Parenting from Your Heart- open for registration

Saturday mornings, March 7, April 4, May 2 and May 30
9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Location  in NE Portland TBA with registration. For more information or to register and reserve your space, call (503.335.2717) or email Kristen McKee or send in this form.

Children and babes in arms are welcome to attend as long as it doesn’t interfere with the presence of others’ participation. Childcare is available in an adjoining space.

Attendance is $40 per session per adult, or $150 for the whole series, a valuable investment toward more peaceful relationships in your own life, and participating in the larger community. Advance registration required because of class size limit. We want everyone who wants to attend to be able to do so. If funds are an obstacle please let me know how we might work together to meet our needs.

This event is supported by the Insideout Schoolhouse, the Continuum Learning Community and Bay Area NVC. A description follows:

PARENTING FROM YOUR HEART
A workshop series offered by Kristin Collier

Our children are so important to us, yet sometimes we struggle to parent in ways we feel truly good about. Participating in these parenting workshops, you will explore how to:

• Understand the needs behind your children’s behavior.
• Parent effectively without relying on the threat of punishment or the promise of reward.
• Transform power struggles into opportunities for building connection and trust.
• Discover a quality of connection that will sustain your family through life’s challenges.
• Contribute to peace by raising children who can make peace.

This introductory series on compassionate parenting will be taught by parent and teacher, Kristin Collier, from Eugene OR. Kristin has been studying Nonviolent Communication intensively in leadership programs for six years and sharing it nationally and internationally for four.  Her greatest teachers are her five and eight year old sons. Kristin’s classes are enjoyable, satisifying and tailored to the needs of the attendees.