Parenting Week Events

Monday 9th September

10am – 11.30am

How to Support Kids Who Have Experienced Scary Things

The focus of this talk will be on how to support kids who have experienced scary events. To know what is ‘normal’ and when is it time to get help. Given START’s work in the area of sexual abuse, some of our examples will relate to this topic. However as Cantabrians we are well aware of what else has happened in our region and so the conversation will also include more general information around supporting children through trauma.

Catherine Gallagher & Jo Bader – START
Monday 9^th September, 10am – 11.30am
St Albans Baptist Church, 64 McFaddens Rd, St Albans. Parking off Redwood Place.
Hosted by Neighbourhood Trust

FREE – but please reserve your seat through Dash Tickets

7pm – 8.30pm

Building Awesome Whanau

Entertainer Pio Terei shares his heart, his stories and a huge amount of practical parenting knowledge. Pio is one of the best loved entertainers in the country and this show combines songs, stories, videos and great parenting ideas. As a co-creator of the widely popular Building Awesome Whanau, Pio focuses on positive solutions and shares vital messages about happy, healthy family life in a way that really ‘clicks’ with the audience.

Pio Terei – The Parenting Place
Monday 9^th September, 7pm – 8.30pm
Belfast Rugby Clubrooms, Sheldon Park, 18 March Place, Belfast
Hosted by Belfast Community Network

FREE – but please reserve your seat through Dash Tickets

7.30pm – 8.30pm

Improving Mental Health through Nature Play in the Early Years (0-6 years)

In New Zealand we are seeing an increase in mental health issues including anxiety and depression, like we have never seen before. There is lots of talk about why this is happening and there are many facets to the answer. But as parents we want to protect our children from harm and do the best we can. In protecting them – are we doing more harm than good?

In this interactive presentation we will be looking at the changes in society and the impact these have on our children, how screen time has replaced outdoor play and the significance of this change. We will then finish up with some practical ways that as parents you can help to build your children’s resilience while helping them develop into capable, confident children.

Celia Hogan – Little Kiwi’s Nature Play
Monday 9^th September, 7.30pm – 8.30pm
Papanui Baptist Church Hall, 144 Sawyers Arms Rd, Papanui
Hosted by Organic Kids

Gold Coin donation. Please bring a gold coin on the night. Spaces are limited so reserve your seats through Dash Tickets. Proceeds to go to The Champion Centre.

Tuesday 10th September

11am – 12noon

Finding Peace After Losing a Baby

Our caring staff will help you begin the journey of healing from the deep grief of losing a baby before birth.

In this interactive and informal presentation we will introduce you to healthy ways of grieving, excellent resources, and if you wish, we can provide an opportunity to commemorate your precious little one.

Tuesday 10 September 2019, 11.00am – 12.00pm
More info or to RSVP: 03 351 3227 or pregcentrechch@gmail.com
Suits: Anyone who is struggling with baby loss

Restriction: Adults

7pm – 8.30pm

Building Awesome Whanau

Pio Terei – The Parenting Place
Tuesday 10th September, 7pm – 8.30pm
Haeata Community Campus, 240 Breezes Rd, Aranui
Hosted by Linwood Avenue Union Church, Linwood Avenue Community Corner Trust, and the Christchurch Methodist Mission.

FREE – but please reserve your seat through Dash Tickets

7pm – 8.30pm

Supporting Children with Anxiety

This is Anna and Dean’s most requested presentation and where they like to take the worry out of anxiety by taking you though:

a broad look at what anxiety and worries are all about
how these emotions have come to be ‘perceived’ as so prevalent
active strategies to help children (and parents!) learn to regulate their big emotions.

Suits parents of: 0-13 year olds

Anna Mowat & Dean Sutherland – All right?
Tuesday 10 September, 7pm – 8.30pm
Shirley Primary School, 11 Shirley Rd, Shirley
Hosted by Shirley Primary School Board of Trustees

Tickets $5.00 – available from Dash Tickets

7.30pm – 9pm

OMG They’re Teenagers!

Sue will talk about the joys of parenting teenagers and how understanding the changes in their bodies and brains will help parents assist their children to develop well.

Suits parents of: Pre-teens/Teens

Dr Sue Bagshaw – Collaborative Trust
Tuesday 10 September, 7.30pm – 9pm
The Village Church Bryndwr, 365a Ilam Road, Bryndwr

Tickets $10.00 – available from Dash Tickets

Wednesday 11th September

9.30am – 12noon

Money Mates

Come and join a group to discuss how to make money work better for you. Reduce the stress and create a plan that will help you and your family achieve your financial goals. This will be a practical workshop.

