3 Reasons Parents Love Parenting Speaker Dr. Laura Markham:
1. Life Changing
Dr. Markham answers questions from audience members, coaching parents with her trademark warmth, compassion and insight, to reach solutions that transform their relationships with their children. Parents leave moved and inspired, feeling good about themselves, their children, and the future, with a plan to change their home lives.
2. Passionate Expertise
Having helped thousands of parents restore harmony to their homes, Dr. Markham understands parents, children, and the pressures of family life. She gives parents hands-on tools to coax good behavior out of their kids so parents can enjoy their children more.
3. Flexibility
Dr. Markham’s sessions are customized to fit each audience’s unique needs, from half-day workshops to keynotes. Often described as the "Dear Abby" of parenting, her impromptu Q and A's are especially valued by parents.
Invite Dr. Laura Markham to speak to your group...Guaranteed to transform your parenting!
To inquire about a seminar, speaking presentation or workshop, contact Dr. Markham.
Dr. Markham’s Workshop & Speaking Topics
Discipline That Helps Kids Want to Behave
*What the last thirty years of research shows about the kind of discipline that helps kids turn out great.
*Why permissive and authoritarian parenting both sabotage your kids.
*Why empathy is your most important management tool.
*How to set effective limits -- and when it's ok to "give in."
*Why your relationship with your child is the most important factor in effective discipline.
*Why you need to stay connected as you discipline -- and how to do it.
How to a Raise an Emotionally Intelligent Child
*Why Emotional Intelligence (EQ) is more important to your child's success in life than IQ!
*What you need to know about child development to help your child at each age.
*The secret of managing human emotion.
*How to give your child the tools of high EQ
*Managing yourself to you can help your child.
How to Create the Close Relationship You Want with Your Child
*The most important secret to a great parent-child relationship.
*From babies to teens, strategies to stay connected as your child grows.
*From attachment parenting to connection parenting.
*The daily and weekly rituals that keep you connected with your child.
*How to keep a positive connection when you have to discipline your child.
The Secret Life of Happy Moms -- Take Your Family Life from Good to Great
*Rituals that nurture family life from toddlers to teens.
*The three biggest secrets of Happy Moms.
*Put on your own oxygen mask first
*Communication 101
*Why kids love family meetings and how to put them to use in your family.
*How to help siblings get along.
Testimonials
Dear Laura,
Your skills are truly superb! You manage to provide individual attention, maintain group cohesiveness, and all the while, convey your knowledge with much warmth, patience and compassion. You not only create a supportive environment for participants to share their personal experiences, but you also offer sound, practical advice that they can take home and immediately implement with their families. Your parenting expertise is evident, and your graceful and calm demeanor, combined with excellent communication and inter-personal skills, models positive relationship building at its best.
The change in some of the participants was palpable. One person said, “It’s a blessing that we have been able to benefit from Dr. Laura’s knowledge. It’s helped me already, my relationship with my kids and husband has improved. I feel much more in control.” From other participants: “She is so confident and warm… she managed to address each of our concerns and gave attention to our own issues. She’s a wonderful teacher, so knowledgeable. It’s been so helpful.”
In appreciation,
Linda Eber, LCSW
Social Services Director
Sephardic Community Center
"It was very informative in a casual and fun way. I loved the speaker, Dr. Markham."
"I liked the way the presenter, Dr. Laura Markham, explained child development so I could understand how to make things better with my child."
"I loved the way you listened to all the mothers, and answered our questions with such helpful suggestions."
