This course will run weekly on a Wednesday evening between 8.00 – 9.30pm and will be held via a webinar (with a maximum of 30 participants). Each session will comprise of a presentation followed by time for Q&A from participants.
Course presenter: Noël Janis-Norton, best-selling parenting author, speaker, and consultant, Director of ‘Calmer, Easier, Happier Parenting.
Course content:
This course is specifically designed for parents of secondary age children with ADHD and related neuro-developmental issues. It will help parents understand the causes and contributing factors when a child is struggling with behaviour, learning or social skills. Noël will explain the benefits of a positive, firm and consistent approach to help parents with the ‘Big Five’ goals that parents of ADHD children often ask for advice about: cooperation, confidence, motivation, self-reliance, and consideration. In each session, Noel will introduce and explain one or more practical and effective strategies, followed by time for Q&A.
Sessions will address the following problems:
- Children with an extreme temperament: very sensitive, intense, impulsive, inflexible, and who often show a discrepancy between above-average cognitive ability and immature social or emotional development
- Weak executive function
- Rudeness, verbal and/or physical aggression
- Preoccupation with screens
- Below-average receptive and/or expressive language
- Sibling rivalry and jealousy
- Routines: mornings, mealtimes, homework, sibling relationships, peer relationships, screen time, independent play, homework, bedtimes
Sessions will cover the following strategies:
- Descriptive Praise
- Special Time
- Establishing and following through on rules and routines
- Maintaining a healthy lifestyle
- Fostering self-reliance
- Making the time, taking the time
- Rules and routines for leisure time, especially screen time
- Reflective Listening
- Never Ask Twice strategy for start behaviours
- Stop behaviour strategy
- Self-care and couple-care
- United Front
Parents will be provided with templates, summary pages, and planning pages to support putting the new strategies into practice in between the weekly sessions. Parents will also be sent links to videos, podcasts, ebooks, and articles that give more information about the 'Calmer, Easier, Happier Parenting' principles.
Cost: The cost for residents of Richmond is £35 each. For residents from all other Boroughs the cost is £150 for the first participant and £75 for the second participant.
We do have a limited number of assisted places available for those suffering financial hardship. To apply for an assisted place contact [email protected] outlining your circumstances.
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| Parenting course fee | |
| Richmond resident - First Parent | £35.00 |
| Richmond resident - Second Parent | £35.00 |
| Non-Richmond resident - First Parent | £150.00 |
| Non-Richmond resident - Second Parent | £75.00 |