Alcuin: Tuesday evenings March 6 and 13, 2012, 6 to 8:30 PM, Q&A until 9

Little Blossom: Saturday, March 10, 2012, 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM
3691 Darlene Court, Aurora, Illinois

Feedback from participants:
“Great speaker, engaging, funny, practical.  A wonderful workshop.”

“It was a great opportunity for us to spend some time together to figure out how to make things work better at our house.”

“Susan delivered the information in a manner that was easy to absorb and very fun.  Great sense of humor.”

“It was very helpful to take with my spouse to make sure we were on the same page.  Thank you again. It was well worth the investment.”

 “Fantastic, humorous teacher. Great workshop!”


Susan A. Tracy, M.Ed., shares her parenting tools in a workshop for parents and educators.

Susan hopes you're not taking better care of your car than your family!  Your family requires routine maintenance.  Everyone needs regular refueling: nutrition, sleep, relaxation and fun!  And when there is a problem, which tools will fix it?

If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.

If you only have one tool (like time out, yelling, or spanking), you try to use that to fix every problem, and get frustrated when it doesn't work.  In this workshop, Susan will give you 20+ tools for preventing and solving behavior problems.  This is practical information based on years of observation, practiced with Susan's four children, and applied in hundreds of families.  Parenting is a challenge for anyone... and these tools have even helped families with special needs children, emotional and behavioral challenges, and those struggling with anger and abuse.

When you register, Susan will send some preliminary "homework" so you can begin benefitting immediately!  You will receive reading materials and assessments to create a parent notebook. After the workshop, you receive follow up emails (detailed below) and a 30-minute phone consultation with Susan. 

Tools don't work unless you use them

…so Susan has added follow up emails containing a few pages of reading, a fun quiz, or homework.  Topics reinforce what you learned in the workshop:

Sleep            

·         Are children AND adults well-rested? This improves health, safety, patience, learning, mood…

·         Are mornings rushed and stressful, or pleasant and peaceful? 

Food

·         What to provide, what to avoid, and how to follow through on your good intentions

·         How to get a child to eat (this is a real FAQ, and the answers are surprising)

Home Environment

·         What to keep, what to eliminate or limit, what to buy

·         The Hierarchy of Toy Pickup

·         How the environment plus the adult can encourage independence

Behavior Challenges

·         How could you prevent this problem?

·         Which tools would respectfully resolve the problem?

·         Did these tools work?


Parent Coaching with Susan Tracy may be scheduled if needed.  Remember, a 30-minute phone consultation is included with your workshop registration.

To register for a workshop, click the link at the top of this page.