[Humanpowered] Parenting with an Open Heart...returns to East Vancouver!

[dave olsen]

Are looking to refine and enhance what you've been doing as a parent because you 
just "know" that you can and that both you and your child(ren) would benefit all 
the more from it?

Or are you a frustrated parent/caregiver floating aimlessly in a sea of 
authoritarian how-tos that simply don't work for you or your child(ren)?

Maybe you have even discovered your own parents in your words and actions and 
wondered how the heck that happened?!

*Parenting with an Open Heart* is all about empowering the knowledge and wisdom 
that every human being comes with and it is returning to East Vancouver!

Confirmed session dates in Vancouver are *Saturday, January 26th, Saturday, 
February 2nd, and Saturday February 9th*. These will be held in a private 
residence at 2105 Parker (corner of Lakewood Drive; enter from Lakewood through 
a gate into the basement).

We'll begin at *6:00pm for 2 hours*.

This seminar series is designed to help you reconnect with instinctive and 
heart-centred parenting...with its joy and success!  It will revolve around you 
and what you need and it's designed for all parents, care-givers and 
parents-to-be, of any generation.

We'll talk about:

  * home births (Ina May Gaskin <http://www.inamay.com/> makes this as easy as
    it could be),
  * attachment parenting (the kind described in/The Continuum Concept/ by Jean
    Liedloff <http://www.continuum-concept.org/>),
  * diaper-free <http://www.diaperfreebaby.org/> or elimination communication,
  * sign language <http://www.babies-and-sign-language.com/>,
  * how to meet both our /and/ our child(ren)'s needs simultaneously or nearly so,
  * home- <http://www.holtgws.com/> or un-schooling
    <http://www.johntaylorgatto.com/> aka natural learning
    <http://www.naturalchild.org/>,
  * how to /enjoy/ getting around on foot and bike with an infant up to a young
    adult,
  * why what we put in our bodies (food, drugs/vaccines) is so important to our
    health,
  * how to inspire the behaviours that you desire and ending those power struggles,
  * and much, much more.

We'll focus on the positives of all these, but we won't ignore the problems of 
parenting /with a closed heart/.

Nonviolent communication is a technique that will be used during the course of 
this seminar; you need not know it or even want to learn it, but it will help 
you discover your feelings and needs and those of the rest of your family.  It 
is highly recommended!  And most importantly, it will help us keep the 
*Parenting with an Open Heart* seminar space a "No-fault Zone!"

You'll receive Compassionate Communication hand-outs and for those that register 
for the whole set of sessions, an electronic version of /Magical Parent, Magical 
Child/ (see below for package info).  You'll also receive our excellent and 
inspiring bibliography and reading list.

Admission to the first session is by donation, and I don't want anyone to use 
cost as a reason not to come.  Snacks and teas are provided.  My goal is simply 
to make life more wonderful for more people!    And yes, children are welcome 
and there are oodles of toys on site!

Package rates are now available: 8 weeks of sessions for $150, which includes an 
electronic version of /Magical Parent, Magical Child/ and have access to our 
full lending library.

Drop-in is $25 per session; for anyone who needs it, the scale can slide.

Pre-registration for *Parenting with an Open Heart* is advised and recommended.  
Simply reply to this email or email me at bike at resist.ca or call me at 
604.216.6700 with your name and contact info.

/Dave Olsen will be facilitating these parenting seminars. He grew up in the 
suburbs of Vancouver and recently built a healthy, sustainable home on Lasqueti 
Island.   Although he has been a consultant for almost two decades, it was his 
daughter's birth almost 8 years ago that put him on what he calls life's most 
important path: *Parenting with an Open Heart*./

/The greatest compliment he is aware of receiving was when a close friend and 
fellow parent of two asked him if he had read /The Continuum Concept 
<http://www.continuum-concept.org/>/written by the recently deceased Jean 
Liedloff; when he asked about the book, the friend was shocked because she said 
he parented exactly like the book describes!/

/Dave is also available for one-to-one parent coaching; he can be reached at 
bike at resist.ca or 604.216.6700.
/

/For more information, please visit http://humanpowered.wordpress.com
/

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