For example, you may like to have a half day workshop on Age Appropriate Play 4 months - 4 years, including a powerpoint presentation, morning or afternoon tea, followed by interactive demonstrations, an informal Q&A session for participants including some written resources to take home.
This session requires a 3-hour commitment.
Or perhaps you would prefer a half hour presentation on Infant Sleep & Settling followed by a one hour Q & A session on a range of topics related to the particular age group of interest to your group. Written material can be provided by request.
This session requires a 1.5 hour commitment.
Or a very popular combination, suitable for larger groups of 10+, is a powerpoint presentation on Toddler Behaviour: Positive Guidance followed by a sharing of family experiences and challenges by parents in the room, morning or afternoon tea, troubleshooting those behaviour challenges shared, approaches and strategies are discussed as a group and facilitated by Louise. Written handouts on a range of challenges are provided. E.g. ‘kids who hit siblings’; ‘toliet teaching’; why wont my child listen?’; ‘how to peacefully teach and set clear limits’.
This session requires a 3 hour commitment.
Mental health disorders can make it extremely difficult for new and expectant mothers to get through the day, let alone manage during pregnancy, respond to the needs of their infant or attend to other children.
Research outcomes from Beyondblue have revealed that many depressed mothers describe feeling no joy. Instead, they feel like they are down a black hole, numb, detached, alone and/or unable to cope or interact with their baby or their life. The sense of hopelessness can often feel overwhelming.
"All I wanted to do was to just crawl into bed and stay there, on my own, and everyone to go away - including my baby and my mum."