“The Way of the Peaceful Parent”

Lunch and Learn Workshop

Saturday, June 5 

10:00am – 2:00pm

Special Price $40

(includes delicious, fresh lunch & workshop)

With

 Effective Parenting Founder, Dr. Kelli Ritter and

Author of “The Power of Choice”, Rev. Carole O’Connell

• Tools for Practicing Peacefulness this Summer
  
• 3 Essentials for Happiness in this Life
  
• Passing the Peacefulness on to our Children 

Workshops are held in a beautiful private home, “Whitehall Manor”, located in the Buckhead area of Atlanta

Space is limited and workshop is for adults

To register please use the workshop page of this website or call 404-202-2015

Great approach to parenting, February 24, 2009

By	J. Thomas -

This review is from: Come Play with Me! Effective Parent-Child Play:Using structured playtime to interact with young children and practice useful parenting skills (Perfect Paperback)

"I attended a talk by Dr. Ritter and it was great. Her approach to parenting seems like it will really work. Her main goal is to help you build a better relationship with your child and help them to become courageous, confident people. The book is a great synopsis of her approach which utilizes play therapy techniques. It was a very easy read and talks about things you can start doing immediately to make your relationship with your child better. I would highly recommend this book."

"Simple Ways to Build Courage & Confidence in Children”

with

Play therapy & Parenting expert,

Dr. Kelli Ritter

May 3rd

6:30-8:00pm

Mary Lin Elementary School

Auditorium

Free to the community

No Childcare provided for this workshop

For Parents, Grandparents and Caregivers of Young Children

"Setting-up and Organizing the Playroom"

(And getting ready for summer play!)

April 27th

11:30am -1:00pm

$40 (includes lunch)

Whitehall Manor in Buckhead

Play therapy expert, Dr. Kelli Ritter & professional organizer, Michelle Grey team up to offer this helpful workshop. 

• What to include in a playroom
• How to keep it all organized
• Portable playroom/play kits
• Nifty products and where to find them

 Details for registration can be found on the workshop page of this website. Payment must be received to secure a seat/lunch for all workshops. These workshops are fun, helpful and include a fresh lunch. Treat yourself!

Join us!

 I agreed to post this in support of our local, Atlanta area, girl scouts. It seems like a very kind gesture. If you have questions or comments, please direct them to the girl scouts. I have no affiliation with the girl scouts. 

Last week my four year old got in trouble on the playground at the end of the school day. He is a wonderful child and a human child - so yes, the boy gets in trouble. For some reason many people are delighted to find out that my children act up in misguided ways just like all children. At any rate, he was in trouble and I was finding myself less than empathic to his situation. I decided we would have a play session.

We got home, ate a snack and went up to our playroom. I used the magic skills (FEEL) for the next 30 minutes. As I typically do, I thanked my son for our time and told him I enjoyed our special play time as we left the playroom, and he was rather quite which is not typical for him. He turned to me and apologized (as out of thin air) for his unkind behavior at school that afternoon (he was actually very specific with his apology). Now, I did not mention the incident or anything having to do with the incident during our 30 minute play session. I had actually almost forgotten about the playground situation. And boom, there it was an opportunity to explore to whom he should apologize and perhaps a peace offering delivery that might accompany the apology. You have to try it to experience the magic, and trust me when I say that magic blows me away in new ways every week. Play is a powerful tool for parents to deepen their relationship with children, but the magic is in the play skills.

 Happy playing!

I really am happy to share information on the forum with anyone that has specific questions. I think a better approach might be to leave questions and comments here on the blog or e-mail me and I can attempt to give anyone interested the information they seek.

Namaste'

Kelli

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