Past Events
PNW Parent Education hosts free parent education events in Seattle. Here’s a list of our past events. If you’d like to be informed on future events, please sign up here to be emailed when more information and tickets become available.
In-Person Social Event | PINTS FOR PURPOSE at Wheelie Pop
LOCATION: WHEELIE POP BREWING
ADDRESS: 1110 NW 50th Street
DATE: WEDNESDAY, april 3rd
3-10 PM BENEFIT HOURS, 6-8 PM PNW PARENT EDUCATION TEAM IN ATTENDANCE
Wheelie Pop Brewing is our favorite place to gather to socialize, discuss parenting issues, and build community. They are hosting us again for a Pints for Purpose night. They will donate 15% of proceeds from the day, and they are open 3-10 pm. PNW Parent Ed board members will be on-site from at least 6-8 pm. We hope to see you there!
Online Educational Event | Raising Tech Healthy Families w/ Janell Burley Hofmann
LOCATION: ZOOM - RSVP via eventbrite (tinyurl.com/pnwtech2024)
DATE: TUESDay, March 26th, 12-1 pm
Raising Tech Healthy Families Together: In this talk Janell will discuss the importance of foundational and reflective parenting, share tech trends and practical tools for families and allow space for meaningful questions and community conversation.
Focused Outcomes of discussion:
Boundary Building
Digital Health & Well-Being
Conversation Starters
Tools (ex: Askable Adult, Billboard, Permission to Post)
Youth Trends
Resources
Janell Burley Hofmann is an international author, speaker and consultant specializing on the topics of technology, media, health, relationships and well-being. Janell is the creator of the original iPhone contract and a thought leader in the space of digital mindfulness, digital parenting and intentional use of tech. She is the author of the book, iRules: What Every Tech-Health Family Needs to Know About Selfies, Sexting, Gaming and Growing Up published by Rodale, Inc. and translated into seven languages.
Janell has worked on four continents across diverse demographics, cultures, religions, and socio-economics. Sensitive to the needs of each community, Janell works with schools, youth, families, educators, and organizations while offering private coaching and consulting sessions. Janell's professional expertise and personal experience as a mother of five children builds strong connections with a wide and varied population. Janell engages readers, clients and audiences in relevant and meaningful conversations igniting personal empowerment, awareness and purpose in a partnerhips that will positively impact all.
Janell's academic background includes a Bachelor's Degree in Communication and Media Studies and a Master's Degree in Critical and Creative Thinking. Her featured talks include two-time TEDx present, SxSW, YPO Southeast Asia Summit, Peace Corp Workshop Leader, Homecoming Day Nagoya University, Nagoya Japan, YPO Middle East Tour, Women2Women International Summit and MIT Strata Center. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, Good Morning America, USA Today, National Public Radio, BBC News and The Associated Press.
Online Educational Event | Resilience Building: Solutions to the Youth Mental Health Crisis with Dr. Michele Borba
LOCATION: ZOOM, RSVP via eventbrite (tinyurl.com/pnwresilience2024)
DATE: TUEsday, january 23rd, 12 pm - 1pm
Data shows that today's youth are the loneliest, most stressed and risk-averse on record. Though well-educated, they are failing to launch in real life. So how can we teach them to be mentally strong and more successful? In this talk with Dr. Borba, we will focus on building resilience in our youth, including:
Helping kids thrive in today's fast-paced, digital-driven, often uncertain world
Science-backed ways to teach self-regulation, respond-not react-to dysregulated behavior, reduce anxiety, and boost resilience.
Providing practical, actionable ways to encourage development of characteristics that separate a kid that thrives vs. struggles, including: Self-confidence, Empathy, Self-control, Integrity, Curiosity, Perseverance, Optimism
How to build agency, purpose and hope in kids' lives
About Michele Borba
Educational psychologist Dr. Michele Borba is as world-renowned for her warm, down-to earth speaking style as she is for cutting edge insights and research-based programs. Her informative and inspiring presentations leave audiences with immediately usable strategies andan actionable roadmap for transforming cultures and improving relationships. From raising socially and morally responsible children and teens to bringing the “Empathy Advantage” to any community or organization, Dr. Borba leaves audiences with the tools and inspiration to become catalysts for positive change.
