St Vincent de Paul

Centacare Courses for this Term

See below for upcoming parenting courses. Please note that due to the pandemic and social distancing requirements there are less spaces available than usual so if you would like to attend please book early.

Parenting on Purpose

“Your energy can be devoted far more productively to collaborating with your child on solutions to the problems that are causing challenging episodes than in sticking with strategies that may actually have made things worse and haven’t led to durable improvement.”

Ross W. Greene, The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children

WHEN: 5 x Tuesdays 13th, 27th October & 3rd,17th, 24th November 2020 – Please note: No class on 20th October and 10th November 2020

FREE Toolkit for Dads

“The attitude you have as a parent is what your kids will learn from more than what you tell them.

They don’t remember what you try to teach them.

They remember what you are.”

Jim Henson

SURVIVING YOUR ADOLESCENTS – FREE Parenting Program

Please note: date has changed to Two Thursdays 12th & 19th November 2020

Hi Everyone,

Please see below for our FREE parenting courses.

All posters are attached in pdf and jpeg formats, feel free to post and share.

Please see our brochure that is attached called Armidale FRC 2020 for more courses scheduled for later this year.

If you have any questions do not hesitate to contact me on 6738 7200.

As always if you do not wish to receive this information just send me an email with UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject.

Thanks so much, Pedro

Please note: Due to the pandemic and social distancing requirements there are less spaces available than usual so if you want to attend please book early. Thanks Pedro

We are running the ever popular Surviving Your Adolescents program in ARMIDALE over two Thursdays 12th & 19th November 2020 from 9.30am to 12.30pm where we will give you some tips, techniques, information and practical advice to use with your teenager. This course is ideal for parents, caregivers, foster parents, teachers, youth workers and anyone who has any contact with adolescents.

I have attached a flyer and a jpeg file in case anyone wants to put it on their Facebook page.

WHEN: 2 x Thursdays 12th & 19th November 2020

TIME: 9.30am –12.30pm

WHERE: 150 Rusden St. Armidale

COST: FREE

We will be exploring:

Teen brain development and its effect on teens… and you!
What teenagers need to really thrive
Why they forget what you tell them and how to help them remember
Why they are so strongly emotional and reactive and how to reduce this
What reduces risk taking in the adolescent years
Identifying what is normal and what is a serious problem
How to not get roped into arguments and lose it
How to maintain a good relationship throughout these challenging years.
The Four Things NOT TO DO
The four things TO DO to improve your relationship with your teen
The relationship between parent-teen communication and adolescent safety
What role to take: Observer, Advisor, Negotiator, Director
How to respond to emotional blackmail

This is a popular program with parents as it helps them negotiate through those challenging teenage years with great tips that help you understand your teenager, get closer to them and support and guide them.

Feedback from recent courses: helps to keep perspective - sort out priorities, strategies for reducing conflict, good ideas to stop escalation of emotion in teenagers and parents.

To TALK to the FACILITATOR ring 6738 7200 or to REGISTER for the course ring 1800 372 826

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