Keynote Addresses
Parents and professionals who hear, read and see Kathy through the media want more of her down-to-earth advice.
As a result she is an in demand speaker at parent conferences, professional development events, work and family presentations and meetings which include a personal development component.
Her keynote addresses are on target, thought-provoking and interesting.
To begin your meeting or conference with a topic that matters to all of society choose a keynote from Parenting Today.
Keynote Titles
But Nobody Told Me I'd Ever Have to Leave Home
From Toddlers to Teens: How Parents Can Raise Children to Become Capable Adults
From a baby's first independent breath to the day they leave home, they are developing capacity to become capable adults. Your job is to help them develop the skills they need as they grow and develop. In this presentation you will learn:
- When a child starts to become independent.
- The connection between toddler play and becoming capable.
- The importance of risk-taking in child development.
- That kids need to be allowed to play outside and to walk to school. The streets are safer than you think.
- Why parents need to look after their children first.
- What your children need to know before they leave home.
This presentation will be of interest to all parents. Whether your child is a baby or a teen, you have an important role to play in helping him grow up to be a capable adult.
Who's in Charge Anyway? ©
–a keynote on empowering parents
Listen, Explain, Negotiate, Empathize. Parents today have become so understanding that they have lost sight of who's in charge when it comes to parenting. It's the parent's job and responsibility, to be in charge.
Through stories you will learn:
- why we need to teach children to do the right thing
- the value of setting long-range parenting goals
- how to recognize and handle powerstruggles
- that children do want parents to take charge
This keynote addresses the issue of maintaining a balance between hearing children and having them listen. It will help parents understand their role concerning family rules, rituals, expectations and limits.
Vacuums Suck
If it takes a village to raise a child, why are we raising today’s children in vacuums?
Increasingly today’s children are isolated, over-protected and coddled. Why is this happening and why should you care?
Children are our future, and we need kids who are ready to take over the reins of power. They need to be creative, good problem-solvers in a quickly changing world, able to assess reasonable risk-taking ventures and have a good sense of their strengths and weaknesses.
Kids who are raised in vacuums will not be ready for adulthood. They need you. Whether you are a parent, extended family member, friend or neighbour; our kids need to be connected to a supportive and child-friendly community.
Using stories and example Kathy will talk about how we all need to accountable to our kids and welcome them as part of their and our community.
Employees For Life
You’ve hired and trained the perfect new employee. Now, you cross your fingers and hope he stays forever. Hiring and training are expensive, time-consuming and disruptive.
Employee retention has many facets and one that is often under-rated is the value of valuing staff in all their roles. Today’s young adults were raised to negotiate. When they were toddlers at bedtime they got to choose whether to wear their blue pyjamas or red pyjamas. Older kids negotiated their allowance, when they’d do their chores and time of their curfew. Now they expect that their personal as well as professional needs will be part of a benefit package.
Programs such as flextime, part-time, job sharing and telecommuting are helpful.
But to really use those programs parents need to know how to raise children. Today’s parents are more isolated than ever before, they have less time than any previous generation and they want to look to experts to learn how to do the job of parenting.
In this presentation Kathy will demonstrate why young employees today are different from the past generations and how a progressive workplace wellness program will enhance employee loyalty.
A wise workplace knows that offering parents education and support is nothing but positive.
