By Karen Tripp MS

Karen Tripp MS provides concrete coping skills for some of the most difficult situations.  With small and large group interactions as well as case studies and real life illustrations, each student will leave more confident and self assured in their interactions with children.

Parenting the Difficult Child- Good news: some of the greatest leaders of all times were difficult children. Bad news: they were frustrating, exasperating and often left the parents questioning who is in charge. The difficult child is described as intelligent, quick thinking, persistent, and one who pushes limits and authority. This workshop will focus on assertive parenting skills that are more effective with the difficult child as well as methods of helping the child be responsible for his or her behavior.

For Mothers of Preschoolers - There’s Too Many Hats! – Do you remember being a well rested, fun, energetic woman that could be everything to everyone? The only hats you wore were wife, lover, worker and daughter. Then your new boss showed up weighing 7 pounds 10 ounces and wearing a diaper. With him came a mom hat as well as a dozen hats from maid to nurse to zombie. Discover how to manage your hats- GUILT FREE!!

All Parents Have Stress – You Can Learn to Cope with It- If parenting was stress free, children would never leave home. The stress in a parent child relationship often effects the environment of the entire household. Discover how to reduce stress by identifying the how, when and where of your stress and how to adapt your parenting style to reduce stress.

Discipline with Direction – It’s easy as a parent to find yourself disciplining reactively instead of proactively. Learn how to set goals for what behaviors you want your child to achieve and then design a plan on how to achieve them. Specific illustrations and concrete feedback will leave you the confidence you seek to handle parenting in any situation.

Win the Battle of “There’s Never Enough Time!”- There are specific techniques for improving the way you manage your home, your job, your life. Discover the ““suppose to’s” that are swallowing up your time and replace them with “I want to’s”.

Conflict Resolution: Kids are Easy, but Adults can be Difficult: Coping with parents, teachersand the multiple adults involved in a child’s life can be stressful.  This workshop looks at conflict resolution techniques that are sure to help you cope in the most difficult situations.  Workshop can be designed for an audience of childcare workers, parents or both.