A sought-after motivational speaker, NBC contributor, and award-winning author of 22 books, Dr. Borba’s expertise comes from a career of working with more than one million parents and educators worldwide. Her latest book, Unselfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in Our All-About Me World, presents a revolutionary new framework for activating empathy. Dr. Borba dispels the myth that grades, scores and IQ are the quickest road to achievement and happiness. Instead, the “Empathy Advantage” and the skills it ignites, are what we really need to succeed in school, the workplace and relationships.
Dr. Borba has brought her inspiring expertise and universal insights to parents, educators, child-focused organizations, and corporate and Fortune 500 events. As one prominent parenting expert wrote, “Her advice doesn’t only apply to our children – we would all do well to follow Borba’s advice.”
In-Person Social Event | PNW Parent Education 7th Annual Trunk Show
LOCATION: Sunset hill community center - 3003 NW 66th St, Seattle, WA 98117
DATE: friday, november 17th, 6-9 pm
Make an impact, get your holiday shopping checked off! Join for an evening of one-of-a-kind shopping to discover unique gifts from local business owners.
Bring your friends to the Sunset Hill Community Club for sipping and shopping! Check out our continuously updated list of vendors here!
RSVP here to win a door prize!
Online Educational Event | Youth & Public Safety
LOCATION: ZOOM, RSVP via eventbrite
DATE: Wednesday, October 4th, 12 pm - 1pm
Join us for a conversation about Youth & Public Safety with Christy Keating, JD, PCI of The Heartful Parent Collective. We’ll talk about the following:
how to relay facts about safety
strategies to employ to keep kids safe
how to talk to your kids about scary and/or overwhelming events
how to manage anxiety and where to get support if you or your child are victimized
** This parent education event is separate from the community safety call referenced in PNW Parent Education's previous social media posts. PNW Parent Education is in continued communication with the Seattle Police Department and local Councilmembers about setting up a Community Safety Meeting.
Christy Keating is the owner of The Heartful Parent Collective, which includes Savvy Parents Safe Kids, Heartful Parent Coaching, The Safe Parenting Summit, The Heartful Parent Podcast, and The Heartful Parent Academy.
As a licensed attorney, Christy spent nearly twenty years as felony prosecutor in the King County Prosecutor's Office in Seattle, where she spent the latter part of her career specializing in the prosecution of sexually violent predators. Immersed in the world of sexual assault and child sexual abuse, Christy developed a deep understanding and expertise in predatory tactics and abuse/assault prevention strategies. She now enjoys educating parents, caregivers, educators, and other professionals so as to help stop these problems before they happen, rather than addressing them after the fact.
In addition to being a licensed attorney, Christy is a Certified Parent Coach® through the Parent Coach Institute, a Certified Positive Discipline Instructor, a Certified Gottman Educator, a Certified Fair Play Facilitator, a certified RETAIN Parental Leave Coach, and has completed the Professionals Intensive through Hand in Hand Parenting. Christy is also a long-time leader and speaker at the Program for Early Parent Support in Seattle, and a public speaker and group facilitator with more than 20 years of experience. Christy is energized by helping parents find more love, joy, and connection in their families and with their children by helping them raise kids who are both Brain and Body Safe.™
Christy lives in the greater Seattle area with her husband of 17 years, their two amazing daughters, and a small bevy of animals.
In-Person Social Event | PINTS FOR PURPOSE at Wheelie Pop
LOCATION: WHEELIE POP BREWING
ADDRESS: 1110 NW 50th Street
DATE: WEDNESDAY, MAY 10th
3-10 PM BENEFIT HOURS, 5-8 PM PNW PARENT EDUCATION TEAM IN ATTENDANCE
Wheelie Pop Brewing is our favorite place to gather to socialize, discuss parenting issues, and build community. They are hosting us again for a Pints for Purpose night. They will donate $1 for every pint sold on 4/5, from 3-10 pm, and PNW Parent Ed board members will be on-site from at least 5-8 pm. We hope to see you there!
