Post-summit Workshop:

Getting Real with Children and Teens

Susan Campbell, PhD

Monday March 31, 9am to 4:30pm ($120--Option: morning session alone may be taken for $60)

When I meet with parents and children, the one topic that surfaces most often is the desire for respect on the part of everyone involved. Parents often feel disrespected by broken agreements, unwillingness to share responsibilities, and refusal to heed the parent's counsel. Children often feel disrespected by what they think of as parents' attempts to over-control them.

In this workshop, you will learn how to form bonds of enduring mutual respect by learning to "relate" to children and teens instead of trying to "control" them. Using role-playing, socio-drama, and state-of-the-art communication tools, you will:

• learn the difference between relating and controlling; i.e. you will become aware of when you are communicating to relate and when your communication comes from the intent to control;
• get practice dealing with difficult encounters in a way that is respectful to the other and engenders respect;
• learn specific communication tools for preventing and resolving conflicts with children and teens;
• learn how to conduct different types of family meetings;
• learn fun educational activities you can do with children and teens--activities that build self-confidence while strengthening relationships.