Chairperson’s Guide: How to Talk So Kids Can Learn Part 1

 Chairperson’s Guide: How to Talk So Kids Can Learn Part 1

The How to Talk so Kids Can Learn workshop is for adults who are looking for respectful tools to promote the autonomy of children and teens, encourage self-discipline and stimulate a love of learning. The concrete tools this workshop offers are intended for teachers and other learning professionals. It is also suitable for parents with children who have challenges in school.

It provides the educational community (teachers, educational staff, parents, babysitters, psychologists, speech therapists, etc.) with adult-child communication skills in the school context.

It also aims to encourage partnership between adults who work with children and their parents, in order to help children and young people solve problems that arise at home and at school.

Topics covered in Part 1 : 

• How to Deal with Feelings That Interfere with Learning
• Seven Skills That Invite Kids to Cooperate
• The Pitfalls of Punishment and Alternatives That Lead to Self-discipline
• Solving Problems Together: Four Steps That Encourage Creativity and Commitment
• The Power of Descriptive Praise : Words That Motivate
• The Parent–Teacher Partnership

Workbook : How to Talk So Kids Can Learn Workbook Part 1

If you participate in a How to Talk so Kids Can Learn Part 1 workshop, you need this participant workbook. This workbook allows you to follow along and complete the exercises throughout each meeting.