Paper People & Lunch Box Goodies
Paper people by Carole Gesme, feelings, goodie note examples, lunch notes, self-esteem building.
An Important Infant (Being)
Becoming, being, infant activities, the use of important infant tape, affirmations.
From Shame to Celebration
The Love Game, from shame into celebration, celebration cards, the importance of play, love affirmations, and affirmations in general.
Gossip
Gossip and research. Information on dating, growing up and “what I wish my parents had told me to look for in a mate”.
Frame of Reference
What is frame of reference? Ways of separating.
Discounting
Discounting- the process of denying. Ridicule and sarcasm: how it hurts. How to stop discounting and move to empowerment. Using laughter, and Gallows smile.
Terrific Twos & Anger
Tantrums, two-year-olds, anger management in adults (and kids).
Affirmations for Various Groups
What are affirmations? Affirmations and Self-Esteem, exploring love affirmations, affirmations for kids.
Nurture
Nurture continuum, nurture, parenting highway, suggestion circle, leading children’s groups.
Structure
Importance of negative feedback, structure activity, structure continuum exercise (for use with children, adolescents, teens or adults), how to lead suggestion circle.
The Gift of Affirmations
Affirmations, affirmation activities.
Positive & Negative Communication
Positive and negative communication. Appreciation. Children’s civil rights. 3 Balloon sheet: ways to give positive and negative communication
Contracts
How to introduce something new. Creating a parenting contract (thumb sucking, cello practice contract), leader’s contract with a group, introducing something new.
Rituals
How to enhance a ritual. What is a ritual? Ritual for leaving (idea).
Household Rules
Rules within the home, hitting, things to do instead of hitting.
Growing Young
Creating curiosity, flexibility, willingness to experiment, parenting, what to do when someone is “stuck”.
Constructive Feedback
Dealing with destructive messages, characteristics of constructive criticism, kernel of truth.
Holiday Fantasy
Surviving the holidays with family, how to make a good opening, suggestion circle.
Learning Styles
The “right to pass” when in a group, learning styles, ways to lead a good meeting, activity on “fussing” (The Fuss Box).
Levels of Power
5 Levels of Power (activity), power nametag, power of suggestion circle.
Successful Families
How to build successful families, how to build successful groups, facilitation skills, the power of hearing, seeing and doing in communication.
Birth Order Theory
Affirmations for family members, birth order theory, opening and closing activities that are positive, and meeting check-list.
Listen, See, Do
Brain Stroming session tool, strength building exercise, 3 ways of hearing affirmations, adult information processing, and ending a group (closure activity).
Time In: When Time Out Doesn’t Work
Information about the book Time In: When Time Out Doesn’t Work
The Theory of Recycling
The Theory of Recyling proposes that the emotional and intellectual developmental tasks of childhood are basic to human life at every age. Therefore, the same tasks will be addressed again and again if there is a need for them to be updated to meet life’s new demands. In this issue we learn all about the THEORY of RECYCLING. If we missed something in our younger years, we can find ways to claim and “recycle” those skills during later years.