Online Educational Event | DR. LAURA KASTNER
TOPIC: stress management / building resilience in our kids
SPEAKER: Dr. Laura Kastner
DATE: tuesday, may 2nd
time, Tbd
Dr. Laura Kastner is a clinical psychologist who has conducted research, maintained a clinical practice and presented numerous workshops for parents. She is a clinical professor in both the psychology department and the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the University of Washington.
In addition to her academic articles in the fields of child, adolescent and pediatric psychology, Dr. Kastner has co-authored five books: “The Seven Year Stretch: How Families Work Together To Grow Through Adolescence”, Houghton-Mifflin, 1997; “The Launching Years: Strategies for Parents from Senior Year to College Life”, Three Rivers Press, 2003; “Getting to Calm: Cool-headed strategies for parenting tweens and teens”, ParentMap, 2009; “Wise-Minded Parenting: 7 Essentials for Raising Successful tweens and teens”, and “Getting to Calm, The Early Years: Cool-headed Strategies for Raising Happy, Caring and Independent 3-7 Year Olds”.
Online Educational Event | JO LANGFORD
TOPIC: CONSENT at every age - Why and How We Need to Talk to Our Young People About Consent
SPEAKER: Jo Langford
DATE: wednesday, march 29th
7 - 8:30 PM PST, zoom (register on eventbrite)
Join PNW Parent Education as we partner with Jo Langford, M.A., to bring you Consent at Every Age: Why and How We Need to Talk to Our Young People About Consent . With our evolution both culturally and technologically, a new awareness is emerging about why and how we need to speak to our young people about consent. In this talk with Jo Langford, M.A., we will take a deep dive into all things consent, including:
A comparison of passive and affirmative consent
A breakdown of the biggest hurdles and potholes young people face with regard to consent, and how we can counterbalance them.
Definitions and discussions of concepts such as true consent, virginity and rape culture
Primers on gender issues, adolescent brain development and best practices for negotiating consent with screens
Tips and tricks for parents, a healthy dose of Q&A and a few fun games.
ABOUT JO:
Jo Langford is a dad, a Master's-level therapist and sex educator for tweens, teens and parents in Seattle, Washington. For the last 20 years, he has worked in the intersection of adolescence, technology and sexuality.
He speaks internationally using information, education and humor to help parents and professionals increase their knowledge and self-confidence as a proactive defense against the unfortunate consequences that sometimes accompany teen sexuality, screen behavior and development.
Jo is the author of the Spare Me, "The Talk", series - guides to sex relationships and growing up for modern teens and their parents. His latest book, The Pride Guide, is an encompassing guide to sexual and social and development, safety and health for queer youth and their families. This book is the first puberty book written with queer (and specifically trans) youth in mind.
In-Person Social Event | PINTS FOR PURPOSE at Wheelie Pop
LOCATION: WHEELIE POP BREWING
DATE: WEDNESDAY, April 5th
TIME: 5-8 PM PST
Wheelie Pop Brewing is our favorite place to gather to socialize, discuss parenting issues, and build community. They are hosting us again for a Pints for Purpose night. They will donate $1 for every pint sold on 4/5, from 3-10 pm, and PNW Parent Ed board members will be on-site from at least 5-8 pm. We hope to see you there!
In-Person Social Event | PINTS FOR PURPOSE at Wheelie Pop
Location: wheelie pop brewing
DATE: wednesday, february 8th
Time: 5-8 pm PST
Wheelie Pop Brewing is our favorite place to gather to socialize, discuss parenting issues, and build community. They are hosting us again for a Pints for Purpose night. They will donate $1 for every pint sold on 2/8, from 3-10 pm, and PNW Parent Ed board members will be on-site from at least 5-8 pm. We hope to see you there!
