Attachment Parenting Activities in OC

OC Attachment Parenting Meetup.com group -
and South Orange County AP Meetup.com group -
activities calendar with park days, zoo, beach, etc., as well as an active message board to discuss with moms of a similar parenting philosophy.

Attachment Parenting International of OC -
monthly meetings on attachment parenting topics. Kids are welcome to attend. There's also a great leading library with attachment parenting books and resources.

La Leche League OC chapter- meetings with detailed information and Q & A about breastfeeding, and any infant or toddler related information. La Leche leaders are available by phone, as well, to answer any questions you may have.

October 12, 2010

Siblings Without Rivalry Workshop

This is a six-week workshop based on the award-winning book Siblings Without Rivalry by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish.

The goal of the Siblings Without Rivalry workshop is to help you help your children learn to live together. During each session you will learn and practice specific skills that reduce friction and make harmony possible. You'll find out how to:

  • Help children express negative feelings without hurting each other.

  • Treat children unequally and still be fair.

  • Free your children from harmful roles such as "bully" or "victim."

  • Respond helpfully when children fight.

  • Promote an atmosphere of cooperation rather than competition.

  • Resolve conflicts peacefully.


    What the Sessions Cover

    1. Helping Siblings Deal With Their Feeling About Each Other

    What happens to your children when their hostile feelings for each other are ignored or denied? Four specific methods for children expressing their negative feelings to each other without doing damage.

    2. Keeping Children Separate and Unequal

    How siblings react when compared to each other -- favorably or unfavorably. Effective alternatives to comparisons. How siblings feel about always being treated equally. Ways to treat children unequally and still be fair.

    3. Siblings in Roles

    Why your children are often cast, and cast each other, into different roles. A look at how powerfully these roles affect their relationships with each other. Skills that free each child to become his or her whole self.

    4. When the Kids Fight

    What can you do when fighting breaks out between children? An exploration of commonly used strategies that backfire. A chance to practice the skills that reduce rage and motivate children to work out their own solutions.

    5. Problem Solving

    A method for helping children with the problems they can't work out by themselves. A simple ten-step approach that enables adults to sit down with the young combatants who then move toward resolving their conflicts.

    6. A Final Review

    Time to review and consolidate your skills. Exercises give you practice in applying everything you learned to potentially explosive situations. Finally, an opportunity to take a second look at your own adult sibling relationships from your new perspective.


    Details

    When:
    Six Sundays: Oct 24, Oct 31, Nov 7, Nov 14, Nov 21, Nov 28

    Sessions will begin at 10:00 a.m. and continue for 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

    Where:
    Home in Orange, CA (directions will be sent to participants)

    Cost:

  • Option #1 -- $45
    (Includes workbook and Siblings Without Rivalry book. Supplies will be distributed on the first day of the workshop.)

  • Option #2 -- $30
    (Includes workbook only -- please choose this option if you already own the Siblings Without Rivalry book. Remember to bring your book to the workshop!)

  • Attachment Parenting International of Orange County members will receive a $5 discount.

  • Other discounts/scholarships (i.e. for significant others or hardship need) will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

    Facilitator:
    Angela Adams

    Minimum of 5, maximum of 8 participants.

    **You must be registered by October 18 to participate.**

    For more information, please contact Angela at apioforangecounty at yahoo dot com

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