Parent Coach Susan Epstein’s
7 Secrets to Powerful Parenting Seminar
Mitchell College | January 18, 2009

“You Are About To Discover the Secrets to Raising Well Behaved, Loving, Respectful Children &  How You Can Have The Kind of Relationship That Until Now You’ve Only Been Able To Dream About!”

“This seminar course will immediately put you on the path to reclaiming your authority and powerful parenting once and for all. Never feel hopeless and powerless again.”

Dear Parent,

     When you first had your kid(s), what was your dream about your relationship? Did you think about how your parents raised you and what you would do differently? Did you have hopes that you and your child would be like ‘best friends’?

      Or maybe you thought that as your child got older parenting would get easier and easier and your family would be like the shows you used to watch; ‘Father Knows Best’ or ‘Leave it to Beaver’ with the family sitting around the dinner table having civilized and polite conversation?

       And perhaps after dinner, homework completed and dishes done, evenings would be spent sitting around the living room playing board games and sharing conversation.

       But now is your relationship with your child strained and tense? Is the mood in your home full of anger and hostility?  And are you in a place where you just want your kids to like you and you can’t stand seeing them unhappy so you keep giving them more stuff and more space and now you don’t know what is going on and you have lost total control?

     And finally, are you beating yourself up because you think that you should already know how to be a really effective parent? You’ve probably read the parenting books, watched the TV shows on how to parent but perhaps it’s not working the way you expected and your dream is shattered.

     If that wasn’t enough are you left feeling perpetually exhausted, invisible, unappreciated and powerless when looking at a face like one of these on a daily basis?

Well I want you to know that it’s not your fault…        

     Today’s parents are bombarded with conflicting views and methods of raising children and the rules of parenting have vastly changed over the years, leaving parents totally confused  guilt ridden and at their wits end…

Introducing... 
"7 Secrets to Powerful Parenting Seminar "

The Power of Respect 

How does it feel when your child talks back, interrupts or ignores you? Perhaps you feel frustrated and angry at your child. You might even feel lousy about your ability to raise
a well mannered child. 

In this seminars you will discover how to free yourself from the guilt…the belief that you are not doing enough or being enough for your kids. Parent from a place of knowing you are teaching your kids how to be responsible, kind people and stop worrying that they won’t like you and end these negative behaviors for good:

• Disruptiveness (Interrupting, distracting, and other attention seeking behaviors) Disrespect (Talking back, ignoring, not listening, inappropriate body language)
• Tantrums (We know what these are!)
• Aggressiveness (Hitting, biting, screaming, swearing, sibling fighting)
  
  

The Power of Calm

Are you a yeller, lecturer? Do you dole out punishments that later end up being a punishment for you? (Grounding for a month...having to deal with that “face”) and maybe you make it through the month but most times you end up feeling guilty and let your kid off early. Do you know you have a smart kid but you can’t figure out why after repeating something for the trillionth time “no” your kid doesn’t get it? You are at your wits end and on your last nerve.

In this seminar we will practice robotic parenting, I will teach you how to take the emotion out of communicating with your child and you will:

• Parent from a place of strength and calm and relaxation
• Increase your ability to teach your child how to control impulsivity
• Have the final say always with a peaceful ending
• Love being a parent
• Upgrade your Parenting Skills (We’ll take the time to figure out together how to build upon your strengths so you can move faster toward designing and carrying out your parenting plan)

The Power of Motivators

Are mornings, daily chores meal times and evening routines stressing you out? Do you feel more like a drill sergeant than a parent, except drill sergeants get results and you just get more and more frustrated?

In this seminar you will discover how to:

• Get your kids up and dressed, get to school or camp on time without you nagging
• Get your kids to bed when you want, without objection and even stay in their beds!
• Get your kids to chip in, do chores and enjoy the process
• Free yourself from homework hassles with your kids by creating an environment where kids are happy to do and complete homework. No more whining!
• Make meal time a family activity; I’ll show you how to make this the best part of the day!

Power of Allowance

Are you confused about how to teach your child the value of money? Maybe you feel guilty and stressed about giving vs. not giving your kids money. Should they earn money from you? Or should they just get it? Perhaps you have incurred some type of debt like credit card, student loans, mortgage, etc... You want your child to learn from your mistakes, but where do you start?

In this seminar you will:

• Evaluate what you are currently doing
• Create a plan that incorporates your family values around money
• Get clear about how giving your kids allowance can get you rich
• Stop being the family ATM machine and begin being your child’s personal financial planner

The Power of Streamlining

Laundry, meal preparation, cleaning, etc…same old, same old. Do you find yourself doing laundry at 11 pm? Or throwing in a load before work in the morning? Scrambling to get breakfast on the table, lunches and backpacks together? Are you tripping over toys? Maybe you feel like you run a Bed and Breakfast except you are “it”and you have no help?

In this seminar I will share with you my secret tips on how to:

• Outsource your laundry for free
• Get lunches made once a week
• Get the family involved in meal planning, shopping and cooking
• Simplify your evenings with your kids to get more family time
• Use the ‘magic black bag toy cleaner upper machine’

The Power of Harmony

Is it difficult to get your family together? Is your family operating individually and not as a team? Do members of your family have constant miscommunications? Is your home full of constant tension and hostility? Are all members isolating in their own rooms most of the time?

If so, do you want to increase communication, have everyone be on the same page and plan fun and enjoyable times together?

In this seminar you will discover…

• How family meetings are the backbone to peace and harmony in the home
• The essential elements to a successful family meeting
• How to implement your first family meeting
• Develop an agenda to carry out this meeting
• How to have the best family meeting on the block

The Power of Sustainability

Have you found that when you start a diet, an exercise plan or declutter your house and then you implement it into your life you are pretty good about sticking to it for a few weeks or months? But then something happens, maybe you get sick, or go away or something else throws you off track and you never get back to that commitment you made to yourself.

In this seminar I will share with you coaching secrets to keep all the parenting changes you have implemented alive and working at their optimal level.

• How to get back on track right away when life happens
• How to get creative and brainstorm your own parenting techniques and strategies
• How to use what you have learned throughout your child’s developmental stages
• How to know when to outsource
• How to get the most out of Parenting Powers future programs

Are you ready to take hold of your parenting powers and turn your child’s behavior around immediately?  If so, this is the parenting program for you.

Still on the fence? See Parent Coach, Susan Epstein, in action by watching this 5 minute video.

Details:
Mitchell College | Weller Center
New London, CT
Sunday, January 18, 2009
1:00PM-5:00PM
with Parent Coach, Susan Epstein

'7 Secrets to Powerful Parenting Seminar'Mitchell College | Weller Center Sunday, January 18, 2009 1:00PM-5:00PM
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