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As a parent, do you have any of these problems?
 
     
bullet   Poor communication with your children
bullet   Arguing over chores, homework, curfews, etc.
bullet   Lack of respect
bullet   Disagreement with your child about his/her decisions
bullet   Disagreement with your spouse on how to raise your children
bullet   Setting boundaries and limits
bullet   Not spending enough time with your children
bullet   Family falling apart
bullet   Giving in too easily to their kids; difficulty saying no
bullet   Don't know how to discipline
bullet   Societal pressures
bullet   Your children are exposed to too much media of inappropriate material
bullet   Other parents permissiveness
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Do you ever feel the following?
 
     
     
bullet   Experience lots of stress
bullet   Feel like their kids are driving you nuts
bullet   Feel inadequate and like you are failing your kids
bullet   Feel guilty that you don’t know how to handle your kids
bullet   Argue with your spouse about how to raise your kids
bullet   Notice your kids experience lots of stress
bullet   Notice your kids do poorly in school
bullet   Notice your kids may act out in harmful ways
bullet   Become unhappy or depressed
bullet   Notice your kids are unhappy or depressed
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Children Are Not The Same Even When They Come From The Same Parents!
 

Here's the deal. You don't get to choose your child's personality, no matter how much you may try to shape it. They come into this world with their own inborn tendencies, a preference toward certain characteristics and behaviors, and their own style of dealing with the world.

Many parents think that they can raise all of their children the same, treat them the same, and give them the same attention, but it's just not true. Children have different temperaments and require different approaches in dealing with them according to who they are. Some children need relatively firm limits while others need more room and flexibility. Some may leave you feeling like parenting is an easy job, while others will strain your patience.

In any case, the more you can elicit the best aspects of both of your personalities, the better relationship you build with your child.


You need help knowing yourself and knowing your child
 
Let’s face it; it’s tough to raise kids today. Many families need two incomes to survive leaving many parents with little time to spend with their kids. Even those who do stay home may struggle with the responsibilities that make it difficult to deal with raising children. Outside influence is at an all-time high causing stress between parents and their children. Kids are exposed to more violence and sex today than ever before leading them into activities for which they are not emotionally prepared. Many parents are way too permissive and frankly, some are naïve in thinking that their child is going to do what they are told to when they are left alone. Some parents are ineffective right from the start. It seems like two-year olds are running many a household! Lack of understanding of what drives your behavior as a parent and what drives your kid’s behavior is the dynamic that can keep you stuck in a parenting rut.
 
If You’re Serious About Being The Best Parent You Can Be….If You’re Willing To Step Out Of Your Comfort Zone And Learn Some Of The Ways You May Be Contributing To Your Kids Driving You Nuts….If You Really Want To Understand Your Kid’s View Of The World….And If You Are Ready To Know How Your Personality Motivates The Way You Behave As A Parent….
 
Then This Program Is For You!
 
Give Me 10 Weeks and I’ll Help You Reach Your Parenting Goals By Giving You The Information You Need to See The World Through Your Child’s Eyes and Help You Understand Yourself Better In The Process!
 
This 10-week course will allow you to get to know your child in a whole new way. You’ll also get to know yourself a whole lot better, too! Here’s what this course will do for you:
 
     
 
Understand your own drives and  motivations and  awaken to your own  undesirable behaviors
 
Stop feeling guilty for not understanding your child and maybe not even liking  them at times
 
Learn how to communicate in more effective ways
 
Support your child in ways that feel right to him/her
 
Stop pressuring and manipulating your child to be more like you; not every child fits his or her own parents’ personality
 
Rather than trying to force your kids into something you want them to be, you can more effectively influence their development by having a better understanding of their personality style
 
Help them deal with outside pressures
 
Understand how your behavior presently contributes to the problem
Here are the benefits you will receive from this program:
 
     
     
1   Gain better understanding of self and increase self awareness
2   Gain better understanding of your child/teen
3   Understand how you and your child/teen react to stress
4   Better communication with your child/teen
5   Potential to improve relationship with your child/teen
6   Help you let go of behaviors that are not working in handling your child/teen
7   Bring more compassion to your relationship
8   Gain more confidence in your parenting skills and in dealing with your child/teen
9   Empower you and child/teen through releases and affirmations
10   Learn how to identify and manage frustrating behaviors
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What would it mean to you to have a great relationship with your kids?
 

As parents, you want the best for your kids. You want your children to be conscientious, caring, self-assured, sensitive, perceptive, loyal, enthusiastic, strong, and accepting. You want them to be safe in the world, to be happy and achieve their greatest potential. Sometimes what you want and think will make them happy may conflict with what your child wants and needs. You can’t raise them in a bubble free of outside influences, nor can you be with them 24/7.