Over the session we will look at:

Your relationship with Money
Ways of managing money
Getting out of debt
Managing the curveballs

Suits parents of: All Ages

Julie Williams – Kingdom Resources
Wednesday 11^th September, 9.30am – 12noon
St Albans Baptist Church, 64 McFaddens Rd, St Albans. Parking off Redwood Place.
Hosted by Kingdom Resources

FREE – but spaces are limited so please reserve your seat through Dash Tickets

7.30pm – 9pm

Parent Time Management – how to achieve more by focusing on less

Karyn will share tips, tools, and techniques on how to make the most of your time as a busy parent, set simple daily goals, achieve more by focusing on less, and have a sense of balance in our lives. Karyn will show you how saying “No” (without guilt or explanation) helps simplify busy lives and allows you to say “Yes” to what’s truly important to you and your family. For more information, contact Karyn results@rileylife.co.nz

Suits parents of: All Ages

Karyn Riley – Riley Life
Wednesday 11^th September, 7.30pm – 9pm
St Albans Baptist Church, 64 McFaddens Rd, St Albans. Parking off Redwood Place.
Hosted by Neighbourhood Trust

Tickets $10.00 – available through Dash Tickets

7.30pm – 9pm

The Perfectionist Child

If you are faced with a child who is overly sensitive, must get it right every time, hates making mistakes or being corrected, is reluctant to try new things in case they get it wrong and loses the plot over minor issues, we will give you some new insights and ways to manage your perfectionist child.

Suits parents of: 0-13

Jenny Hale – The Parenting Place
Wednesday 11^th September, 7.30pm – 9pm
Burnside Elim Church, 193 Grahams Rd, Burnside
Hosted by Burnside Elim Church

Tickets $10.00 – available through Dash Tickets

Thursday 12th September

7pm – 9pm

Open and Honest workshop with Family Planning

Talking about sex, sexuality and relationships can be difficult for parents and caregivers – and for their young people. If you’re worried about having the talk, think your own knowledge is a bit sketchy or just want some time to reflect on your own values and beliefs, our Open and Honest workshop could be just the thing. It is a great opportunity for you to give and share information with other parents and caregivers in a supportive and informal environment and to help you build skills to navigate discussions with your young people.

Suits parents of: Pre-teens and teens

Akira Le Fevre – Health Promoter from Family Planning
Thursday, 12^th September, 7pm – 9pm
St John of God Waipuna, 349 Woodham Rd, Linwood
Hosted by Family Planning

FREE – but spaces are limited so please reserve your seats through Dash Tickets

7.30pm – 9pm

The Strong-Willed Child

Some children are naturally compliant while others seem to fight their parents for every bit of ground. A practical session where you’ll pick up a range of strategies that will increase your confidence and effectiveness as a parent of strong-willed and spirited children.

Suits parents of: 0-13 year olds

Jenny Hale – The Parenting Place
Thursday, 12^th September, 7.30pm – 9pm
Grace Vineyard Beach Campus, 111 Seaview Rd, New Brighton. Plenty of parking available on Seaview Road or Beresford Street, as both entrances will be open.
Hosted by Youth Alive Trust

Tickets $10.00 – available through Dash Tickets

7.30pm – 9pm

Human Teenagers are Amazing Humans

We are all human. We are all alive and breathing on planet Earth. That fact alone makes us deserving! We all deserve to be the best version of ourselves that we were created to be. So I urge you to stop labelling teenagers! Stop deciding on the expectations of this group of humans. Stop deciding that they will disappoint you, go off the rails, be out of control, yell and scream, manipulate and abuse you. Stop deciding that parenting a teenager is hard work, a thankless task and difficult! Now is the time to save our emerging adults and allow them to shine.

Join me and I’ll show you how to create change firstly in your own mind, then in your teenager’s lives, rippling out to your families and your communities.

We need to do this and the time is now!

Suits parents of: Pre-teens and Teens

Amanda Staniford – Kids Life Academy
Thursday, 12^th September 7.30pm – 9pm
Papanui Youth Development Trust, 1a Harewood Rd, Papanui
Hosted by Papanui Youth Development Trust

Tickets $10.00 – available from Dash Tickets

Friday 13th September

7.30pm – 9pm

Beyond Blame: Coping with Parent-Adolescent Conflict

Conflict between children/adolescents and their parents/caregivers can range small disagreements to full on WWIII. Sometimes conflict can be sorted quickly and other times it can feel like it will last forever. Conflict within families is fairly normal, but too much can be risky for children and teenagers wellbeing and psychosocial adjustment. Conflict management is good for you, your relationships and your children/teens. Fathers, mothers and caregivers are significant role models for teaching young people how to manage and resolve conflict.

