We have recently heard from our friends at Collective Therapy that they are offering a new suite of on line courses for parents who are looking for support and a sense of community as they work with their children during the complex and sometimes challenging early years. Here are three course offerings starting in mid-June and going for four weeks. Registration is open until June 14 and information is available at http://collectivetherapy.ca/classes/ CSRI is pleased to share this information as another set of tools in the self-regulation toolbox...
Collective Therapy Classes being offered in June:
Picky Eating 101: How to Raise a Happy Eater is co-led by an occupational therapist and a registered dietitian and aims to help parents feel more confident and capable about creating positive learning experiences for their child when it comes to eating. We cover topics such as Ellyn Satter's Division of Responsibility, a basic introduction to food nutrition, creating structure and routine to meal times, and making meal planning simple.
Kindergarten Booster: Making the Leap to School is led by an occupational therapist and is intended for any parent who has questions and concerns about their child's kindergarten readiness. Each week we will discuss a specific area of development (fine motor, gross motor, and independence with social, emotional, and self-care skills) and provide parents with age appropriate milestones as well as ways to help boost their child's skills for kindergarten. The intent of the class is to help ease any anxiety parents may be feeling about their child's transition to kindergarten.
Ants in Your Pants: Managing Big Feelings is our original Collective Class and was developed with the intent of teaching families about self-regulation and how to help children stay more calm, balanced, and settled throughout their day. This class has been offered twice since January. We have had positive feedback from past parents who reported that the tools they received from this class helped them to better understand their child's behaviours and put strategies in place that actually worked.
All our classes are held online and run for a 4-week period. Parents are emailed learning modules every week and are given access to a private online forum for each class. Throughout the 4-weeks of class parents can use the forum to ask questions to the therapist leading the class as well as discuss ideas and experiences with the other parents in the group.
Parents from previous classes have commented that the online format of the classes made it easy to fit the learning into their busy lives and schedules. While the forum helped create a personal connection to the teacher and other parents in the group.
For more information on our classes please visit our website at http://collectivetherapy.ca/classes/
Collective Therapy Classes being offered in June:
Picky Eating 101: How to Raise a Happy Eater is co-led by an occupational therapist and a registered dietitian and aims to help parents feel more confident and capable about creating positive learning experiences for their child when it comes to eating. We cover topics such as Ellyn Satter's Division of Responsibility, a basic introduction to food nutrition, creating structure and routine to meal times, and making meal planning simple.
Kindergarten Booster: Making the Leap to School is led by an occupational therapist and is intended for any parent who has questions and concerns about their child's kindergarten readiness. Each week we will discuss a specific area of development (fine motor, gross motor, and independence with social, emotional, and self-care skills) and provide parents with age appropriate milestones as well as ways to help boost their child's skills for kindergarten. The intent of the class is to help ease any anxiety parents may be feeling about their child's transition to kindergarten.
Ants in Your Pants: Managing Big Feelings is our original Collective Class and was developed with the intent of teaching families about self-regulation and how to help children stay more calm, balanced, and settled throughout their day. This class has been offered twice since January. We have had positive feedback from past parents who reported that the tools they received from this class helped them to better understand their child's behaviours and put strategies in place that actually worked.
All our classes are held online and run for a 4-week period. Parents are emailed learning modules every week and are given access to a private online forum for each class. Throughout the 4-weeks of class parents can use the forum to ask questions to the therapist leading the class as well as discuss ideas and experiences with the other parents in the group.
Parents from previous classes have commented that the online format of the classes made it easy to fit the learning into their busy lives and schedules. While the forum helped create a personal connection to the teacher and other parents in the group.
For more information on our classes please visit our website at http://collectivetherapy.ca/classes/
