Emotional Education of the Child - face-to-face course

See you in person! The course will take place every Thursday evening from 16 November to 25 January at the Idärto Centre, 91 Čaka Street, Riga: https://forms.gle/MBRnHwiFzdnLscKL9

Some feedback from previous participants:

If you want to think about the various topics of child rearing that arise more unconsciously in everyday life, then I recommend taking Elīna's BEA course. It gave me a greater understanding of my own child, his needs and that a lot of what society accepts as "bad" is just normal and how to respond to it in a calm, reasonable, respectful way. Elina was very pleasant and calm and through examples and suggestions she told supportive ways of raising a child. I can see and feel that everything worked out for us - we can talk a lot and we are able to translate the "niceties" more accurately as elementary everyday moments.

A very great presenter with a fantastic sense of humour! The lessons were in a relaxed atmosphere with a good after-feel🙂 So positive!

The Emotional Education of the Child programme is aimed at parents with young children in the pre-school years, i.e. children up to 7 years of age. This programme is designed to help change children's behaviour and have a deeper impact on their emotional level and personal development. It encourages parents to discover and understand their own early childhood experiences. The programme provides information on the stages of development and the tasks a child needs to complete in order to grow into a happy, emotionally fulfilled person. Principles that promote emotional development are developed, together with concrete techniques.

The programme describes ten factors that play an important role in a child's emotional upbringing:

• parents' understanding of their child's development and temperament,
• self-control and positive body self-esteem,
• secure tethering,
• play and fantasy,
• language and communication skills
• positive self-esteem
• disciplining techniques that promote self-regulation and build conscience,
• self-regulation of emotions
• concentration, planning and problem-solving skills
• social competence, empathy and caring

BEA ROOTS IN CANADA

The BEA programme is mainly adapted from the Canadian book Pathways to Competence. The programme was created in 2004 by psychologists Edith Ozol and Sarah Lundy.

CRITICAL CAPACITIES IN THE FIRST YEARS OF LIFE

Some abilities that develop in the first six years of life are critical because they lay the foundations for further development. These early capacities are like the roots from which a tree will later grow. If any of these critical capacities develop incompletely, further development is limited. The BEA programme describes ten steps that are important in the emotional upbringing of a child.

PARENT-CHILD INTERACTION AND ITS FURTHER DEVELOPMENT

Children's development is determined by a complex interaction between hereditary factors and the environment. Even if a child has a congenital disorder, the relationship with the parents can influence the child's development and resilience. A child feels safer when parents are empathetic, supportive and have positive feelings towards the child, when parents are available and attentive. Secure attachment and emotional competence in the child will develop mainly if parents understand the child's needs and know how to meet them, and accept that the child must grow up to be independent and autonomous.

BEA OBJECTIVE OF THE PROGRAMME

The main goal is to help parents raise emotionally healthy and capable children.

MORE ABOUT THE COURSE ITSELF

WHEREAS: THURSDAY evenings 18:30-21:00

• November - 16, 23, 30.
• December - 7, 14, 21.
• January - 4, 11, 18, 25.

WHERE: In the centre of Idärto, Riga, 91 Čaka Street (opposite Ziedoņdārzs).

CIK: €350

You can pay the whole amount at once when you register, or €129 when you register and then €129 in December and January. To register for the course, at least the first payment of 129€ must be made.

WHAT is included in the price?

• once a week for 2.5 hours, where we discuss how the homework went, discuss the week's topic, and do practical work through role-play. These meetings are the most important and most appreciated part of the course.
• 2 one-to-one conversations with me online. 45 min each. Consultations will take place at a pre-arranged time, convenient for you. You can use these consultations as PEP mum support (if you have children under 3) or as an opportunity to discuss a topic you don't want to discuss in public in a group.
• 10 video lessons, each 20-80min long, which you can watch at your own convenience. One video per week. Useful for revision of the weekly topic.
• 10 weeks email and WhatsApp support.
• Homework every week.
• All the handouts will be compiled in a "book" and distributed at the first group meeting.
• You will receive a certificate after the course, BUT only if you have attended at least 7 group meetings.

Application form here: https://forms.gle/MBRnHwiFzdnLscKL9