Richmond Child Care Educators, Assistants, Providers, and Operators. Join us for a light breakfast and a morning of learning, enjoyment, and connection. This event is perfect for anyone involved in the Richmond child care field whether your background is in family child care, infants and toddlers, school age care, and everything in-between. Featuring presenter Dr. Vanessa LaPointe, attendees will receive a certificate for 2 hours of professional development in honour of Child Care Month as we celebrate what makes our community great —YOU.

The event is presented by the Richmond CCRR and Aspire Richmond. For those driving or carpooling, parking is available in the underground parking lot and further details will be sent out close to the event date.

*Please note: this event is for members of the Child Care education community

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Presentation: Dr. Vanessa LaPointe
Discipline Without Damage: How To Get Your Kids To Behave Without Messing Them Up

When a child is threatening a meltdown in the grocery aisle, or losing it in the classroom, is it really possible to keep your cool, get the behaviour turned around, and support healthy development, all at the same time?! Following from Dr. Vanessa’s bestselling book on this same topic, parents, caregivers, educators, and big people of all kinds will discover how discipline affects children’s development, why our reactions to children’s behavior should reinforce connection instead of introduce more upset, and why the disciplinary strategies that may have been used on us as children or that you may have learned in your post-secondary training are not the ones that children really need. You’ll learn the basic and impactful truth behind Dr. Vanessa’s mantra “See it, feel it, be it,” and the the foundation of a healthy, effective approach to discipline that respects each child’s developmental needs… and works!

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Agenda

9:00 am    |  Doors Open
9:30 am    |  Opening Remarks + Refreshments
Presentation: Dr. LaPointe
11:45 am    |  Final Remarks and Closing