Paper people by Carole Gesme, feelings, goodie note examples, lunch notes, self-esteem building.

The Love Game, from shame into celebration, celebration cards, the importance of play, love affirmations, and affirmations in general.

What is frame of reference? Ways of separating.

Importance of negative feedback, structure activity, structure continuum exercise (for use with children, adolescents, teens or adults), how to lead suggestion circle.

Positive and negative communication. Appreciation. Children’s civil rights. 3 Balloon sheet: ways to give positive and negative communication

How to introduce something new. Creating a parenting contract (thumb sucking, cello practice contract), leader’s contract with a group, introducing something new.

​How to enhance a ritual. What is a ritual? Ritual for leaving (idea).

Rules within the home, hitting, things to do instead of hitting.

Creating curiosity, flexibility, willingness to experiment, parenting, what to do when someone is “stuck”.

4 ways teens separate from their families, WE care ground rules, suggestion circle.

Activity-values and attitudes evaluation about drug use, “Keyed Up” game for drug and violence prevention and information on parenting drug free children.

Ideas to be a better father and dad. Explaining the different “jobs of a father”, and different types of fathering (Admiral Dad, Nice Dad, Hardworking, Malboro Dad, Sad/Mad Dad etc) and “Father Faces Board” game.

Supporting children through the topic of war. This discusses the Gulf War but contains relevant content to apply for any war or world wide conflict. Developmental reactions to war.

Encouraging responsibility, chores, Household jobs participation chart, effective goal setting.