Parenting on Track
Parent From Your Best: Going Beyond Discipline Strategies to a Parenting Roadmap
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Needham Golf Club, 49 Green Street
7:00 p.m. Reception
7:30 p.m. Lecture

Perfect parent? Of course not—there's no such thing. But in today's highly stressful, competitive parenting environment, that's exactly what so many of us strive to be. Unfortunately, that can cause undue pressure on our children, resulting in the very behaviors we're trying to avoid—temper tantrums, fighting, power struggles, and refusal to cooperate.

We begin to think that everyone else is doing a great job and we're not. We begin to put our energy into "getting" our children to look and behave in certain ways, because we have the idea that other people are watching and judging us. Instead of parenting from our best, we start parenting from our fear. And before long we feel the downward spiral of these assumptions. Parenting is tough enough—we don't need to make it worse by thinking that the world is judging us based on the actions of our four-year-old.

The Parenting on Track™ program is all about discovering where you are as a parent and as a family—right now—today, and where it is YOU want to go. The first step in this discovery process is realizing that everything you do is either interfering with or enhancing the relationship you have with your children and their developing independence. The next step is to take the insights you gained during your self-discovery and apply them to a new vision for your family life.

Parenting is a journey, and every smart traveler carries a roadmap. We teach you how to use the information you gathered in the discovery process to create your own Personal Parenting Roadmap. You'll identify where you are today, where you want to be in 6 months or 18 years, and then come up with a plan for navigating the distance in between.

Presented with Expertise, Experience & Insight
Vicki Hoefle, creator of the Parenting on Track™ program, has been an in-demand Professional Parent Educator for the past 20 years. After years of study and everyday practice, Vicki has become an expert in Adlerian Psychology, a ground-breaking theory developed by Alfred Adler. As the mother of five teenagers, Vicki has a firsthand knowledge of what works and what doesn't work when creating strong, healthy relationships with your children.

Recently awarded a "Seal of Approval" from the PTPA (Parent Tested Parent Approved) Media, Parenting on Track has gained international acclaim as one of the most effective, child-enriching programs available.