Online Educational Event | DR. LISA DAMOUR
TOPIC: The Emotional Lives of Teenagers: Raising Connected, Capable and Compassionate Adolescents
SPEAKER: dr. Lisa damour, New York Times bestselling author of Untangled and Under Pressure
DATE: Tuesday, January 24
12 pm - 1 pm
Register for your ticket here
In teenagers, powerful emotions come with the territory. And with so many of today’s teens contending with academic pressure, social media stress, worries about the future, and concerns about their own mental health, it’s easy for them—and their parents—to feel anxious and overwhelmed. But it doesn’t have to be that way.
Please join us for a presentation about Dr. Damour’s latest book in which she will:
address the fact that adolescent mental health isn't about feeling good, calm, or relaxed, but about having the right feelings at the right times, and knowing how to manage those feelings effectively
offer guidance on how to help teens open up, and how to keep teens from being overwhelmed by their emotions or feeling at the mercy of their moods
provide concrete strategies for supporting teens as they manage their feelings at home, with their peers, online, and at school
Pre-order Dr. Damour's Newest Book!: You have the opportunity to pre-order Dr. Damour's newest book. Use one of the links below and a portion of the proceeds will be shared with PNW Parent Education to help us continue providing free parent education events.
Recognized as a thought leader by the American Psychological Association, Dr. Lisa Damour co-hosts the Ask Lisa podcast, writes about teenagers for the New York Times, appears as a regular contributor to CBS News, and works in collaboration with UNICEF. She is the author of two New York Times best sellers, Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood and Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls, and the soon-to-be-published book, The Emotional Lives of Teenagers: Raising Connected, Capable, and Compassionate Adolescents.
Dr. Damour serves as a Senior Advisor to the Schubert Center for Child Studies at Case Western Reserve University and has written numerous academic papers, chapters, and books related to education and child development. She maintains a private practice and also speaks to schools, professional organizations, and corporate groups around the world on the topics of child and adolescent development, family mental health, and adult well-being
Dr. Damour graduated with honors from Yale University and worked for the Yale Child Study Center before earning her doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the University of Michigan. She has been a fellow at Yale’s Edward Zigler Center in Child Development and Social Policy and the University of Michigan’s Power Foundation. She and her husband are the proud parents of two daughters
Website: drlisadamour.com
WHEN: November 18, 2022, 6-9 pm
WHERE: sunset hill community club - 3003 NORTHWEST 66TH STREET, SEATTLE, WA 98117
Make an impact, get your holiday shopping checked off! Join for an evening of one-of-a-kind shopping to discover unique gifts from local business owners.
Bring your friends to the Sunset Hill Community Club for sipping and shopping; event starts at 6:00pm and is Open House style - come and go as you please until 9:00pm.
Admission is free, which includes complimentary appetizers with adult beverages available for purchase.
RSVP by end of day Thursday, November 17 to be entered to a win door prize! Walk-ins ok. All proceeds will go to support PNW Parent Education.
Social Event | PINTS FOR PURPOSE
WHERE: Wheelie pop Brewing
address: 1110 NW 50th Street
DATE: wednesday, june 1st
3-10 pm benefit hours, 5-8 pm PNW Parent education team in attendance
Come join us at Wheelie Pop Brewing! They are generously donating $1 for every pint sold on 6/1 from 3-10 pm, and we’ll be there from 5-8 pm.
We can answer any PNW Parent Ed questions you might have, continue our discussion from the 5/25 Amy Lang event, or just hang out!
We’d love to see you there!
Online Educational Event | TWEENS & SEXUALITY
TOPIC: TWEENs & sexuality: What Kids need to know by the time they start middle school
SPEAKER: Amy lang, birds+bees+Kids
DATE: wednesday, may 25th
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
REGISTER FOR TICKETS
Tweens and middle schoolers think, learn and talk about everything related to sexuality. It’s safer for your child to be super-well informed as they encounter all kinds of information about the birds & the bees.
Parents will learn:
What they need to know before they start middle school
What typical tweens/middle schoolers are up to in the sexual activity department
The key to getting them to listen to you when you talk about this part of life!
