TAMING
THE DRAGON
Power, Conflict and Love with Teenage Boys
Teenage boys can drive you crazy! Raging hormones, exploding
emotions, reckless behavior, and alienated withdrawal.
Like dragons, they can be dangerous whether they're
awake or asleep. Do you know what the quiet ones are
up to?
This is no fun for parents. It takes courage, tenacity,
and cleverness to tame the dragon; to know where the
jewels reveal the soft underbelly and the way to its
heart. Come to this impactful presentation and receive
the weapons of knowledge and skill that'll enable you
to tame the dragon and take him home for dinner.
BOYS WORLD
The Magic and Mystery of a Boy's Life
It's just a chromosome, but boy what trouble and confusion
it causes people. The Wall Street Journal reports that
the astounding rise in boyhood "disabilities"
is leading a growing number of parents and educators
to pose "a troubling question: Is boyhood being
pathologized?" Is common boy behavior a malady?
Boys World separates fact from fantasy. A bare-knuckles,
straight to the heart look at active, rambunctious,
loud, dreamy, inattentive boys so parents can rest their
minds knowing what's really going on.
MAKING MEN:
The Play and Perils of Modern Boyhood
Boys mystify parents and teachers alike. The overlooked
fact is that boys are in training to become men. From
birth to maturity, life unceasingly carries them to
this conclusion. It is a noble and worthy destiny. Full
of play, it's a perilous path.
How are they preparing? What are our families, institutions,
and culture offering as images and identities as men?
What manhood will they come into? Why has boyhood become
so difficult?
Making Men is a bare-knuckles, straight to the heart
look at active, rambunctious, loud, dreamy, inattentive
boyhood and the raging hormones, exploding emotions,
reckless behavior, and alienated withdrawal of adolescence.
Provocative, challenging, and controversial, the world
through their eyes and experiences, Making Men is an
invitation to adults to re-imagine boyhood from birth
to maturity.
HOW IN THE WORLD DO I TEACH MY SON TO RESOLVE
CONFLICTS?
An Introduction to Peacemaking As A Martial Art
Talk is often not enough. It's darn near impossible
to have effective conflict resolution when your body
state is tense, angry or frightened. Chances are, despite
your the best intentions, it's going to go up in flames.
Successful conflict resolution depends on having a peaceful
body state, the kind martial artists develop.
"How In The World Do I Teach My Son To Resolve Conflicts?"
introduces parents to five fundamental skills that result
in an ability to meet threat, hostility, bullying, and
outright danger in a confident, flexible, effective
manner that can neutralize any conflict.
"How In The World Do I Teach My Son To Resolve Conflicts?"
is fascinating, fun and effective. Don't be surprised
if it wets your appetite to participate in a Peacemaking
As A Martial Art training program.
Family Matters:
POWER, CONFLICT & LOVE
An Essential Guide to Family Matters
It's everywhere, but it's
not usually talked about: who has power, what is power,
how is it used, the wherefores, why's and hidden potentials
of conflict and what it's all got to do with love: the
mainstay of the family. This presentation is unique,
different, charts new territory and will make clear
qualities of the family that never made sense before.
Hold onto your seats for an unusual ride.
DADS: THE MOST IMPORTANT MAN IN A CHILD'S LIFE
The truth is out. Children
need their fathers to grow healthy and happy. The most
modern research confirms that fathers are equally as
important as mothers and offer irreplaceable qualities
to child-rearing. This insightful, interesting and provocative
presentation examines the role of the father and the
skills which make him the most important man in a child's
life.
THEY DON'T LISTEN TO ME
I can't tell you how
many times someone in a family says, "they don't
listen to me." You'd think listening would be the
most common and easiest thing to do. Wrong. The fundamentals
of family communication usually fail so fast nobody
even knows what went wrong.
They Don't Listen To Me is a captivating, effective,
and humorous introduction to the art of listening. There
is no tool more powerful, no act of love more generous
in family matters than the practice of listening.
FEAR, FORM AND THE FAMILY
The Shadow Shapes of Family Matters
Everyone is afraid to talk about fear. Why, it's frightening!
Yet, fear is growing stronger, exerting its influence
on families in subtle and harmful ways. It hides in
the shadows shaping the family. Before you know it,
all kinds of family affairs are based on fear. The outcome?
It creates more fear further undermining the strength
of the family.
This presentation isn't afraid to discuss fear. It exposes
the how's, whys, and ways fear forms the family. Bring
your courage, your heart and your spirit. With love
and imagination, fear is released into strength and
vitality.
WHAT REALLY MATTERS:
Reimagining the Family for the 21st Century
There is intense competition for controlling what really
matters in the family. Out of the competition, the children
are calling out to parents to be courageous. It may
not look that way, but don't be fooled. Few things are
as they appear to be, including the family. At the heart
of the competition is our image of family. It governs
(usually outside our awareness) everything. Right now,
the images of family don't fit our future and new ones
are up for grabs. Creating an image of family with soul
is courageous and can ensure the family grows members
that thrive and contribute their deepest purposes with
grace, strength and love.
GLUE YOUR FAMILY TOGETHER
If the squeaky wheel gets the grease, laughter is the
glue that holds the family together. Learn how to use
laughter and play to make family life more fun (that's
right FUN!). Humor can bring the family closer. Even
in the face of adversity. When times are tough, the
tough start laughing. After all, laughter is the shortest
distance between two people.
Humor
and Health
JEST FOR THE HEALTH OF IT
Laugh and feel better. Giggle and change your biochemistry.
Smile and improve your mood. Research shows a connection
between humor and health. Learn how the healing powers
of laughter and play turn negative stress into positive
energy. This presentation is a comprehensive light hearted
introduction to the magic of mirth. But, beware . .
. laughter is contagious.
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