Talks for Parents

I regularly deliver evening talks for parents across the South East of England. These talks or webinars last 1.5 hours and normally run from 7pm-8:30pm. They cover a variety of topics (see below).  Please note that, if the organisers feel there is a particular topic that needs addressing that is not listed below, I am happy to create a bespoke talk or webinar.

Self-esteem: The Greatest Gift We Can Give Our Children

This talk covers all aspects of self-esteem from exactly what it is, to why it is so crucial to children’s healthy social, academic and emotional development. Importantly, those attending will learn easily applicable techniques and strategies to increase their child's self-esteem and help them become more confident and independent. This talk covers:

• The crucial role self-esteem plays in a child's healthy development
• How to recognise if your child has sound self-esteem
• The building blocks of self-esteem and how to put them in place
• The empowering effects of 'high love and high limits' parenting
• How to successfully increase your child’s emotional intelligence.

Social Brilliance: Teach Your Child Social Skills for Life

This talk focuses on empowering parents to coach their child around any relationship difficulties they may be having. Through learning easily applicable techniques and strategies, parents attending will learn how to empower their children by teaching them the art of making friends, maintaining relationships and handling playground conflicts. This talk covers:

• How to become your child's greatest coach
• How to help your child make friends quickly and easily
• Teaching your child the art of great communication
• How to help your child deal effectively with friendship and/or bullying issues
• How to successfully increase your child's social intelligence.

Resilience: Help Your Child Bounce Back From Life's Hiccups

This talk focuses on showing parents how to coach their child around the issues they may be facing. Through learning easily applicable techniques and strategies, parents attending will learn how to empower their children by teaching them the art of good communication, problem solving and how to bounce back from life’s hiccups. This talk covers:

• The importance of building resilience in your child
• The building blocks to resilience and how to put them in place
• How to help your child to take responsibility for their relationships and their decisions
• How to help your child deal with their worries and embrace new challenges
• How to help your child move out of their comfort zone towards their goals.

How to Survive (and Even Enjoy!) The Teenage Years

This talk covers all aspects of the teenage years; the changes they are undergoing, the challenges they face and how we, as parents, can successfully navigate our way through the teenage years. There is a common myth that conflict is a necessary and fundamental part of the teenage years. However, teenagers need to become less reliant on us as parents in order to establish their independence and autonomy and much tension can be avoided by us, as parents, allowing our children enough safe, bounded space in which to grow. This talk covers:

• Why teenagers behave the way they do
• How to understand (and positively engage with) the teenage mind
• How to keep boundaries in place whilst encouraging independence of thought
• The importance of giving your teenager trust and responsibility
• How to really enjoy your child's teenage years.

Schools we are proud to have worked with

Berkshire:

Bradfield College, Bradfield

Cookham Dean Primary School, Cookham

Cookham Rise Primary School, Cookham

Eagle House School, Sandhurst

Eton End Preparatory School, Eton

Hall Grove School, Bagshot

Harpsden Pre-School, Harpsden

Holme Grange School, Wokingham

Lambrook, Winkfield Row

Oldfield Primary School, Maidenhead

St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead

Sunningdale Preparatory School, Ascot

St Mary's Catholic School, Maidenhead

The Marist School, Sunninghill

Queen Anne First School, Windsor

Wellington College, Crowthorne

Oxfordshire:

Nettlebed Community School, Nettlebed

Rupert House School, Henley-on-Thames

The Oratory, Woodcote

Trinity Primary School, Henley-on-Thames

Valley Road Primary School, Henley-on-Thames

Buckinghamshire:

Burford School, Marlow Bottom

Butler's Court, Beaconsfield

Carrington Junior School, High Wycombe

Curzon C of E Combined School, Penn

Danesfield School, Marlow

Davenies Preparatory School, Beaconsfield

Gayhurst School, Gerrards Cross

Great Marlow, Marlow

Hawridge and Cholesey C of E School, Hawridge

High March School, Beaconsfield

Leyhill School, Chesham

Marlow CE Infant School, Marlow 

Pipers Corner, High Wycombe

Sir William Borlase's Grammar School, Marlow

Spinfield School, Marlow

St Mary and All Saints C.E. School, Beaconsfield

The Downley School, Downley

Hampshire:

St Neot's School, Eversley

Hertfordshire:

Christ Church C of E school, Chorleywood 

Surrey:

Amesbury School, Hindhead

Gordon's School, Chobham

Knowl Hill School, Pirbright

Surbiton High School, Surbiton

Sutton High School, Sutton

London:

Allfarthing Primary School, Wandsworth

Nower Hill High School, Pinner

Putney High School, Putney

Rutherford House School, Balham

Thomas's, Battersea

Please do not hesitate contact me if you would like to discuss the possibility of hosting a talk for your parents.