Positive Parenting

COURSE SUMMARIES
All courses are held at the Effective Living Centre, 26 King William Road, Wayville. Phone 8271 0329 for information on enrolment.

Positive Parenting in 2010
The first guest speaker for the Positive Parenting focus group in 2010 is Jodie Benveniste. Hear her at 7:30pm on 3 March.

Jodie lectures in the School of Psychology at the University of Adelaide and is Editorial Advisor for Wondertime Magazine. She previously worked as a management consultant and an academic researcher. Jodie has written four books and is the mother of two young children.

Jodie will explore the challenging issue of balancing work plus life so that a person’s sense of wellbeing is heightened. She explains how a good sense of wellbeing is a key to thinking positively and optimistically, thus achieving greater productivity at work, a better home life and greater benefits for both ourselves and for everyone with whom we interact. 
           
Term One Courses:   (See separate brochure for details)

Wed 3 March: Work Life Family Balance; Jodie Benveniste. See above

Wed 17 March: Talk so your kids will listen and listen so they will talk; Clare Bowyer  (Centacare). Ways to communicate effectively with offspring and avoid misunderstanding.

Wed 24 March: Self Esteem in Children; Clare Bowyer  (Centacare). Learn key elements for building self-esteem. It’s  the greatest gift you can give a child.

Sun 28 March: Celebrating Easter; Volunteers. A fun-filled afternoon for the whole family to make crafts and focus on the meaning of Easter.
 Regular courses at 7.30pm ($12; $10conc.) at ELC.                  

Celebrating Easter  ($20/family; $5/indiv) is at 2pm.

Ways to get the most out of your course
Invite a friend or group of friends to join you. Ask someone (friend, grandparent) to provide babysitting thoughout the course as a birthday gift. Borrow books from our library. Ask the ELC to run a course on a topic of interest: eg. "Step-Families", "Boys in School", "Sole Parenting". As these courses are primarily educational in nature, individual counselling may be advisable, if you have specific needs.

Important
Booking and paying ahead for a course is essential. A confirmation letter will be sent to you on receipt of payment. If there is an inadequate number of bookings one week prior to commencing then it will be cancelled, and refunds will be given. ELC is not able to provide refunds in other circumstances. ELC reserves the right to alter any of the published arrangements.

All courses are held at the Effective Living Centre, 26 King William Road, Wayville Phone 8271 0329. Bookings can be made at the Effective Living Centre.

All courses are run by qualified parent educators.
All courses are held at ELC. Bookings and prepayment are essential.

Positive Parenting Newsletter

Effective Living Centre
26 King William Rd., Wayville

The Effective Living Centre was formed in 1998 as a joint venture between members of Christ Church and the local community.
It aims to promote growth and learning throughout life, the integrity and value of each individual, richness and diversity of families and communities. It specifically runs courses in the areas of Relationships
Social Justice & the Sacred and Creative Dimensions of Life
(this includes the Progressive Christianity Network)