Events with MaryEllen Jirak, Founder, Great Beginnings

SECRETS OF SUCCESSFUL PARENTING REVEALED!

Are you a parent?

Have you ever had moments when you wanted to put your child in the front yard with a “For Sale” sign taped to his chest? Or just wanted to give him away for FREE?

Believe me. I’ve been there!

I understand on a very personal level just how much you love your children and how much you want to be a good parent. I also know that despite our good intentions as parents when we are under stress we revert to using the less than optimal skills we have been taught by the well meaning adults we had as children.

Are you wrestling with these behaviors?

• Find yourself yelling and nagging to no avail.
• A teenager who breaks the rules
• A toddler who demands all of your attention
• Constantly battling with your child over issues like getting dressed, eating breakfast, and getting out the door on time?
• Siblings who fight
• The whining child who says, "I CAN'T" or “No”
• A child wanting to be the center of attention
• A child who gets into power struggles?
• A child who has been diagnosed with ADD/ADHD Autism or other learning
  challenges?

Have you read all the books on parenting and positive discipline, and found that their suggestions don’t seem to work on your child?

Does parenting ever feel like a struggle you are losing?

Do you want to avoid spanking and punitive discipline, but aren’t sure how to ensure your child’s cooperation otherwise?

Ever wonder how other parents, and even teachers, manage to gain cooperation from your children in a calm and peaceful way?

MaryEllen Jirak’s Building Empowered Families Training Workshop can show you how to overcome all of these difficulties. MaryEllen has been a teacher, parent educator, family coach and child development specialist for over 35 years. She is also a published author of The Gift of ADD: Secrets to Transforming Liabilities Into Possibilities, a parent workbook and several other ebooks. She has taught all the tactics of positive parenting, and helped many families find a more loving, respectful and cooperative parenting style. Through her parenting classes, and individualized hourly parent consultations, MaryEllen can teach you how to be a more effective parent. You will learn to understand why children misbehave, specific techniques to respond to misbehavior, and how to create more peace and harmony in your home.  MaryEllen can help families to raise happy, cooperative, responsible and self-reliant young people.

Parenting can feel overwhelming. It’s hard to make the right choices and handle situations the way that feels right. Do you wonder if you are making good parenting decisions?

In my experience working with families, I find that most parents simply don’t have enough information to effectively handle their children’s misbehavior.

 

The real secret to being a good parent is to understand why a child does what she does and how your child receives love best.

That is why I created the Empowered Family Training Workshop. I know that when I give you more information about your children, you can make easier parenting decisions and start having more fun with your family immediately.

Here’s a quick tip. Did you know that children of all ages need to feel powerful? And if you, as parents, don’t find appropriate ways for your children to feel empowered then they will discover new and exciting ways to engage you in power struggles.

How many times has MAKING your child do something they didn’t want to do really worked? Did the behavior go away or get better? Or did you create resentment and revenge in your child and break their spirit?

You cannot make a child eat, drink, pee, poop or sleep. I know. I’ve tried. Sometimes, in order to appropriately empower our children, we have to let go of our own parenting behaviors and fixed ways of thinking.

One of the Parenting Success Secrets you will learn in the Empowered Family Training Workshop is the magic of Letting Go. Sometimes just simply allowing the child to experience the natural consequences of their behavior can be a powerful parenting tool.

I once had a client who had a four-old-daughter, Alex, who turned every meal into a nightmare. This kid was determined to only eat macaroni for the rest of her life. If any other food even came close to her body, she would hermetically seal her lips. Alex’s parents had tried everything. They gave her a wide variety of choices, held her down and force fed her, made her sit at the table (for hours) until one time she literally fell asleep under the table!

Alex’s parents were at a loss. They were afraid that Alex was going to die of malnutrition and dinner had just become a frustrating battleground. The first thing I shared with Alex’s parents is that it is developmentally normal for four-year-olds to go on “food jags” and prefer one particular food. So, Alex’s behavior was actually quite normal. This information immediately relieved her parents.

