Early Childhood Parenting Workshops:

                 (Systematic Training for Effective Parenting for Children Under Six)

 Maddy is available to offer a parenting seminar for your group or Mom's club.

 Maddy O'Neill-Dean, MSW, has offered Saturday morning Early Childhood Parenting workshops on a monthly basis at the Falls Church Community Center as well as full 5-week classes.

This Early Childhood Parenting Workshop offers parents practical and effective ways to relate to their children. This program gives parents information and skills you can use immediately - centered on your child's specific emotional and behavioral issues.

I'm really glad I took your class.  I found the book and our class discussions very helpful. The advice was very practical and portable and I'm glad I have a few more "tools" in my parenting toolbox.  For me, a real turning point came in our discussion of discipline versus punishment.  It really influenced how I view my role as a parent and my approach to guiding my daughter as she becomes her own person.  I continue to have lots of success with the reflective listening technique we discussed and the tips for diffusing power struggles.  I also have told all of my friends about your class and how beneficial I found it. Thanks so much for a great class.
                                                  ~Kristen Loschert, Winter 2007

I really had a good time, as you know. I thought her best point of the evening was to realize that you can't ever be a perfect parent and it's actually good for your child to realize that you have some faults... That some conflict is good since children need to cope and learn to problem-solve on their own. The world isn't perfect and neither are we. Also she made a really good point about lowering our expectations - I agree that we sometimes expect more of our children than they are capable of given their ages, developmental stage, etc.
                                                 ~Falls Church Mom, Winter 2007