Award-winning author and speaker Amy Lang, MA, helps parents of all beliefs turn conversations they dread into a regular (and fun) part of their family lives. Learn more about Amy here.
Online Educational Event
TOPIC: SCREENAGERS: Next Chapter - Uncovering skills for stress resilience
DATE: wednesday, march 2nd
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
REGISTER FOR TICKETS
The Digital Age and Social Media are here to stay. We are seeing high rates of stress, anxiety, depression, and emotional challenges in our youth and teens. How do we help our youth and teens build crucial skills to navigate these challenging times? Join PNW Parent Education for a special event as we partner with Screenagers to bring you Screenagers Next Chapter: Uncovering Skills For Stress Resilience.
This event will include a showing of the documentary Screenagers Next Chapter (69 minutes) followed by a moderated Q&A with Ali Tabb, Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
About Screenagers Next Chapter: Uncovering Skills For Stress Resilience
Filmmaker and physician Dr. Delaney Ruston takes the conversation around screens and teens to the next level with Screenagers NEXT CHAPTER: Uncovering Skills for Stress Resilience—a film that examines the science behind teen’s emotional challenges, the interplay of social media, and most importantly, what can be done in our schools and homes to help them build crucial skills to navigate stress, anxiety, and depression in our digital age.
You can view the trailer for the documentary here: https://www.screenagersmovie.com/about-screenagers-next-chapter
5th Annual Holiday Trunk Show
FUNDRAISING EVENT
DATES: NOVEMBER 19-21, 2021
Join our FB Group where some of our vendors may be going “live” throughout the weekend to share some of their favorite wares with our community! Some may even be doing specials only for FB group followers!
Online Educational Event
TOPIC: “WEATHERING UNCERTAINTY WELL: HELPING KIDS MANAGE LIFE IN A ‘POST’ COVID WORLD”
DATE: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2021
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
REGISTER FOR ONLINE LINK
This relevant and engaging workshop will be designed to address transitional and situational stress and how parents and educators can best support their kids during this particularly challenging period. The workshop will include:
Potential sources of stress for youth during Covid;
An examination of brain development and what is happening with our children’s brains when their emotions become overwhelming;
How to recognize and monitor signs of stress, anxiety, and emotional difficulty during the transition period(s) throughout the year;
The “to-dos” and “not-to-dos” of engaging kids in difficult conversations around stress, anxiety, and transition (as well as other challenging parent-child discussions);
Specific strategies for managing both parental and youth stress and anxiety during these times.
About the Speakers:
Christy Keating is the founder of The Heartful Parent Collective. She provides coaching and consulting services to parents, teaches workshops for professionals and parents throughout the U.S., and runs an online membership for parents (The Heartful Parent Academy). Christy is a Certified Parent Coach®, a Certified Positive Discipline Instructor, a Certified Gottman Educator, and has completed the Professionals Intensive through Hand in Hand Parenting. Christy is also a licensed attorney in the State of Washington.
Online Educational Event
TOPIC: “DIGITAL SAFETY 101”
DATE: WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 2021
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
REGISTER FOR ONLINE LINK
SPONSOR: BALLARD NEIGHBORHUB AT COLUMBIA BANK & SALMON BAY FOSB PIE COMMITTEE
After more than a year of remote schooling, nonstop developments in educational technology, and social media overload -- now more than ever -- it’s important for families to educate themselves on digital safety. To address this, we’re partnering up with Jo Langford, dad, Master’s-level therapist, author and sex educator for tweens, teens and parents, for a presentation titled, “Digital Safety 101”. Jo will help parents figure out how to balance their family’s digital life with boundaries, etiquette, and good judgement. This relevant and engaging presentation will also include the following information:
An overview of youth behavior in a digital age: the risks and benefits of online life;
Raising digital natives: setting up guidelines and house rules for safety;
Roadmap of highways & potholes of digital development;
Q&A with guest moderator: Christy Keating of the Heartful Parent.
