Engaging Parents Institute

Parenting Partners/The Power of Sparks

July 15–17, Minneapolis, Minnesota

The goals of the Engaging Parents Institute for Trainers is to prepare parenting professionals, educators, and trainers to 1) facilitate the seven-session Parenting Partners: Practical Tools for Positive Parenting workshop 2) attend the new parent workshop: The Power of Sparks, to help your community understand why Sparks matter and how they can help youth develop from the inside out.

By participating in this 3-day comprehensive workshop trainers will:
Part I. Learn to facilitate the powerful seven-session Parenting Partners training in their schools and/or community sites to:

  • Increase parenting skills and confidence for parents
  • Empower parents to become leaders in their homes, schools, and their communities
  • Fulfill parent-engagement requirements for your school or organization

Part II. Attend the new parent workshop based on the book Sparks: How Parents Can Help Ignite the Hidden Strengths of Teenagers to:

  • Experience the five-step plan to help adults ignite teenager’s sparks
  • Help adults build deep and sustained relationships with youth
  • Recapture the joy of parenting

Participants have 3 pricing Options:

  • Option A: Complete package (all three days) $699 (a $750 value) per person including training curriculum, materials, lunch, snacks
  • Option B: Part 1 only – Parenting Partners TOT $549 per person including Facilitators Manual & parent workbook, materials, lunch, snacks
  • Option C: Part II only – Sparks $199 per person including materials, lunch, snacks

Materials – included with registration

  • Part I: Parenting Partners Facilitators Manual and parent workbook
  • Part II: The book Sparks: How Parents can Help Ignite the Hidden Strengths of Teenagers

Timeframe (July 15-17)

  • Part I – Parenting Partners: Practical Tools for Positive Parenting TOT (all day Wednesday and Thursday 8:30 am – 4 pm)
  • Part II – Parent Workshop: The Power of Sparks (Friday 9 am to 4 pm)

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