DESCRIPTION:

Recording date:  November 9, 2021

This session for families explore ways to grow existing listening skills in your child, young person or family. Learn effective ways of teaching your child (and yourself, too!) how to manage strong emotions and work collaboratively with them to find new ways to cope with challenges.

Presented by:

• Ron Joyce Children’s Health Centre, Hamilton Health Sciences

Related resources:

• Emotion wheel (Google search - lots of different ones!)
• Videos:
  • Rethinking Challenging Kids - Where There's a Skill, There's a Way - J. Stuart Ablon
  • Brené Brown on Empathy
• Books:
  • How To Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
  • The Whole-Brain Child by Dr. Siegel
  • Connected Parenting by Jennifer Kolari
  • No More Meltdowns by Dr. Jed Baker
• YourSpace sessions and resources related to:
  • Validation
  • Emotions
  • Collaborative problem-solving
  • Communication