Parent Support Calls - HiH with Madeleine (US). Meeting May-June 2017
Event Information
Description
Build support around the work you do as a parent, reduce your stress level, build connection in your family life and support for yourself. Thank you for your interest in the phone based Hand in Hand Parenting Group for Parents of children 0-12years. We would love to have you with us! For more information about the group, scroll down. This payment page looks like the group only meets on 06/20, but in fact meets weekly between 05/02 and 06/20. You can join for between two and eight calls.
(NOTE IF YOU ARE IN AUSTRALIA, PLEASE GO TO THIS LINK TO REGISTER AND ARRANGE TO PAY IN AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS)
What: Phone based Hand in Hand Parenting Group for Parents of 0-12 year olds. In these Support Calls, we will share facilitated listening time with a small group of other parents who are also reaching out to give and get support. There will also be time for questions about using Hand in Hand Parenting in your family, and follow up, if appropriate on your Personalised Parenting Connection Plan developed in optional additional One-on-One Consultation*.
WHO: These groups are open to all parents. If you are not familiar with the Hand in Hand Parenting approach, or you would like to get started with applying it in your family, we highly recommend booking an optional Parenting Consultation, offered for Support Call participants at a 40% discount. We also recommend some resources - reading and video - which will help you get the most out of the calls. See details below.*
WHERE: Phone based group conference call - you will be provided with call-in details once you have registered and paid. There is a US based dial-in number, and local numbers are available for some other countries. You can also join the conference call via your web browser.
TIME AND DATES: You can choose to join us for between two and eight calls. If you are new to this group I would strongly encourage you to join us for as many calls as you can, as we build connections and relationships.
USA: Tuesdays 7:30-9:00p.m. Pacific. Length of call may be shorter depending on the number of people
DATES: 05/02, 05/09, 05/16, 05/23, 05/30, 06/06, 06/13, and 06/20.
Note: If for some reason there is only one person on the call, it will be 30 minutes max.
COST: You should decide what to pay based on your income and family circumstances. The cost is from $20 - $35 for each call. If you have any questions about this, please email me at madeleine.s.winter"at"gmail"dot"com
Groups are strictly limited in size to 6, so please register early.
*GET STARTED IMMEDIATELY - BOOK A CONSULTATION WITH MADELEINE - Take advantage of the 40% discounted rate for a 60 minute Parenting Consultation. We will
- Introduce Hand in Hand Parenting so that you have a head-start before the Support Calls begin (if you are new to Hand in Hand Parenting); or
- "dive deeper" to develop a Develop a Personalised Parenting Connection Plan depending on your experience and needs (if you are already familiar with Hand in Hand Parenting and are using the Listening Tools in your family).
Consultations are offered by phone based conference call, and you can downlaod a recording for future reference. Once you have registered, I will contact you to make a suitable time.
You can find out more about Hand in Hand by visiting my web site: www.madeleinewinter.com
Please contact us in a couple of days if you do not get an email confirming that we have received your registration and payment and information about our mailing list, if you elected to join it.
Please add our email address to your contacts and check your spam boxes as our emails sometimes land there.
* If you are new to Parenting by Connection, I would strongly suggest purchasing a copy of the "Listening to Children" booklets. If you are in the US, the best way to purchase them is direct from Hand in Hand Parenting HERE. You can also purchase a digital version HERE. If you are based in Australia, it is cheaper for you to purchase hard copies of the booklets directly from Madeleine. You can organise to do so HERE.
REFUNDS POLICY: All times in PDT. Cancellations must be in writing. Refunds should arrive in the account you paid with within 5 business days in the U.S. (within 7 days outside the U.S.).
MISSED MEETINGS: No refund is available if you miss a meeting. If spaces are available, we will do our best to include you in a later call group for a meeting.
REFUNDS OF CONSULTATION FEE: If cancelled by you, there is no refund of the One-on-One Consultation fee. However, I understand that life happens, and I am happy to reschedule at a mutually convenient time. If you need to cancel please let me know 24 hrs. in advance, whenever possible. If we reschedule a call at your request and it is missed a second time, your original fee will be forfeited and you will need to purchase additional time.
