Monday, March 22nd, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Masonic Lodge,19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley, Across from the town hall

This event is for Greenwood School Community Only

Greenwood School Parents are invited to hear Kim John Payne speak on the social inclusion approach as a way of combating the problem of isolation that is, sadly, a growing part of the experience of most children today. Developed over 24 years with children from almost every continent, this approach gives practical playground, classroom and home based tools to work with social exclusion issues. The social inclusion approach emphasizes politeness and courtesy as keys to establishing social impulse control and empathetic relationships at home and school and uses techniques such as the "Put Down Diet" to bring greater awareness to our verbal and non verbal communication. The approach offers simple interventions such as "Disapprove/Affirm-Discover-Do over" the three foundations of helping children change negative social patterns without needing to be blamed and shamed. This approach fosters a "telling environment" where children and parents fell free to speak up knowing they will not place the victim in further danger or get the, bully in trouble.

Kim John Payne is an Australian who has, for 24 years, worked throughout the world as a counselor, consultant/researcher and educator of both children and adults. He has been helping children, adolescents and families explore issues such as social difficulties with siblings and classmates, attention and behavioral issues at home and school, and a range of emotional issues such as defiance, aggression, addiction and self-esteem. A consultant and trainer to over 60 U.S. independent and public schools, Kim John Payne, M.Ed, has been a school counselor, adult educator, consultant, researcher and educator for nearly thirty years, and a private family therapist for more than fifteen years. To learn more about Kim John Payne and Simplicity Parenting visit simplicityparenting.com.

Saturday March 27, 9:30 am — 12:00 pm

Parenting the Young Child:

Children have seemingly endless energy and drive to move and explore and even get into mischief. As caring adults we enforce boundaries to keep them safe and us sane. Join us to explore how rhythm and consistency create implied boundaries that aren’t constantly challenged and negotiated. Appropriate boundaries free the child to joy and wonder that are their natural state of being.