Child Development & Parenting

How to Make Your Kids Do Homework Withouth Having a Nervous Breakdown Yourself
Tired of arguing, nagging and struggling with your kids to get them to do homework? Are you discovering that bribing, threatening, and punishing don't yield positive results? If so, this workshop is for you. Here you will learn the 3 laws of homework and 8 homework tips that if implemented in your home with consistency and an open heart, will reduce study time hassles significantly.

Healthy Discipline For Parenting & Grandparenting
This is an important and exciting class for young parents or any parent having behavioral difficulties with their children. The class will discuss the pros and cons of spanking vs. not spanking, the use of appropriate non-corporal punishment in aiconsistent manner with consistent follow through, and how to teach children to express their feeling appropriately. The instructors will present specific techniques on how to talk to your children, how to build your child's self-esteem and self-concept, how to discipline without damaging a child's self -image, and how to create a healthy relationship with your child. This class will be taught by a husband and wife team, Thomas Haller, a clinical social worker, and Valerie Haller, is Bay City Public School teacher with an early childhood endorsement.



How to Talk to Your Child About Sex
This enriching seminar presentation is packed with valuable information about sex and sexuality for parents with children ages1 to 21. With humor, clarity, and compassion, Thomas Haller, a nationally certified Diplomate Sex Therapist, will help you learn the best way to talk to your children about birth, babies, bodies, gender, sex, and staying safe. You will learn the 5 core needs that are the keys to talking about sexuality to a child of any age. You will be given clear advice on how to respond to those sometimes difficult questions that kids ask about sex. You will also find direction on how to communicate values and responsibility to your children.


The 6 Best Parenting Strategies You'll Ever Need
Are you tired of repeating yourself? Is your patients running thin? Have you run out of discipline strategies? Does it feel like you’ve lost control and your child has taken over? If you have answered yes to any one of these then this workshop is just what you need. In this exciting workshop you will learn the 6 best parenting strategies and how to use them. With these six easy strategies you can stop whining, teach responsibility, set limits, respond to “I can’t” language, transform aggression and anger, promote independence, and develop character in your children. You will be given strategies and tools that can be put to use immediately. This workshop is based on the Parent Talk System.


The Ten Committments: Parenting with Purpose
Raising children is a sacred responsibility. Inherent and important duties come with the birth or adoption of a child. Parenting is not always easy. It is not always fun. It is not always time efficient. And it is always necessary. Learn the 10 commitments every parent should make as they take on the responsibility of raising children? Determine if your current behavior reflects a belief in the 10 commitments. Join us for a celebration of conscious, caring, committed parenting.