Wayzata Community Ed

It's our belief that changing communities involves changing one family at a time. This curriculum helps increase the supply of young people equipped with the character, compassion, and problem-solving skills essential for becoming good neighbors to all. Over the last four decades great pride has been taken in giving specific techniques that work when the "rubber hits the road." Parenting the Love and Logic Way™ represents a "how-to" approach to parenting. The participants will learn: How to avoid un-winnable power-struggles and arguments How to stay calm and empathetic when their kids do incredibly upsetting things How to set enforceable limits How to avoid enabling and begin empowering How to help their kids learn from mistakes rather than repeating them How to raise kids who are family team members rather than demanding dictators And much more! Each class involves lively discussion, short video clips, short readings, written exercises, and lots of stories that teach. The Love and Logic approach is fun! You'll have fun! Have you noticed how much more people learn when they're giggling? Outline: Session One: Putting an End to Arguing, Back Talk, and Begging Session Two: Teaching Responsibility Without Losing Their Love Session Three: Setting Limits Without Waging War Session Four: Avoiding Power-Struggles Session Five: Guiding Kids to Own and Solve Their Problems Session Six: Teaching Kids to Complete Chores...Without Reminders and Without Pay This class will take place online. Registration is by household. All households will receive a workbook. If you can't attend your scheduled class day for a week, you’re welcome to join the other session that week (Sunday or Wednesday).

Helping Students Achieve Success with Less Stress Everyone who works with kids is concerned about the escalating levels of anxiety, depression, and other mental health problems in children and teens. And for every child or adolescent who is crippled by anxiety or underperforming because of stress, there is another failing to thrive for lack of true intrinsic motivation. In this talk, Dr. Stixrud and Mr. Johnson will discuss a crucial link between high stress and low motivation, namely a low sense of control, which causes people of all ages to feel helpless, hopeless, and/or overwhelmed. They will explain the enormous benefits that children, teens, and young adults gain when they experience a healthy sense of control over their own lives, including better physical and mental health, stronger self-motivation, higher academic achievement, and greater career success. They will then discuss several ways that parents and educators can help to foster a sense of control (also known as autonomy or agency) in young people. Many of the ideas to be presented are discussed in Dr. Stixrud and Mr. Johnson’s nationally bestselling first book, The Self-Driven Child. This program is made possible through funding by the Partners for Healthy Kids grant. This presentation will be recorded and shared via email to all registrants following the event. Dr. Stixrud and Mr. Johnson are the authors of The Self-Driven Child: The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control Over Their Lives, which is published in 19 countries and 18 languages and has sold a million copies worldwide. They are also the authors of What Do You Say? How To Talk With Kids To Build Motivation, Stress Tolerance, and a Happy Home, and, coming in March 2025, The Seven Principles for Raising a Self-Driven Child: A Workbook. Their work has been featured in media outlets such as NPR, CNN, MSNBC, ABC News, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Times of London, The Wall Street Journal, U.S. News and World Report, Time Magazine, Scientific American, Business Week, Barron's, New York Magazine, Seventeen, and Vogue.

Save money on your car insurance premiums and become a better driver! Minnesota law requires insurance companies to offer you a 10% reduction for three years if you complete this National Safety Council's Defensive Driving course. The course is one session of classroom instruction - no driving or test is required. You will receive a certificate of completion to provide to your insurance company. Attendance is required to receive your certificate. Bring your driver's license with you to class. The instructor is certified through the MN Safety Council. This class is for both new and returning students. Online classes will take place on Zoom or Microsoft Teams. You will need to pick up your materials at the Community Ed office at 17340 County Rd 6, Plymouth, MN 55447 a few days prior to class (wait to pick up until you are notified). You will receive more information by email. If you are unable to pick up the materials call our office for other options.