​"Parenting with the Brain in Mind" Aligned to
Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Goals and Mindfulness
                                                     
1. No Drama Discipline and The Whole Brain Child, books by Neuropsychiatrist Dr. Dan Siegel (UCLA School of Medicine), present the most effective parenting strategies to nurture your child's developing brain.

- combined with -

2. Key strategies from Systematic Training for Effective Parenting  (STEP), book and course by Dinkmeyer and McKay, the positive and encouraging approach to discipline for children from birth to adolescence, inclusive of "natural and logical consequences" .

These elements are combined  in a 14 hour evening course (7 sessions of 2 hours length),  for the parents of Greater Hartford.  Videos, role plays, parent-friendly readings and more make this course into active learning and FUN!

Join with other parents to learn effective strategies for the challenges of our hardest and most rewarding
job, PARENTING!.  

Registration for fall course Available Now! Monday evenings 6-8 PM
September 23 - November 4, 2019
Breakthrough North Magnet School
395 Lyme St., Hartford, CT




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STEP/NDD Course #01- Single

$125.00

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STEP/NDD Course - Couple - #01

$200.00

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"Teaching with the Brain in Mind"  
         
 This staff training course includes all elements of the Parent Training Course (column one), adapted to school staff and teachers' roles in schools.    Total staff training (certified and non)  provides a common knowledge of  specialized vocabulary and classroom management techniques, based on the latest neuroscienetific research, empowering the entire school community with aligned strategies and knowledge.  When all school personnel speak to children in a consistent way, using positive and encouraging discipline strategies,  students' academic skill, health, and well being have the best chance of  developing. 

Call to arrange:

1. The 14 hour "Teaching with the Brain in Mind" Course to be taught to  parents  or staff in your local school, community center, or church, and/or 

2. Elect our 6 hour course in The Fundamentals of Mindfulness . (Click on Mindfulness pages  above for more information.) or

3. Combine both above courses for 20 hours of professional training for all adults working with children to transform your school, program or community.  



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Train Parents
Train Teachers

What adults say and do effects the developing
brains of our children

Learn how to make "mindful" adjustments to your speaking and actions, keeping THE BRAIN IN MIND!     
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What Parents Say
"I am grateful that the school provides this kind of training to parents. I know I needed it just to understand the minds of young kids. The training answered why kids react in a certain way and what is needed for them at any given point.  I now understand how to deal with conflict situations without escalating emotions."

"Listening to one-on-one stories from other parents, and the discussions we had as a group at the end of learning each technique, was extremely useful and confidence building. Thank you again for this opportunity."

What Teachers Say
"Having a class I can come to weekly to trouble-shoot my responses to student discipline challenges has helped strengthen my classroom management.
Understanding the brain basis for my discipline strategies has transformed my responses and my effectiveness.  My grade-level teaching partners and I can use the STEP & No Drama Discipline books, and our principal as resources to align our strategies."
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