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MetroFamily is proud to announce our next installment in the Parent University series. Dr. Betsy Geddes of the Love & Logic program will be in the metro on February 5, 2009 to present a four-hour workshop to educators in the morning (at UCO, Edmond) and a two-hour workshop for parents (New Covenant UMC, Edmond). Descriptions about each workshop are below. Tickets go on sale on November 3rd.

If you are serious about raising great kids, no matter what age they are now, you will learn tools that can immediately be applied to help you in your day-to-day parenting role. There's nothing more important than being a great parent for your children! We invite and encourage you to mark the date—February 5th—and join us to sharpen those parenting skills and ultimately have a more satisfying (and fun) family life.

Find out more about Love & Logic here.

Dr. Geddes' workshop for parents (Feb 5, two-hour evening workshop, New Covenant UMC, Edmond, 2700 S Boulevard; child care will be available)

Responsible Parents Raise Responsible Kids

All loving parents face essentially the same challenge: raising children who have their heads on straight and will have a good chance to make it in the real world. Every sincere mom and dad strives to attain this goal. We must equip our offspring to make the move from total dependence on us to independence, from being controlled by us to controlling themselves. In this presentation parents will learn how to:

• build and support self concept
• share the thinking
• share control
• use equal shares of empathy and logical consequences

Dr. Geddes' workshop for teachers (Feb 5, four-hour morning workshop, UCO's Constitution Hall, Edmond; continuing education certificates provided)

Discipline That Builds Self Discipline

Here is a workable, practical approach to school discipline based on teaching students to take responsibility for their learning and behavior, to own and solve their own problems, and to respect themselves, others and the planet. Participants attending these seminars will learn to:
   
• help students take responsibility for their learning and behavior.
• teach students to own and solve their own problems.
• replace punishment and rewards with problem solving.
• increase student motivation to learn.
• help students achieve their potential.
• achieve consistency in school discipline.
• generate positive responses from negative peoples.
• renew enthusiasm for teaching.

FYI: about previous Parent University events:

MetroFamily hosted Michael Popkin, Ph.D., nationally-acclaimed author, child psychologist and frequent guest on CNN, Oprah and PBS, on Tuesday, November 13th  at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond. Dr. Popkin will discuss his newest book, Taming the Spirited Child: Strategies for Parenting Challenging Children Without Breaking Their Spirits. His lectures outlined effective tools for working with a child's spirited behavior in a way that celebrates his or her unique gifts while providing for a more peaceful, productive family life.

At both sessions, participants wrote down questions for Dr. Popkin to answer. Read the resulting Q&A here.

Find out more about Dr. Popkin at his website.