POWER PLAYTIMETM
Hands-on Training
for
Parents & Teachers
This training
is about you
becoming the parent or teacher you always wanted to be. In
this course,
you will gain insight into your child and yourself while mastering our
simple yet profound SAY WHAT YOU SEE®
system. Through
class
instruction and hands-on experience in home playtimes, this
revolutionary parenting system
will become an easy habit in a matter of weeks.
What
is POWER PLAYTIME TM?
Your
child places the
"Do Not
Disturb" sign on the door and beams. This
is her time alone with you. No phone, no siblings, no interruptions --
just you and the toys!
You focus attentively on her and allow her to lead the play. With play
dough it might sound like this: "You're rolling that piece into a ball.
You want to roll it on the rug; you can roll it on the
table instead." As the child easily complies you continue, "You made
that one long and skinny. Looks like you have a plan."
She smiles, "Yep, I'm making a sun! That's a sunbeam." "Oh!" you say,
"Looks like it's turning out just the way you wanted!" Her face
shines with pride as she realizes that what she thinks matters.
For preteens, knowing their ideas count is critical in saying NO to
peer pressure. Playtime can help. For a 10-12 year old boy, it
might sound like this: "You're building something." "It's a racecar
like I drew in art today," he says, "All the other kids
made robots, but I liked my car idea better." "I see," you acknowledge,
"You could've followed the crowd but didn't. That shows independent
thinking!" He smiles, proud that he chose to
think for himself.
Your child's playtimes
will be like no other's
A child in the
lead with a supportive parent* will find her own way to
play and you will be there watching for her strengths. The more you
allow her to lead, the more her play will reveal the
challenges she is ready to tackle. With your support, she will learn to
solve problems on her own, explore her natural creativity, and overcome
fears and disappointments.
*POWER
PLAYTIMETM
can
strengthen all adult-child
relationships--parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts, guardians,
teachers
and caregivers.
Benefits of Playtime
A series of
thirty-minute playtimes, once a week, off and on throughout childhood
can help children master challenge after challenge, while
cementing a life-long bond of trust and confidence with
you. Your goal in each playtime is to leave your child
feeling
understood, appreciated, loved and empowered. This shower of intense
"permission to be" is often exactly what is needed for him to become
more
self-confident, more independent and less demanding.
Control
battles decrease and accusations like
"You
never listen to me!"
disappear with POWER PLAYTIME
TM
|
POWER
PLAYTIMETM
will
teach you to
focus on your child's strengths, give you access to patience whenyou need it most, and carry
you through the teen years with confidence. You will always know just the
right thing to say when you learn to SAY WHAT YOU SEE®!
Course Curriculum
POWER
PLAYTIMETM
training
is perfect for parents/teachers of children ages
3-12.
--Children
do not
attend classes.--
Course
consists of eight 2-hour classes:
| Part 1: |
Setting
up
POWER PLAYTIMETM |
| Part 2: |
SAYing
WHAT YOU SEE |
| Part 3: |
Adding CAN
DOs |
| Part 4: |
Adding STRENGTHs |
| Part 5: |
Reviewing
Parents' Playtimes
Finding Hidden Strengths |
| Part 6: |
Reviewing
Parents' Playtimes
Understanding Your Child's Play |
Part 7:
|
Reviewing
Parents' Playtimes
|
| Part 8: |
Reviewing
Parents' Playtimes
Closure |
Playtime Participant: During the course you will participate in class and hold four
30-minute playtimes with your
child at
home. You will need a basic set of toys and will be asked to bring
a videotape of one of your playtimes to class for supportive group coaching. A private coaching session scheduled outside of class is also included.
Observing Partcipant: This participation level is designed for spouses or
teachers to participate in class and learn from the playtimes of others.
The sixteen hours of instruction are also available as
intensive
weekend training by request.
Current
Classes
To contact us by email, please
click here: srb@languageoflistening.com
Or you can leave a message at: (512)
388-9545
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