Lastly, while watching the event, you can order a delicious family meal from The Extra Ingredient: https://www.exploretock.com/theextraingredient/. Please click on the link titled, “May 26, 2021: PNW Parent Education Event - Pre Order”. All orders must be placed by Wednesday, May 19, 2021 and 20% of all proceeds will be donated to PNW Parent Education.
About the Speakers:
Jo Langford, M.A. is a dad, a Master’s-level therapist, author and sex educator for tweens, teens, and parents in Seattle, Washington. For the last 20 years, Jo has worked in the intersection of adolescence, sexuality, technology, and behavior. His work promotes healthy, positive, and safe sexual and social behavior.
Christy Keating is a Certified Parent Coach®, Certified Positive Discipline Educator, and Certified Gottman Educator. Informed by her own challenges adjusting to parenthood, she has now been teaching, coaching, and working with parents for more than a decade, helping them create sustainable ways to achieve their vision or dream for their family.
Online Educational Event
Topic: “ending the silence: a tween/teen + caregiver mental health event”
DATE: MONDAY, MARCH 29, 2021
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
sponsored by: bushwick and friends of salmon bay PIE committee
We’re partnering up once again with the National Alliance on Mental Illness to present a second version of “Ending the Silence” on Monday, March 29, 2021 at 6:30 pm. This FREE online event is for parents/caregivers AND their tweens/teens who are in grades 6-12. The goal of this relevant and engaging presentation is to begin a larger discussion about mental health so that young people dealing with mental health conditions or simply struggling with the intense emotional burden of current events will realize they are not alone.
In this presentation, parents/caregivers and their tweens/teens will learn the early warning signs of mental health conditions and what to do if they or someone they know is showing these signs. Tweens/teens will also learn healthy coping strategies, be given the opportunity to interact with their parents/caregivers, and ask questions of people who are currently experiencing or have experienced mental health conditions. Basic information about treatments for mental health conditions will be provided. However, since NAMI Seattle presenters are not mental health professionals, they will not recommend or endorse any medications or other specific therapies.
Online Educational Event
Topic: ending the silence: a youth mental health event
wednesday, January 27, 2020
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
sponsored by: Brenna violett, crea compass washington
The intense emotional burden of 2020 has definitely taken a toll on some of our community’s students, school staff, and families. To address this, we’re partnering up with the National Alliance on Mental Illness with an early intervention and educational presentation titled, “Ending the Silence: A Youth Mental Health Event”. This relevant and engaging presentation will help attendees identify early signs and symptoms of mental illness in youth, provide information about treatments, and we’ll have a young adult who will share their lived experience coping with depression and anxiety. The goal of this event is to begin a larger discussion about mental health so that young people dealing with mental health conditions realize they are not alone.
Educational Event
Topic: Mental Health AND Our Kids
Monday, January 27, 2020
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Phinney Neighborhood Association: 6615 Dayton Avenue North
co-sponsored by: whittier pta and bushwick real estate
It’s never too early to talk about your child’s mental health. As a parent, taking care of your kid’s mental health is just as important as having a healthy body because it affects the way your child thinks, feels, and acts.
Join PNW Parent Education for a critical conversation on mental health and our kids. Jason Reid, a highly successful CEO, author, and dedicated father of four, will share his story of heartbreak and hope. We’ll also have a mental health expert from Ryther to provide practical and relevant information on how parents can help promote mental health in their children at an early stage. Lastly, Race Porter, UW Husky Football player, HOMS Seattle founder, and NAMI Seattle spokesperson, will share his personal experience and the tools that he uses to help fight the stigma and symptoms associated with anxiety and depression.
In this important talk, you’ll learn:
The right questions to ask and the best conversation starters to use with kids about mental health.
How to identify early signs and symptoms of mental health problems such as anxiety and depression.
Ways to support your child’s mental health.
We will start with a social half hour at 6:30 pm with drinks available for purchase. The presentation will begin promptly at 7:00 pm.
Here are a few resources that were discussed at the event:
“Youth Mental Illness Warning Signs and Conversation Starters”;
An explanation on the idea of “calm breathing” for managing anxiety;
Two sample crisis plans - one is here and the other is here.