When my husband and I got married, we knew we wanted to have kids. We married young, put ourselves through college and had our first daughter six and a half years after we married. Our first daughter made parenting seem easy. I thought it was because I had prepared so well for motherhood, reading all I could get my hands on about parenting. Then five and a half years later, we had our second daughter. Both girls were a joy to raise and both were quite different to raise. Our daughters brought both their gifts and their challenges to us as parents, especially as teenagers. They clearly had different personalities. What worked for the first didn’t necessarily work for the second. Our first child was easy going and went along with our “rules”. Our second child couldn’t really understand why we had “rules” in the first place. We needed to adjust our parenting style to accommodate the differences in personalities to allow our children to grow and still maintain a sense of themselves.


 
This 10-Week Teleclass Will Help You Identify Your Personality And That of Your Kids By Learning The Enneagram
 
The Enneagram, a personality typing system based on nine personality types, is a powerful tool that can be used to:
 
     
     
 
Allow for a better fit between you and your child by helping you appreciate your differences and supporting your child’s individuality
 
Serve the needs of both you and your child by knowing those differences and being able to accept them
 
Powerfully assist you in identifying distinctive patterns of behavior
 
Help you perceive your child and yourself more accurately
 
Help you communicate more effectively with your child
 
Create a sense of appreciation and compassion that builds a stronger foundation  in the relationship between you and your child
 
Develop and nurture the healthiest qualities of all nine types supporting your child’s potentials and future accomplishments as well as that of your own
 
 
Why take this program from me?
 
I’ve studied the Enneagram for several years and am an Enneagram Institute certified Enneagram teacher. I am presently a life coach specializing in parenting, relationships, and personal growth. I have a Doctor of Chiropractic degree and a bachelor’s degree in Psychology. I completed the Center for Mind-Body Medicine's professional training program for mind-body-spirit medicine, am certified through Self Esteem Seminars by Jack Canfield, best known for Chicken Soup for the Soul books, to teach facilitation of self-esteem for individuals and groups, am a certified NLP practitioner and a Coach-Parent Certified Coach and I completed a year-long coaching program for teens.
 
Here’s what you’ll get with this program:
 
     
 
10 weeks of one-hour telephone classes teaching the Enneagram, a personality typing system that helps parents gain insights into their own personality and that of their children, help improve communication and develop a stronger relationship
 
A workbook with basic information about types
 
Course material to cover personality types as a parent, as a child and suggestions for raising each type
 
Weekly assignments or exercises that will support you in exploring your
relationship with your child/teen
 
Help you communicate more effectively with your child
 
Create a sense of appreciation and compassion that builds a stronger foundation in the relationship between you and your child
 
Calls recorded in the event you miss a class or want to hear the class again
 
Optional Four 30-minute individual coaching sessions for a small additional fee

Sign Up Now!
   
 
 
Here’s my promise to you :
 
This program will give you a better understanding of your own and your child’s underlying fears, desires, drives, and motivations. You will gain knowledge and tools to help you more effectively deal with your kids. How you choose to use this information and how well you apply these skills will be proportional to how willing you are to making changes yourself. While there are no guarantees with this or any parenting program that the results will be exactly as you want them, your interaction and relationship with your children will change for the better if you apply what you learn.
 
When and Where:
 

Ten 1-hour tele-classes on the following dates starting on Tuesday, February 3, 2009 at 3 p.m. Eastern, 2 p.m. Central, 1 p.m. Mountain, 12 p.m. Pacific Time

February 3,10,17,24, March 3, 10, 17, 24, and 31, April 7th, 2009 .

All tele-classes are held over the telephone on a conference line and will be recorded for your use. You will be given the bridge line number to call upon registration. The bridge line call is a long distance call, charged at your normal long distance phone rates. Calls last one hour. Register Now!
 
Okay, I Want This Valuable Information on Parenting Using The Enneagram! How Much?
 
Investment:
 
The investment for the entire 10-week program (valued at $425.00), including the workbook (valued at $39.00) is set at an introductory rate of $299.00.

Special rate for optional three 45-minute individual coaching sessions valued at $225.00 is an additional $179.00. This is an incredible value!

I would be thrilled to chat with you about one-on-one private coaching if your needs are different than what the 10-week course covers. If interested, email me, with `questions about parenting' in the subject line at:

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If the above tele-class times are not convenient for you and you would like to receive information about our next class, please send an email to
 
Free teleclass:
 

A free teleclass will be held on Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at 3 p.m. Eastern time covering basic Enneagram information and to answer any questions you may have about this 10-week course. Feel free to bring your coaching problems to this call for open discussion. To register for this free class, email
Sincerely,

Dr. Lorraine Cassista
978-957-5224
 
P.S. The Know Yourself – Know Your Kid Program has the highest standard of excellence and expectations and is committed to bringing you useful and helpful parenting information. If you are ready to explore your parenting style, learn and share in a safe environment of like-minded parents who want to have a better relationship with their kids, then this program is right for you. Join us now.
 
 


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