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Communication Skills for Parents and
Teachers
Managing behaviour can become the major part of our relationship with children, and the focus
on discipline can leave little space or energy to nurturing other aspects of the relationship, both for parents and teachers.
Communicating with Kids provides principles and skills for
behaviour management which are simple and effective, while at the same time enhancing and deepening the human relationship
between adult and child. Spending less time on discipline frees up parents to spend more time enjoying the relationship
with their children, and frees up teachers to spend more time teaching. Children benefit from more positive relationships
and more time spent learning. The communication principles support different individual teaching or parenting styles
or personalities, as well as taking into account the different personalities of our children. The guiding principle behind
all the communication skills is respect for self and respect for the child.
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I was deeply shocked that a handful of simply-phrased approaches and actions
can have such a profound effect. I went in deeply sceptical of the process. I leave knowing it works and knowing it through
my actions'
Jared, parent
This workshop has helped our whole school to reflect on our
habits of communication in ways that mean we now have absolutely no need for the kinds of punishments and rewards that many
of us overly rely on
Elizabeth Overton, Head teacher |
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A Bit About the Facilitator
Stephanie Davies-Arai is an accredited Gordon Training instructor with ten years' experience
running Communication Skills courses and workshops for parents, teachers, and in the business world, as well as working with
children in schools, teaching Peer Mediation, Conflict Resolution and running Circle Time programmes on subjects such as friendship,
respect, bullying, anger management and communication. She has developed strategies and policies within schools on discipline,
behaviour management and bullying. She is one of the founding members of Lewes New School, a small independent school in East
Sussex, and has four children aged 11, 13, 16 and 19. For information about Lewes New School, click on the link below: |
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In the Workplace
Communication skills training courses are also available for businesses and companies wishing
to improve inter-personal relationships within the workplace. Please email for more details.
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