LifeWorks is a not for profit organisation that provides family, couple and individual
counselling, education, training and workplace services in Victoria Australia.
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Being the Parent You Want to Be
Program Description
This practical course explores the triggers of anger, alternative ways of reducing and managing your anger and understanding the connection between anger and stress.
Across four weeks, it provides tips, strategies and advice on how to handle your own responses and be the parent you want to be.
Topics Covered:
- triggers of anger
- children̍s developmental stages
- what is normal behaviour at each stage
- influences on children̍s behaviour
- principles of managing children̍s behaviour
- managing your responses and actions
- communication styles and techniques
- reducing stress and managing your time effectively
- practical tips and strategies
- Frankston
- Melbourne City
- Wyndham
Comments from Participants:
"I didn't realise there were so many ways to discipline children in a positive and encouraging way"
"I've learnt to moderate my behaviour around the children - not to display anger but rather identify the issues and act appropriately"
"I was stuck in the same patterns and the discipline techniques will help me break these patterns"
Suitable for:
Parents
LifeWorks also offers a range of other programs including
LifeWorks has 10 branches throughout metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria:
Workplace Telephone 03 8650 6200 | EAP Line 8650 6262 | Melbourne CBD 03 8650 6200
Bayswater 03 8650 6200 | Broadmeadows 03 9355 4700 | Chadstone 03 9563 3555 | Frankston 03 9783 7611 | Geelong 03 5222 3172
Moonee Ponds 03 8650 6200 | Preston 03 8650 6200 | Wangaratta 03 5721 5700 | Wyndham 03 9974 3200 
LifeWorks acknowledges Aboriginal people as the traditional custodians of the land from which we serve and respects their spiritual and physical relationship with their country. We are always in relationship…to each other and the land.