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An understanding of the relationship between emotional regulation, or managing responses to situations and emotions that can produce negative responses, and positive child development. Successful implementation of this workshop will help parenting educators to reflect on how they can support youth’s emotional regulation to strengthen the program overall.  Participants will examine and reflect on their … Calm in the Chaos: Emotional Regulation Tools for Use With FamiliesRead More »

Event Phone: 1-541-953-6808

Establishing boundaries in the work of parent education is essential. This workshop explains the importance of this and provides practical strategies for creating healthy boundaries and honoring the needs of others. Your Trainer is: Aoife Magee, PhD, started her affiliation with Parenting Now as a parent  participating in an Incredible INFANTs group in 2000. She has … Establishing Boundaries as a Parenting EducatorRead More »

This workshop will dive into the role books can play in helping to navigate common struggles children and parents face. We’ll explore the role of bibliotherapy in the home setting, identify common parenting struggles, and discuss specific literature related to these struggles. Your trainers are: Megan Murphy, MS Megan started her career as a substitute … The Power of Stories: Using Books to Understand and HealRead More »

Event Phone: 1-541-953-6808

Participants in this training will connect with others and consider the importance of our self-care, why we need it, and how it impacts our work with families. Elements of job stress and strategies to sustain ourselves—both personally and professionally—will be explored. … Self-Care for Parenting EducatorsRead More »

Event Phone: 1-541-953-6808

Working with families undoubtedly can bring up sensitive issues and challenging experiences during parenting education groups or individual sessions. This workshop dives into the basics of effective communication for building strong connections with families and specific strategies to de-escalate stressful situations. We will also practice ways to promote wellness for both our families and ourselves, … Communication Tools for Connection and De-escalationRead More »

Event Phone: 1-541-953-6808

Through this interactive workshop, we’ll explore the impacts of adversity on the development of the whole person. While addressing risk factors, we’ll bring the discussion of protective factors to the forefront by defining resiliency and reflecting on our own resiliency journeys. You’ll leave this workshop with practical, tangible ways to promote resiliency in your work … Tipping the Scales: Helping Families Overcome Adversity and Build ResilienceRead More »

Event Phone: 1-541-953-6808

Explore how having fun with families in Parenting Education (in groups and home visits) can enhance and support the parent/child relationship, healthy child development, and protective factors. … Having Fun with FamiliesRead More »

Event Phone: 1-541-953-6808

Understanding what happens in the brain at a foundational level as a result of trauma, and strategies we can use to build capacity for supporting parents to take agency over their own choices for parenting.  … Helping Parents Move Beyond Their Own ACEsRead More »