Parent Lectures

Interactive, entertaining 1 to 1½ hour lectures
with practical parenting tips and tricks.
Your parents will be engaged and uplifted
knowing they can make a difference
​in their relationships with their children
as soon as they walk out of the presentation. 

Cost:  $150/night 

 Current lecture topics available are:

Communicating with Teens– How, What and When?

Target Audience:  Middle School and High School parents

Learn how we currently talk to our teens and tweens – are we a helicopter, drill sergeant or a consultant?
 
How do our behaviors affect our ability to communicate with them?

What do we actually communicate when we are interacting with our teens – competence or incompetence? 

Are we being helpful or interfering?

When – when are the best times to communicate with our teens? 

When can we up the odds that our efforts will really be heard and understood? 

When can we arrange for their brains to be ready to listen to us?

​Mary will incorporate age appropriate examples depending on the audience.

One-On-One Coaching

When you feel you need personal coaching
for your particular parenting issues
you can hire Mary. There is typically an in-person initial session followed by additional sessions either in person or by phone.

Each session is driven by
​the family's needs and issues.
​

Cost:  $50/hour 

SPECIAL RATE

until December 31, 2016

​$25/hour

How to Get Your Kids to Listen

Target Audience:  Elementary school parents

Learn how we currently talk to our kids – are we a helicopter, drill sergeant or a consultant? 

How do our behaviors affect our ability to communicate with them?

What do we actually communicate when we are interacting with our kids – competence or incompetence? 

Are we being helpful or interfering?

When – when are the best times to communicate with our teens? 

When can we up the odds that our efforts will really be heard and understood? 

When can we arrange for their brains to be ready to listen to us?
​
​Mary will incorporate age appropriate examples depending on the audience.

Electronics and Your Children

Target Audience:  Best for 3rd – 8th grade parents

Learn the pluses and minuses of electronics – smartphones, gaming, texting, apps, YouTube

Ideas on setting up responsible electronics in your home

Should you track your kids use?   

See EyeDactic in use.

Setting up limits and contracts for electronics

What happens when things get out of control?

Sexting and porn – what you should know as a parent
Available March, 2017