Alternatives to saying "No!"
Alternatives to saying "No!"
1 session workshop Date: see calendar dates on the rightThe only reason why you say “No!” is because you do not know how your needs and your child’s needs can be met at the same time. You want your child to have a bath now so your needs of supper and evening chores can be completed but your child has needs of wanting to keep playing. So you say, “No! You can’t carrying on playing because you need to have a bath now.”
Imagine what it would be like if you learnt the skills to have a different kind of conversation, one where you and your child are left feeling empowered and getting BOTH your needs met?
Come and explore and learn this communication pattern and walk away with some alternatives instead of getting frustrated and angry.
By the end of the workshop, this is what you will have achieved:
- Know why you say no, and when “no” means you know!
- how to convey you are serious in a respectful way without shouting, threats or manipulation.
- How to be certain when you feel uncertain about the answer you should give back.
- How to turn a “No” in to a “Yes” without giving in to your child’s wishes.
- How to make them take responsibility for making something work for you (this is where the secret lies)
! NB News !
- Listen to the SAFM interview of Robin's workshops. This interview covers a wide range of topics including Manipulation, Discipline, Parent Support, Techniques etc. Highly recommended listening (16 minutes).
- Robin presented at Montessori conference in July 2009 and the National Education Week Conference in August.
- Listen to Robin's radio Interview on this Siblings workshop: April 2009
Workshop Calendar
| CAPE TOWN WORKSHOPS |
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| Type | Venue/ Info | Date |
|---|---|---|
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Rondebosch Primary School. See more info here. | Start 10th Feb 2010 |
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Synergy School. | Both series Start 22nd April.
Morning series 8:30-11:00am Evening series 6:45-9:15pm |
| JOHANNESBURG WORKSHOPS |
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| Type | Venue/ Info | Date |
|---|---|---|
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Victory Park, JHB | 13th Feb, 27th Feb, 13th Mar |
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Waverley, Johannesburg | 14th Feb, 28th Feb, 14th Mar |
Testimonials
I often feel so guilty when I say “No!” to my child. And I was so surprised when I used these new skills and found that my child co-operated with me and we were both happy at the end of the day. Belinda
I always thought that to bring about any change in my son’s behaviour was going to take an enormous amount of hard work. I never thought that by just changing some of my communication pattern I would achieve that goal. For that I am seriously thankful. Bongani
I think I learnt more about myself in this workshop than about how I was going to change my daughter’s behaviour. I didn’t realise how closely these things are interlinked. Susan
My wish is that ALL parents underwent training like this. As parents we are all doing the best we can with what we have got. Workshops like this just give us so much more to work with and support us in getting what we need as well! Robert






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