I am a parent, and life happens to me too! If I have to reschedule the consultation for whatever reason, you can elect to receive a refund up to 20th June 2017. Alternatively, we can reschedule, in which case, the conditions above apply - I cannot refund, and if you miss that rescheduled appointment, and a subsequent one, you will forfeit your fee.
SUPPORT CALLS:
IF CANCELLED BY EVENT ORGANISER: You'll receive a full refund for the affected Support Calls.
IF CANCELLED BY YOU:
If cancelled you fees will be refunded in to the credit card you paid with, in some cases less a small processing fee as noted above.
- A full refund*2 of any Support Calls you have paid for will be issued if you cancel in writing by 5:00p.m. 15th April 2017.
- 75% will be refunded*2 if you cancel your ticket between 5:00p.m. 15th April 2017 and 5:00p.m. 22nd April 2017.
- 50% will be refunded*2 if you cancel between 5:00p.m. 22nd April 2017 and 5:00p.m. on 5:00p.m. 29th April 2017
- There will be no refund for tickets cancelled after 5:00p.m. 29th April 2017, or if you miss a meeting.
WHAT TO DO NEXT
Please contact us in a couple of days if you do not get an email confirming that we have received your registration and payment and information about the calls.
Please add our email address to your contacts and check your spam boxes as our emails sometimes land there.
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Organiser Madeleine Scott Winter
Organiser of Parent Support Calls - HiH with Madeleine (US). Meeting May-June 2017
Madeleine is a Hand in Hand Parenting Instructor living in Sydney, Australia. Hand in Hand is an approach which focuses on relationships and connection rather than rewards and punishments. We provide practical tools to empower parents to build close connections & emotional safety with their children and helps parents build support for themselves.
Madeleine works across Sydney and worldwide, including with culturally diverse communities and families for whom English is not the first language. She also loves to work with fathers. “Fathers have such a special role to play in family life, and they get so little attention as dads”.
Madeleine offers one-on-one consultaions, and runs workshops and courses introducing parents and carers to the tools of Hand in Hand. She also provides ongoing mentoring, coaching and support in using the Listening Tools in their families and workplaces. Her courses and workshops are structured flexibly to meet the needs of parents, from 1 hour one-off events through to the 6 week Parenting by Connection Starter Class and longer, ongoing groups. She works with parents both in phone based groups, and in person. Her workshops and courses can be structured around common parenting challenges and present each of the six Hand in Hand Listening Tools as appropriate.
Madeleine has been working with families using this approach for over 20 years. Becoming a parent inspired her to found Listening to Children Through Play to more actively share these tools and resources, building a community of parents focused on connection. She is the parent of a pre-teen child.
Madeleine often works with her husband, Roewen Wishart, an experienced Hand in Hand father. Together, they use the Listening Tools in their own parenting and relationship with one another. They love to share this approach with friends, and like nothing better than a good old Saturday night family-and-friends wrestle.
You can contact Madeleine at madeleine.s.winter "at" gmail "dot"com or at www.madeleinewinter.com
This approach was developed and is supported by Hand in Hand Parenting, a not for profit based in Palo Alto, California. Hand in Hand work world-wide with parents, parent leaders and professionals who support parents. You can find out more here: www.handinhandparenting.org
Madeleine says “the best thing I ever did was become a parent. I don’t want any parent to feel bad about themselves as a parent. No matter what the struggle, we parents are the bravest, most dedicated bunch of people I ever came across, and I feel so proud to be one.
"What I love about Hand in Hand Parenting is that it offers practical ways to recover from the mistakes we make, learn from them, and prevent difficulties in future. It means we can support and love our children the way we dreamed we would, when we first became parents. I’m not a fantastic parent or a natural player – but these Listening Tools work. In many ways, Hand in Hand (and a kitchen timer) saved the play at our house!
“Hand in Hand has helped me from the start to understand that parenting is real work. Hard work, good work, but real work. One of the hardest things is not having people to plan with, share with, problem-solve with, get help from about the work of parenting. Any other job as complex as this would be much better supported. There’s nothing more of a relief as a parent than the knowledge that someone else knows, is committed to and is thinking about your children. And it turns out we can do this for each other. It’s a special thing to have someone pay you warm attention as you work out for yourself what you want to do about a particular parenting challenge or difficulty. You get to work out what will fit with your family, in your community, in your culture.”
