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Help Your Child Communicate With Confidence and Empathy

Help your child master the art of communication with confidence, empathy, and gratitude in order to build strong, lasting connections.

Confident Communicator

Plan Objectives:

  • Green tickSpeak Up with Confidence: Teach your child to express opinions and set boundaries confidently.
  • Green tickHandle Tough Conversations: Boost their comfort with saying, “No,” and navigating tricky situations.
  • Green tick Connect Effectively: Help your child develop listening and speaking skills for building positive, lasting relationships.
  • Green tick Empathy in Conversations: Foster your child’s understanding and respect for others’ perspectives.
  • Green tick Gratitude in Action: Encourage your child to build habits of saying, “Thank you,” to strengthen relationships.

Why This Plan?

This plan addresses the following challenges by developing targeted skills

Can not readily defend their opinions

Does not care about others’ perspectives

Is uncomfortable saying, “No.”

Rarely says, “Thank you.”

Real-Life Applications

How this plan's skills apply to real-world scenarios for everyday success

Defending Their Opinions

This scenario guides your child in articulating their thoughts clearly and confidently in various settings.

Setting Boundaries

This scenario provides your child with techniques to advocate for themselves respectfully and say, “No,” when necessary.

Understanding Others’ Perspectives

This scenario helps your child appreciate and respect diverse viewpoints in conversations and collaborations.

Expressing Gratitude

This scenario encourages your child to build stronger connections by acknowledging and expressing appreciation in daily interactions.

Courses Included

Confident You: Believe in Yourself

Course Objectives: Emotional Self-Confidence

  • tick Discover Self-Belief: Understand how confidence transforms growth and relationships.
  • tick Master Positive Self-Talk: Replace self-doubt with empowering inner dialogue daily.
  • tick Celebrate Strengths: Identify unique gifts and use them to achieve success.
  • tick Take Bold Steps: Step out of comfort zones to build resilience and courage.
  • tick Learn from Setbacks: Embrace failure as a stepping stone to personal growth.
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Communication Foundations

Course Objectives: Social Effective Communication

  • tick Effective Communication: Develop communication skills across multiple mediums for clearer interactions.
  • tick Active Listening: Enhance active listening and empathetic communication for better understanding.
  • tick Communication Challenges: Navigate challenges like language differences to improve clarity and inclusivity.
  • tick Digital Citizenship: Practice responsible online behavior and manage privacy effectively.
  • tick Conflict Resolution: Strengthen skills for assertive and respectful conflict resolution.
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Relationship Building Basics

Course Objectives: Social Relationship Management

  • tickTrust: Develop the ability to build and maintain trust, strengthening supportive connections.
  • tickBenefits: Understand how healthy relationships enhance well-being and personal growth.
  • tickCommunication: Practice effective communication skills to improve interactions with others.
  • tickBoundaries: Identify and set healthy boundaries to protect emotional well-being.
  • tickConflict Resolution: Explore strategies to resolve conflicts constructively for lasting relationships.
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What is Gratitude?

Course Objectives: Social Gratitude

  • tickEmotional Benefits: Understand how gratitude boosts mood and overall well-being.
  • tickGratitude Principles: Apply the four principles of gratitude to enhance practices and relationships.
  • tickExpressive Actions: Learn the positive effects of expressing gratitude through actions and kindness.
  • tickResilience Techniques: Explore methods to find positives in challenges, boosting resilience.
  • tickGratitude Reflection: Reflect on gratitude experiences and set goals for daily practice integration.
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Meet the Course Creators

Dr. Kymberli Barker

Dr. Barker is the mother of two fantastic young men, and they are her priority in life. She holds degrees in biochemistry, math, forensics, and psychology. She is a consultant and a professor at multiple colleges, including the Citadel, and Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth. She spent fifteen years in public education, prior. Her personal focus is child advocacy and she developed the Guardian ad Litem/(GAL)/CASA program for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. She is tribally and state sworn as a GAL. Her favorite thing is being a mom.

Dr. Barker created her own or was part of the team that created the course.
  • Relationship Building Basics

Ali Dareneau

Ms. Dareneau is an English teacher with dual degrees in Psychology and English Education, she enjoys helping students reach their potential, especially when it comes to English Language Arts. With over 16 years of classroom experience and working with education-based companies, she brings creativity and enthusiasm to the classroom and beyond. She earned a Bachelor's degree in Psychology in 2007 and completed her Masters's degree in English Education in 2013 which have both shaped her into the passionate educator she is today. Her professional experience as an English teacher, curriculum designer, and writer demonstrates her passion for reading and writing and solidifies her belief all students can strengthen their reading and writing skills no matter what level they begin their journey.

Dareneau created her own or was part of the team that created the course.
  • Relationship Building Basics

Ashley Valentine

Ashley Valentine is an energetic and creative teacher from the United States who has committed her career to facilitating engaging and unique experiences for learners. She has presented at technology conferences, attended international learning summits, and is deeply passionate about ensuring that learning is both fun and meaningful. She has incorporated escape rooms, social media, experiential learning models, and hands-on techniques to engage Generation Z and prepare for Generation Alpha. An avid learner herself, Ashley holds two degrees in education and engages regularly in professional development so that she can build upon strategies and be responsive to student needs.

Ashley created her own or was part of the team that created the course.
  • Communication Foundations

Dr. Lisabeth Medlock

Dr. Medlock is a psychologist, ICF and Board Certified Coach and consultant with a mission to help people and organizations do better and be better. She serves as an advocate, solutions finder, change agent, and resource. For 30 years she has worked with public and nonprofit organizations, beginning in middle schools developing self-competence and conflict resolution programs. She has worked with over 100 organizations to improve their impact on the people and communities they serve. She has been a blogger for the Huffington Post, a TEDx speaker, an author, and has developed myriad curricula, training manuals, and self-help booklets.

Dr. Medlock created her own or was part of the team that created the course.
  • Confident You: Believe in Yourself

Kerry Wadsley

Following a degree in Elementary Education at Penn State (USA), Kerry Wadsley taught at The Elms School, UK for over 10 years, teaching students from 0-11 years. She taught in Key Stage 2 as well as being the Special Educational Needs Coordinator at the school. In 2016, she gained a Master’s in Education from the University of Nottingham (UK). Her passion lies in helping students to achieve their potential and eliminating any barriers to learning.

Kerry Wadsley created her own or was part of the team that created the course.
  • What is Gratitude?