Graach kinne wy in nije simmerboekklub oankundigje, allinnich foar âlden! Simmer is de perfekte tiid om dat boek te lêzen dat jo altyd wollen hawwe, mar hawwe net hie de tiid om. Dizze simmer, wy noegje jo út om mei ús te lêzen Hoe kinne jo prate sadat bern harkje en harkje sadat bern prate.
Wy witte dat it net altyd maklik is om te ferbinen mei ús bern fanwegen de easken fan skoalle, wurk en deistich libben. Soms bemuoit ús eangsten oer de takomst ús dat wy no ús libben libje. Lykwols, ien ding kinne wy garandearje is dat wy sille nea krije in oare kâns om te belibjen bernetiid mei ús eigen bern, en wy wolle dizze kostbere tiid net misse. Sa, hoe kinne wy der it measte fan meitsje en sinfolle petearen hawwe mei ús bern dy't ús bân fersterkje en ús bern helpe fiele stipe? Dit binne grutte fragen dy't in protte fan ús hawwe.
Om ús te helpen dizze wichtige fragen te beantwurdzjen, wy noegje jo út om mei ús te lêzen ien fan 'e populêrste berneboeken fan alle tiden, skreaun troch Adele Faber en Elaine Mazlish. Hoe te praten sadat bern harkje en Harkje sa bern sille prate, dy't ús leart hoe't wy de gefoelens fan ús bern kinne akseptearje, as troch it net te dwaan kinne wy ûnbewust min gedrach feroarsaakje. It leart ús ek positive manieren om gearwurking te stimulearjen, likegoed as ûnôfhinklikens, autonomy, en selsbetrouwen. These are all the ingredients needed to help nurture a positive parent-child relationship that will indeed help to grow our children into confident and capable adults.
How Will It Work?
The first step is to contact one of our Education Consultants to register. Registration is FREE and open to everyone! We will create a group chat where the book study content and sharing will take place starting on July 1st. Lindsey Fine, our Education Manager, will be joining the group as a parent as well, as she is a mother of two boys, aged 4 en 6, who will be learning along with you. She will also be helping to lead the weekly discussions.
The book can be found in English and Chinese and easily accessible in print, e-book, or audiobook formats.
Then there are two options for how you would like to participate:
- Read the book along with us, completing the assigned chapters each week. We will post discussion questions in the group, as well as encourage parents to share their experiences in applying their learning with their own children.
The reading schedule is as follows:
Week 1: Chapters 1 & 2
Week 2: Chapters 3 & 4
Week 3: Chapters 5 & 6
Week 4 Chapters 7 & Afterword
- If you are short on time and cannot read with us, you can simply join the group to learn along with the other parents and participate in the conversations.
At the end of the month, we will host an online workshop led by School Counselor, Regina Wehner. At the workshop, Regina will share additional information and strategies you can use to strengthen your relationship with your child.
About Regina Wehner
Regina Wehner is a Licensed School Counselor that has worked with students in Middle School for over 16 years. Originally from the United States, she lives with her husband and 2 children, ages 10 en 12, in Beijing, China.
Regina works at the Western Academy of Beijing (WAB), a diverse international school. A big part of being a school counselor is helping students learn about themselves and others as they are growing. Regina also hosts monthly Parent Coffee Mornings to bring parents together to learn more about their children's developmental changes and how to communicate during these times of transition.
Contact us today to join!