Then I recommended that Alex’s parents stop saying anything about food to Alex. She was obviously getting an enormous amount of inappropriate power with her behavior.

So, for one week Alex’s parents stopped saying anything about food. When Alex refused to eat something, they said and did nothing. At the end of dinner if Alex didn’t finish her food, her parents quietly put her full plate in the refrigerator. If Alex got hungry, she was told she could choose to eat whatever she wanted off her dinner plate. If she threw a fit her parents gently but firmly held their ground. Of course, there were times when Alex was upset and even hungry. But, did she starve to death? Was she malnourished? No.

At the end of a week, Alex was enjoying dinner along with the rest of her family. There were no struggles and tears. By the second week, Alex declared how much she loved peas and broccoli! Peace reigned once again at the dinner table!

Often letting go of our fixed position removes the resistance that a child is pushing up against. When the resistance is gone the child can make more empowered choices. And you don’t have to say a word.

Naturally, this isn’t the only way to handle power struggles. You can learn when to use this technique and many other Successful Parenting Secrets in the Empowered Family Training class.

In the Empowered Family Training Workshop we will learn practical skills to help you:

• Build Self Esteem (in yourself and your children)
• Eliminate Power Struggles
• Discipline Without Yelling
• Be Kind and Firm
• Create an Encouraging Family
• Develop Self Motivated Children
• Develop Mutual Respect
• Minimize the Hassles, Tantrums and Tears
• Co-Parent with Ease
• Empower Your Child to Make Wise Choices Even When No Adult is Present
• Understand and Prevent Misbehavior

"Parents who use kindness and firmness to teach life skills will encourage self-respect, self-discipline, cooperation, good behavior, and problem-solving skills in their children.”
– Jane Nelson, author of Positive Discipline

"The parenting techniques I've learned at the Building Empowered Families Training have given me the practical tools and self-confidence I needed to help my own family. I'm already seeing positive changes in my children's behavior and the overall sense of peace and cooperation in my home."
-Nancy McDonald, MO

I was amazed at how much I learned. The tools and techniques were so helpful in creating a healthier and more positive environment for my family. I now have an ability to understand why my children behave in certain ways and instead of "reacting" to those behaviors I have learned to "respond" to them.  My goal as a mother, has always been to empower my children and raise them as self-confident, independent people and now I have the tools to reach that goal. This is an ongoing parenting process and a commitment to your children. Well Worth It!!!  "
-Maura Costain, FLA

"This is one of the best family relationship development classes I've ever taken. I am recommending it to all my friends and family."
-Sunnie Tabor, Texas

Building Empowered Families Training is an all day workshop offered Saturday August 29th 9-4 Location to be announced

The cost for this all day workshop is $197.00. A complete workbook of exercises and worksheets will be provided for use during and after the workshop. Spouses can attend free in order to allow you to work as a team supporting each other in creating a strong and healthy family.

To register for this class send an email to: mejirak@earthlink.net

Register by July 15th and you will receive a Free Reward Chart.

I encourage you to register soon. Space is limited so sign up quickly to assure yourself of a space. I like to keep the class fairly small so that you can get the personal attention that you deserve.

I want to help you have more FUN and less FRUSTRATION with your family!

I look forward to seeing you in class!

Love and Light,

MaryEllen

P.S. What if you knew how to effectively handle every parenting situation, regardless of your child’s personality or age? I am committed to giving you powerful parenting skills that will work for you in any situation, even at church or your mother-in-law’s house!

P.P.S. If you, yourself, are not interested, maybe you know someone who would like to hear about this training.

Could you, please, forward this email to friends or family you think could be interested? I would really appreciate it!

Email here to register: mejirak@earthlink.net
MaryEllen Jirak
Great Beginnings
San Francisco, CA
415-550-1723

 

 

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