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The Domestic and Family Violence part of our program has received an enormous
contribution from the Family Law Network which is facilitated by Sandy Paton and who
seems to be drawing a large number of community agencies to the table through her
tireless efforts in organising numerous events and seminars. There is no doubt that
awareness of DFV in this region is gaining momentum through her efforts as well as
the DV Pilot Program and Anglicare FACIT team has gained in profile as a result.
The 123 Magic & Emotion Coaching Program is designed to provide parents with the
skills to help them in their parenting role. Parents will learn key ideas about children‟s
abilities, the common problems that parents face, and some ways to help them make
parenting as enjoyable as possible. 1-2-3 Magic focuses on that parenting should be
as easy as possible, while being beneficial to the children.
The program covers areas such as:
Different approaches to parenting
Children can become overwhelmed by too much talk and too much emotion
Sorting behaviour
Appreciating patterns, changing patterns and resistance
Remaining flexible as a parent
Choices and strengthening your relationship
Parents are able to learn skills that help them step back a bit from what their children
are doing and think...what are they feeling here Then they are able to approach the
issue from a different angle than what they would have previously come from. Asking
these simple questions can then have your child stop and think about their emotions,
actions and feelings which will then open up a conversation where they can talk about
it. It‟s simple and easy steps like these that make the program enjoyable and
beneficial. Being aware of your children‟s feelings, listening with empathy and helping
your child label their feelings are easily explained in the emotion coaching component.
This is only one of the components to the training.
This is the first time that Anglicare has been able to provide this well received training
and the registration numbers have been excellent. Parents are becoming more
proactive in reaching out to the training that is available for them in the community.
Simple parenting tips and training will enable them to build better relationships with
their children, while focusing on their own parenting styles and the needs of their
children.
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