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How Far Would You Go to Keep Your Family Together?
Marlin reveals: What “red flags” were missed by their child’s pediatrician, teachers and parents. Marlin Keesler grew up in a broken family environment in which he moved from home to home every year. He lost his dad to suicide when he was nine and his stepfather to a heart attack at 16. After school, time and summers were spent working as a means of bringing in extra income for the family. Now he is a very happily married dad, committed to ensuring his children grow up in a much more stable home. This is not without its challenges as he has two special needs teenagers. His son has a high functioning form of autism called Asperger's syndrome and his daughter has a genetic defect called Turners syndrome. Both have difficulty interacting socially with their peers as well as learning in the mainstream academic environment.
As a means to supplement each child's education, the family took up a quest to visit every state in the U.S. The goal for the children was to learn something from each travel experience. The goal for Marlin and his wife, Jeanne, was to rekindle their own relationship, which was suffering from the stress load they carried, and find a way to reconnect with their two children, who were on a path of regression and withdrawal. Each destination was determined by a local marathon that Marlin would run. Their experience far exceeded any expectations they had. They went far beyond simply reconnecting with their children. They overcame the natural phases of fear and hopelessness, attributed to having developmentally challenged children, to having an incredibly strong family bond that has left each of them with hope and confidence of a promising future.
Marlin captured their journey in what began as a scrap book to chronicle their adventures later evolved into the full fledged published book "Our Life on the Run...". In addition to sharing marathon adventures, love of country, and the spirit of family togetherness, the true essence of the story reveals the power and rewards that come from a well designed family support system.
How to Protect Your Child from School Violence and Bullying:
Most parents believe our schools are protecting our children from bullying and violence. This would be great, if it were true.
Research shows that most students will not tell their parents that they are being bullied, because they are worried about being retaliated against, humiliated, embarrassed, or they just do not want to upset you. In 71% of cases of students in kindergarten through 3rd grade, teachers were present but did not intervene. Derek will address the following: • What a parent can do if their child is bullied
Derek Randel is a speaker, coach, and author who speaks nationally on how to remove the yelling from your home, how to protect your child from bullying and school violence, and options that are open to educators who are bullied by parents and students. Derek has been seen on many television shows including: Fox News Channel's 'The O'Reilly Factor' with Bill O'Reilly, Fox & Friends, CNN's The Nancy Grace Show, The View by the Bay, CBS Morning Show, and Chicago Tonight. He is heard on radio shows around the country and has become a regular guest on WGN's Steve Cochran show. He has 12 years of experience as a high school and middle school educator and his Masters Degree in Secondary Education. While teaching he was nominated for a Disney American Teacher Award. He is also a certified stepfamily coach through the Step-Family Foundation in New York City.
Derek has written five books including Attacking our Educators, Stopping School Violence, and Parent Smart From the Heart with his wife Gail Randel, MD. www.stoppingschoolviolence.com
Nutrition & Behavior
Research supports the connection between good nutrition and optimum brain functions, such as mood, learning and behavior. While medication may be necessary for some children, many learning difficulties relate to classical nutritional deficiencies and brain sensitivities. This seminar was designed to help attendees develop an understanding of the links between learning disabilities (ADD, ADHD, Asperger’s and Autism) and a child’s often less-than-ideal diet, allergies and toxins. By empowering parents, grandparents, caregivers and teachers with effective tools and techniques, we can best provide a calm, safe and nurturing environment (at home and in the classroom) for our children to grow into the responsible, productive and gifted people they were born to be.
Gail will address how to:
Recognize the signs of allergies
Gail Brown is a Nutrition Coach & Wellness Educator. She is passionate about giving you hope and encouragement to help you, your children or students lead the extraordinary lives that they were born to lead. She has been counseling and teaching people how to improve their health and their environment for over 12 years. After suffering from acute asthma and multiple chemical, environmental and food allergies for 17 years, Gail was introduced to Shaklee products in 1997. With the help of lifestyle changes and the Shaklee products, Gail’s health has turned around. As a result of her renewed health, she has made it her mission to help others throughout the world to learn how to take charge of their health and their future by teaching seminars on nutritional approaches to health & wellness. www.engagingspeakers.com/GailBrown
Heal Your Marriage – Heal Yourself
The stress of life is made even more difficult when a couple or a family has to cope with special needs. This presentation will discuss the healing nature of relationships and how we can use them to become stronger, happier people. Learn what you can do to take control of your emotions and reactions, to improve your relationships and decrease your stress.
About Our Presenter:
Timothy J. Hayes, Psy.D, is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist in Illinois with over thirty years of successful experience, doing therapy with individuals and families. Dr. Hayes integrates several mind/body energy techniques into a client-friendly model. He emphasizes that people possess within themselves the resources necessary to deal effectively with a wide variety of problems and challenges.
Dr. Hayes has successfully helped countless individuals and families who have experienced severe trauma, whether recent or in the distant past. These traumas include; verbal, physical, emotional and sexual abuse, as well as severe physical trauma and loss. Trained in a variety of therapeutic techniques, he has helped clients resolve the effects of trauma in the most cost-effective and time-efficient ways possible.
Dr. Hayes remains on the cutting edge of mental health services by integrating some of the newest and most effective techniques into a results. For over twenty years, as a psychologist and a father, Dr. Hayes has taught parenting skills and written extensively about power struggles. His widely acclaimed book, the Parenting Power Struggle Handbook is now available from his website.
Nine reasons why not to attend this workshop: 1. Your children don’t bicker and fight. 2. Your children are cooperative and thoughtful. 3. You easily avoid being pulled into arguments. 4. You never wonder about your parenting skills. 5. Your kids listen (and respect you) when you speak. 6. You are okay making the same mistakes your parents did. 7. You are calm and have energy to spare at the end of the day. 8. Your children are already responsible, independent thinkers. 9. You never thought about running away from home. [Be honest!]
Who says parenting can’t be fun – even in the home of an exceptional child? Discover the manual for your kids!
Christie Clarke is the founder and president of Out-a-Box Group Parenting, Inc. She shares the joys, challenges, insights, and humor of parenting.As an author, consultant, educator, facilitator, public speaker, parenting coach, and [perhaps most importantly] mother of four, she teaches practical strategies that harmonize homes.
Christie is a certified classroom teacher with experience in 5 states and abroad. Her work set the stage for the development of Out-a-Box Group, Inc. Based in part on the phenomenally successful Love and Logic® Programs out of Denver, OABG has expanded to provide training, support, and coaching for Adults Who Care About Kids. Universally applicable and simple to use, these tools put the fun back in communication and the joy back in living. As a parent coach who travels to individual homes, schools and churches, hospitals and synagogues throughout the Chicago land area, Christie has been dubbed “The Nanny of Elgin.” She is a sought-after speaker, trainer, and frequent contributor to various parenting publications. Working with groups and individuals to help bring calm to classrooms and households, she addresses specific issues and challenges, “making the world a better place, one family [classroom, couple, business] at a time!”
Positive, Proactive Parenting That Works!
Want quick and easy tools for: Disciplining without anger, lectures, threats, warnings. Avoiding power struggles? Raising responsible kids? Handling sibling issues? Eliminating back-talk? Reducing frustration? Reducing stress? Having fun?
Self-sufficiency, responsibility, and respect are goals within the reach of all parents. You don’t need a nanny to eliminate confusion, bickering, whining, and defiance. Even in today’s complicated and challenging times, there are a few astonishingly simple principles to help parents regain control of their households – and have everyone living a happier life. Learn what other moms and dads (and teachers) have called “transforming” parenting skills…and laugh while doing it!
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