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School District hosts free parenting seminar |
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August 27, 2015 |
On Tuesday, September 1, 2015, Boundary County
School District #101 will be hosting a FREE
seminar focused on a philosophy and approach to
parenting known as Love and Logic. This seminar
features nationally-recognized speaker Jedd
Hafer from Colorado Springs, Colorado. He will
also be speaking to the school district teaching
staff during their in-service week before school
begins. A filling and tasty spaghetti dinner and
dessert will be served at no charge prior to the
seminar. This dinner will be served at the BFHS
Commons from 4:30-5:30 p.m., and the
presentation will be at the BFHS Auditorium from
5:30-7:30 p.m.
According to a press release from the Love and
Logic Institute, "Love and Logic is a philosophy
founded in 1977 by Jim Fay and Foster W. Cline,
M.D. The Love and Logic Institute is dedicated
to making parenting and teaching fun and
rewarding, instead of stressful and chaotic. We
provide practical tools and techniques that help
adults achieve respectful, healthy relationships
with their children. All of our work is based on
a psychologically sound parenting and teaching
philosophy called Love and Logic®."
The seminar addresses parenting challenges,
including, for example:
Toddler tantrums… to teen driving
Potty training… to their posts on Facebook
Refusing to eat peas….to refusing to do anything
Step-parenting, special needs and much, much
more!
Organizers of the seminar said, "The “Love” in
Love and Logic means that we love our kids so
much that we are willing to set and enforce
limits. This “Love” also means that we do so
with sincere compassion and empathy.
"The “Logic” in Love and Logic happens when we
allow children to make decisions, make
affordable mistakes, and experience the natural
or logical consequences. When we balance this
with sincere empathy, they develop the following
logic:
The quality of my life depends on the quality of
my choices.
With the loving yet powerful tools of Love and
Logic, we can help our children learn to make
good choices and experience happy lives while
maintaining their love and respect."
Jedd Hafer, the featured speaker at the seminar
sponsored by the school district, is the newest
member of the Love and Logic speaking team. For
more than 20 years Jedd has worked with severely
troubled kids in treatment centers and
alternative schools where he has witnessed time
after time the effectiveness of Love and Logic
skills.
Mr. Hafer is the father of 4 kids, two who are
adopted out of the foster care system. His
experience with kids who have extreme challenges
is translated in training staff and parents in
the Love and Logic skills. He has presented in
the past at conferences, staff trainings, and
PTAs. His audiences have included teachers,
childcare professionals, probation officers,
corrections staff, churches, law enforcement
personnel, corporate personnel, social workers
and parents.
He is a former touring professional comic.
"Jedd's presentations are always filled with
humor and passion. He blends his own style of
humor with solid Love and Logic techniques,"
event organizers said in their press release. |
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