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.