Positive Behavior Today

Parenting Classes

Helping the Behaviorally Challenging Child is a 5/6-week or 2-Saturdays course series designed to give you the tools you need to work with challenging children effectively and in a positive manner.                                                        

  • We have several different class options, please Contact Us if you would like to join or set up a class not listed here.    
  • If you are a member of a group who would like us to present a class series or single workshop, please contact us. We are currently conducting workshops in Orange County, CA and the greater Seattle, WA area.


Current class series: 


Seattle area:


Evening Classes
Issaquah
Sponsored by the Issaquah PTSA Council

Date: March 7 - April 4  (five Wednesdays)

Time: 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Place:  Clark Elementary School Library
500 2nd Ave SE
Issaquah, WA
Register:  Contact Issaquah Special Needs Group Co-chair
Roseann Popa at info@issaquahspecialneedsgroup.org 
Go here for more information. (Register by March 2)


Weekend Classes
Tacoma

Sponsored by the Children's Therapy Center of Puget Sound 
Date:       March 10 and March 24 (2 Saturdays)

Time:       9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Place:      University of Puget Sound
       1500 N Warner, Tacoma WA
        Weyerhaeuser Hall (room to be announced)
        ( campus map )
                Go here for more information (Register by March 4)

Register:  Contact Sara Gardner, sesgardner@gmail.com

                Payment may be made via check or cash or use the
                secure link below for PayPal or Credit Card.

Options

Weekend classes coming to North Bend in April - stay tuned!

We're ready to present to your group or school. In-home private classes also available
To schedule a class for your group, or individual consultation, please contact:


  Sara Gardner

sesgardner@gmail.com

425.298.4409


Communication Facilitation

If you cannot attend a class, or would like help right away, you can work with Sara Gardner to determine your best course of action. In-person, email and phone communication is available. Fee: $40 per hour. This goes a long way using email. First 15-minute conversation to determine your needs is free. 


To talk to Sara, please email her


Payment Options:


Cash, personal check or via PayPal or credit card using the payment link below. This link will take you to a secure site where you will be able to use either PayPal or your credit card.


Communication Facilitation



Orange County:


Evening Classes

Date:        April 26 - May 31 (6 Thursdays)

Time:       7 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Place:      United Cerebral Palsy Life Without Limits Therapy Center

                (980 Roosevelt, Suite 100, Irvine, CA)

Register:  For further information and registration go to:

                UCP


Morning Classes

Date:       February 28 - April 2 (6 Tuesdays)

Time:       10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Place:      United Cerebral Palsy Life Without Limits Therapy Center

                (980 Roosevelt, Suite 100, Irvine, CA)

Register:  For further information and registration go to:

                UCP

Weekend Classes

Three Saturdays 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Coming this Summer!



What will YOU get out of taking these classes?

  • A chance to interactively role-play Collaborative Problem Solving with other parents and educators

  • Concrete information to enhance and improve relationships

  • Confidence in disciplinary effectiveness

  • An understanding of how to address challenging behaviors that are not responding to conventional behavior management approaches

  • Effective guidance on how to assist children who have difficulty with transitions, or who are anxious, inflexible, aggressive or explosive
  • Information on how to implement adjustments in the home environment to ease difficulties that occur during morning and/or bedtime routines, meal times, chores, homework or sibling interactions
  • Insight into your child's lagging skills and a plan on how to increase their ability to respect boundaries, make polite requests, follow directions, cope with disappointment, take into account others' points of view, and solve problems with solutions that are durable and work for both parent and child.

Other Options


Presentations & In-Service Trainings: Each of our presenters is available for 1-2 hour presentations as well as 3-6 hour In-Service Trainings. In many cases, presentations are free. Please contact the individual presenter for fees and availability.

Email us:


Sara Gardner, Seattle, WA


Debra Ann Afarian, Orange County, CA




If you have questions, or are experiencing difficulty with the checkout process, please email us directly at PositiveBehaviorToday@gmail.com



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Positive Behavior Today
Communication Facilitation and Education

Currently presenting classes in Orange County, CA and Seattle, WA
Phone: (425) 577-2351
Email: positivebehaviortoday@gmail.com

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