Training
of Trainers heads north
This year we held three Training
of Trainers (ToT) workshops, as well as several more specially
arranged, customized ToTs for individual organizations. Due to
increasing demand in the northeastern part of the country, we
welcomed 18 participants to our first ToT in Boston this October.
As you can see from the photos on this page, the workshops attract
a wide range of family educators from all over the world.
Next year's ToT schedule will be about the same, although
we are considering adding a fourth ToT in the northwest. As always,
it is possible to arrange a customized Special ToT for a group
of twelve or more.
Training of Trainers 2006:
• Atlanta, GA - July 13-15, 2006 (Active
Parenting Now/Teens or Cooperative
Parenting and Divorce)
• Irvine, CA - August 3-5, 2006 (Active Parenting Now/Teens
or Padres
Activos de Hoy)
• Boston, MA - October 12-14, 2006 (Active Parenting Now/Teens)
For more photos from all the ToTs, please go to activeparenting.com/total.htm
Welcome,
Baby Beamish!
After many years of leading parents and training trainers,
National Trainer David Beamish is finally practicing what he
preaches. Mitchell Beamish was born March 21st and is already
enjoying the benefits of active parenting. Congratulations to
David and his family.
Spanish
entrenamiento
Our Spanish-language leader training continues to increase in
popularity and will be offered throughout the year. "The
Spanish
Leader Training Workshops are a great opportunity for leaders
to learn how to implement parenting education in their community,"
notes trainer Roxana Fine of Half Moon Bay, California. "And
at the same time they can share ideas about the unique challenges
they face working with Hispanic parents."
Look for Roxana at the California Training
of Trainers in August 2006.
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What's Your
Parenting Style? Quiz Improved
Our popular What's
Your Parenting Style? quiz now automatically calculates results.
It's easier than ever for parents to learn if they are dictators,
doormats, or active parents. Just tell them to go to the Parents
page of our web site: www.ActiveParenting.com/parents.htm.
The quiz is also available in a printer-friendly format. Its
a great way to start off parenting classes—just be sure
to include Active Parenting's copyright line at the bottom.
Arkansas leader Shealby Brasier has found that the quiz helps
break the ice at the beginning of her one-on-one parent education
sessions:
"Most of my students are court-ordered, and some have
a bad attitude when they come to class, but after they take the
quiz and we go over the results, they calm down. Then after they
watch the first tape they see where they might learn something
after all. They are surprised at the results. I go over the results
with them and explain where they need to either raise or lower
the dictator or the doormat style to become an active parent.
After they finish the course and they take the same quiz again,
their score does change for the better and they are happy."
Thank
you, partners!
As always we are very grateful to our Training Partners for their
help in scheduling Leader Training Workshops. By providing a
meeting room and other assistance, these partners helped bring
more parenting education to their community while earning a $25
product credit for each attendee. Being a Training Partner is
a great way to stretch those budget dollars during tough times!
For information on becoming a Training Partner, give us a call
or go to www.ActiveParenting.com/ltwpartners4.htm.
TRAINING PARTNERS
- Family Support Council, Saint Louis, MO
- Monongahela Hospital, Monongahela, PA
- Office Of Family Life, Miami Shores, FL
- Archdiocese Of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
- Family Life Council Greater Greensboro, Greensboro, NC
- Columbus Council of PTA 's, Columbus, OH
- St. Francis Cabrini Hospital, Alexandria, LA
- Community Hospital North, Indianapolis, IN
- North Hills Youth Ministry, Pittsburgh, PA
- College Of Lake County, Vernon Hills, IL
- The Giving Tree, Port Clinton, OH
- Hope House Ministries, Port Jefferson, NY
- Life Matter, Mechanic Falls, ME
- Coastside Children's Services, Half Moon Bay, CA
- Center For The Family, Malibu, CA
- Plymouth Park United Methodist Church, Irving, TX
- Catholic Diocese of Memphis, Memphis, TN
- Jordan Hospital, Plymouth, MA
- Child Guidance Center Of Greater Bridgeport, Bridgeport,
CT
- Prevention Plus Consulting, Lincoln, NE
- First Step, Cockeysville, MD
- Jeopardy Foundation, San Fernando, CA
- Irvine Presbyterian Church, Irvine, CA
- Dedham Middle School, Dedham, MA
- Mountain Grove High School, MT. Grove, MO
- North Dakota State Unversity, Mandan, ND
- Cornell Cooperative Extension, Warsaw, NY
- The Upper Room, Derry, NH
- Concordia University, Irvine, CA
- Never Too Late Ministries, San Marcos, CA
- Family Life Enrichment, Goodlettsville, TN
- High Expectations, Beaver Dam, WI
- Diane Lewis and Jeanne Tauscher
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