Handling the Tough Conversation With Children and Adults - a podcast by Emi Garzitto

Michelle Tremblay who is the sole proprietor and founder of Mpower Lives. She works with schools, companies and corporations where she focuses on anti bullying, wellness and self regulation. She is a sought after key note speaker and a second degree black belt in karate.

Key Concept:

Hearing information about your child is painful. Can bring up shame, a sense It is your fault. When you talk about someone’s child it is personal. You are your child.

Go slow to go fast

Give one point with no more than three strategies.

The goal is to build relationship, and buy in to the strategies.

Take Aways:

1. This works for adults as much as it works for children. Provide information that lets the parents (or adult) know that you are on their side.

2. “Your son, Jake, has a lot of energy and he genuinely loves to play and move. I am glad he is in my class” (make sure you mean it!)

3. State the observations: “I will have the students do an activity that requires them to make a circle. Jake will grab a child and attempt to play tag”

4. Engage in solution together. “We can help Jake together if we give him some strategies to manage that energy. Here are 3 things we are doing in the class.

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