DATE	CLASS	Location
03-13-10	Michelle Parent will be presenting....  The Business of Child Care  Part One   10 - noon Communication This workshop will explore the ways in which people communicate information and share stories. We will look from the business owner's perspective about styles of communication, forms the communication can take, and the challenges we face. We will explore different ways to communicate including conversation, email, newsletter, and bulletin boards.  Part Two   12:30 - 2:30pm Routines We use routines with children to keep them on schedule and provide a predictable atmosphere, but what about the adults? We will spend some time discussing the benefits of routine and organization and methods for obtaining a smooth running business and life. Come discover some of the tricks and tips that can make your life less chaotic and more serene. Please plan to attend both sessions.  We will be announcing a location at a later date. Please email or write to register.  Fee: $20 for the day.  Please plan to bring your own brown bag lunch and refreshments.	$ 20 fee
04-22-10	Nurturing Health Sexual Development of Children Presented by Prevent Child Abuse Vermont Regular Training Hours or Advance Specialized Care Hours April 22, 2010 6:15 pm - 9:15 pm  (3 hours training credit) Fee: $5 Instructor: Karen Holz, Prevent Child Abuse Vermont  NHSD is our newly restructured introductory workshop on child sexual abuse prevention. It covers a wide range of topics, and is appropriate for a wide range of audiences, including early childhood educators, child care providers, parents , teachers, health care providers, DCF staff, etc. This is an engaging, discussion-based and interactive 3 hour training. Topics include: normal sexual development in children; types of child sexual abuse;  the range of sexual behaviors from normal to very concerning;  statistics; facts and myths about abuse;  signs of sexual abuse;  answering children’s questions;  responding to sexual behavior in children;  offender behaviors, etc. A book list for children and parents, resource list, and information on mandated reporting is also provided. Completion of this training counts towards Child Development Associate (CDA), Advanced Protective Service, or re-licensing hours in Vermont. To register, contact me preferably by email or by phone if necessary.  Regisration is limited.	Location to be announced Fee $5
05-01-10	Presenting Scott Noyes May 1, 2010   Genuine Happiness    9 am - 11 am     Research is showing what qualities do and don't have an effect on our genuine happiness.  Does making more money, staying healthy, getting as much education as possible or living in a sunnier climate actually make us happier?  Advancing to the higher range of your sustainable happiness can be achieved by feelings you consciously choose to associate with the past, present and future. Realizing that we are capable of changing our emotional satisfaction with life puts us in control of making choices that will alter the way we look at being human.     How could these psychological behaviors influence raising and caring for children? What can we do to help develop authentically happy children? Pleasures and gratifications are distinctly different behaviors. Where in the daily care of childen can we increase gratification while stopping the emphasis society puts on pleasures? This presentation may change the way you look at your own happiness and how we teach others to be truly fulfilled. (counts towards Advanced Specialized Care/Protective services or REGULAR TRAINING HOURS)\ CDA Subject Areas:  3 and 6 Core Knowledge Areas: Teaching and Learning; Professionalism and Program Organization Positive Guidance That Works   11 am - 1 pm Teaching children how to behave rather than reinforcing inappropriate choices is the focus of this entertaining session. This talk includes; why not to use punishment, humorous vignettes illustrating eight management techniques and a discussion of the challenges in implementing the philosophy.  This is an energetic workshop on helping children learn appropriate behavior. (counts towards Advanced Specialized Care/Protective services or REGULAR TRAINING HOURS)\ CDA Subject Areas:  3 and 8 Core Knowledge Areas:  Child Development; Teaching and Learning. Fee for the day - $10 4 hours training credit Morning refreshments will be served No lunch time alloted No part-day participation - come and enjoy it all with us. E-mail me to register.

Please visit us again in late summer for a listing of Fall 2010 professional development opportunities.

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