Keep Choosing Life: a local non-profit focused on raising awareness around mental health and suicide.
About Jason Reid
Jason is a leader, an entrepreneur, and a devoted family man. He co-founded National Services Group, which has 2,500 people across three brands nationwide. Jason is also a partner at CEO International, where he coaches CEOs on how to be successful.
In March of 2019, while he was away on vacation, Jason’s 14-year-old son died by suicide in the attic of his home. His world was shattered. Jason thought he was raising happy kids but the truth of his son’s deep struggle was hidden until that moment.
Through his grief, he embarked on an ambitious but critical mission to effect change and founded ChooseLife.org. Based on the science of depression and the combined power of psychology and technology, Jason is on a mission to end teen suicide by 2030.
Educational Event
Topic: OVERINDULGENCE: BUILDING RESILIENCY IN THE FACE OF THE NEW NORMAL
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2019
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Phinney Neighborhood Association: 6615 Dayton Avenue North
Are you concerned about giving "too much" to your children? Do you want to know how overindulgence affects families? Do you want practical and easy parenting tools that you can immediately use to help with overindulgence?
What is Overindulgence?
Overindulgence is giving your child too much of anything that can delay their development. This can include money, space, time, energy, and attention.
Parents overindulge children from a "good heart." Unfortunately, overindulgence doesn’t help children or families because it can present unexpected risks for adult life and major discomforts in young families. In this workshop, parents will explore overindulgence and ways to teach their children how to be accountable and responsible for themselves and towards others.
About Our Speaker:
Lisa Krause, M.A. is a Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE), Parenting Coach and adjunct professor at Concordia University where she teaches family science and parent coaching. In addition to her role as an adjunct professor, Lisa runs her own parent coaching business where she teaches co-parenting and trauma informed parenting classes.
Educational Event
TOPIC: finding presence inside the storm - navigating the wild waves
monday, january 28, 2019
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
ballard church: 1460 NW 73rd street
Join us for an evening of laughs and community as we come together to learn more effective ways of navigating the sometimes choppy waters of parenting. Participants will leave with tools to put into immediate practice that will make a BIG impact on influencing the climate of the home. In addition, our facilitator, Casey O’Roarty will dig deeper into some mindfulness and supporting parents in being WITH the reality of kids versus working AGAINST it. Here’s more information about the foundation of the class.
Educational Event
TOPIC: lose your mind - lead by example
monday, October 22, 2018
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
ballard church: 1460 NW 73rd street
They say time is on your side, but if that’s the case why do you feel like a chicken with your head cut off? Sound familiar? If so, maybe it’s time for you to Lose Your Mind and Lead by Example! Join us for some encouraging and inspirational Whine Down Time with the Author and Motivational Speaker Ashley Smith of Whine Down LLC. If you did not get a chance to see Ashely at Mamacon, you don’t want to miss this one! You can expect to have many laughs and leave with immediate tips that will help you get more time back in your life.
Educational Event
TOPIC: savvy parents safe kids workshop
monday, april 23, 2018
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
ballard church:1460 NW 73rd street
In this dynamic workshop, families will learn how to use essential tools and easy tips to keep their kids safe. In this workshop you will learn:
How to talk about safety at home;
The top 5 questions parents need to ask their kids;
How to teach children about body safety;
What safety tools work and which ones don’t;
Safety rules for when you are out and about;
The super 10 rules for safety;
Red flags and warning signs;
Prevention tips to keep kids safe.
Educational Event
TOPIC: birds, bees, kids with amy lang
monday, october 23, 2017
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
ballard church:1460 NW 73rd street
Most kids are super curious about bodies and love to talk about and even look at them! Their curiosity is normal. This class will prepare you to tackle their questions about bodies, boundaries, and baby making before they have them.
You will learn:
Gentle ways to talk to preschoolers about bodies and boundaries;
The ideal age to start talking about making babies;
How to get really ready to start the birds and the bees talks.