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Joanne Jewell is an experienced Child and Adolescent Counsellor and Mum of 3 boys who has worked with parents and children in the UK and the UAE for over a decade. We find out more about the Mindful Parenting Workshops that Joanne is offering at Dots & Links Skills Development Center in Abu Dhabi. The workshops will appeal to parents who are interested in learning this parenting technique to connect and teach their children about the world as they grow from babies to adults, with kindness, compassion and respect.
Mindful Parenting was developed by Joanne, incorporating her experience as a Counsellor, Parent and strategies and ideas from a variety of highly respected sources. These include the 
knowledge and experience of other professionals such as; Alfie Kohn, Dr Dan Siegel, Janet Lansbury, Faber & Mazlish, Tina Bryson, Sarah Ockwell-Smith, Sue Gerhardt and Rebecca Eames to name a few.
What these practitioners and Mindful Parenting have in common is the utmost respect for children and parents, a desire to grow and focus on how you can be the best parent possible, not perfect but positive about your children, yourselves and their potential. In addition, it incorporates the concept of mindfulness as a way of managing emotions which has an incredibly positive effect not only on your own well-being as parents, but also your personal selves.
Joanne is offering two workshops at Dots & Links Skills Development Center over the next 3 months, one for parents of toddlers and the other for parents of pre-teens.
Parents of toddlers
This workshop will teach you how to reflect on your parenting in order to develop your skills as your children grow. You will develop your skills and parenting strategies to support your child’s emotional growth and better manage issues common among toddlers, such as tantrums, difficulty sleeping and fussy eaters. Furthermore you will discover the importance of setting boundaries and how to manage this respectfully.
Course Details:
Schedule -3 Saturdays, September 24th, October 22nd and November 19th
Time – 8:00am- 12:00pm
Cost: AED 1,800 per person or AED 2,880 per couple
Parents of pre-teens
Are your pre-teens beginning to distance themselves? In this workshop Joanne will focus on teaching you how to use Mindful Parenting strategies to teach life skills to your pre-teens, including personal safety, internet safety, critical thinking skills and working together as a family unit. You will build a strong relationship with your pre-teen and better support their transition from child to adolescent, including the move to Senior School.
Parents of Pre-Teens Course Details:
Schedule -3 Saturdays, September 24th, October 22nd and November 19th
Time – 1:00pm- 5:00pm
Cost: AED 1,800 per person or AED 2,880 per couple
For more information and to book please contact Dots & Links Skills Development Center