Come along if you would like to learn more about:

Sources of conflict – why conflict increases during adolescence.
Patterns of conflict – how conflict increases in frequency and intensity.
Conflict resolutions styles – (e.g., problem-solving, engagement, avoidance/withdrawal, compliance).
Dos and don’t’s for Dads – rules of engagement.
How to manage and resolve conflict (de-escalate, talk-through and recover/restore) in ways that lead to closer, more flexible, healthier relationships with children/teens where power, responsibility and decision-making is shared.

There will also be time for Q&A

Suits parents of: All Ages

Chris Bowden – Victoria University Wellington
Friday 13^th September, 7.30pm – 9pm
St Albans Baptist Church, 64 McFaddens Rd, St Albans. Parking off Redwood Place.
Hosted by Neighbourhood Trust

Gold Coin donation. Please bring a gold coin on the night. Spaces are limited so reserve your seats through Dash Tickets.

Monday 16th September

7pm – 8.30pm

Menstrual Well-being: Let’s talk about it!

Come and tap in to the knowledge and understanding Erin has around Menstrual Well-being. After extensive research she has come up with some life-changing tips that will enable you to make your cycle work for you and provide the empowerment and strength you need to live your life to the fullest.

Panel of Menstrual Enthusiasts

Dr Lara Briden, Naturopathic Doctor and author of the ‘Period Repair Manual’
Kimberli Schuitman, Founder of The Good Fund and My Cup
Sara Widdowson, Nutrition Consultant and Dietitian specialising in Women’s Health
Ella Driffill, Youth Tutor, The Collaborative Trust
Erin Enright, Menstrual Researcher

We will have a representative from Daysy, your personal fertility tracker, a book display, local and online resource information and lots of hands-on menstrual education props.

This session is for anyone who would like to learn, and ideal for parents and children to attend together.

Suitable for: Everyone

Erin Enright – Collaborative Trust
Monday 16^th September, 7pm-8.30pm
Bridge Club, 21 Nova Place, Riccarton
Hosted by Collaborative Trust

Tickets $10.00 – available from Dash Tickets

7pm – 8.30pm

Building our Kid’s Resilience

Anna and Dean have some most loved topics and this is one of them! In this dynamic and interesting workshop they’ll take you through:

what is ‘resilience’?
some resilience self-reflection – how we know we are resilient?
getting through those moments when we need to call upon our resilience
things we can do to help build our own – and our children’s – resilience

Suits parents of: All Ages

Anna Mowat & Dean Sutherland – All right?
Monday 16^th September, 7pm – 8.30pm
Hope Presbyterian Church Hornby, 27 Amyes Rd, Hornby

Tickets $5.00 – available from Dash Tickets

Tuesday 17th September

7pm – 8.30pm

Empowering Our Young People

Selwyn Parenting Network brings Mike King to Parenting Week to share his experience of mental illness and addiction and his insights into the problems faced by young people today. Mike removes the stigma around mental health issues and promotes the message that it’s okay to ask for help. He champions a whole school, community wide approach to wellbeing, sharing ideas about how we can empower our young people to help them develop resilience and live happy and productive lives.

Rolleston College,
631 Springston Rolleston Rd,
Rolleston

Tickets $12.00 per person or $20.00 for 2 people – available from Dash Tickets

7pm – 8.30pm

Internet Health and Wellbeing

Are you a parent/guardian concerned about how your child uses the internet or mobile phone?

Cybercrime is a very real issue facing families in NZ, but there are easy practical steps to reduce the risk. Parenting Week invites you to a presentation on the issues associated with the inappropriate use of computers, mobile phones and the internet.

Topics covered:

Online grooming.
Damaged reputations.
Cyber bullying.
Reputation Management.
Learning to repel & report.
Future proofing for employment.

Suits parents of: All Ages

John Parsons
Tuesday 17^th September, 7pm – 8.30pm
St Albans Baptist Church, 64 McFaddens Rd, St Albans. Parking off Redwood Place.
Hosted by Neighbourhood Trust

Tickets $10.00 – available from Dash Tickets

7pm – 9pm

Money Mates

Over the session we will look at:

Your relationship with Money
Ways of managing money
Getting out of debt
Managing the curveballs

Suits parents of: All Ages

Julie Williams – Kingdom Resources
Tuesday 17^th September, 7pm – 9pm
Kingdom Resources, 285 Lincoln Road, Addington
Hosted by Kingdom Resources

Free – but spaces are limited so please reserve your seat through Dash Tickets

7.30pm – 9pm

Building Resilience& Responding to Anxiety: An evening of Positive Behaviour Tips and Techniques

Tim believes that a focus on Positive Parenting using consistent and systematic ideas, strategies and consequences is the path towards getting the very best out of our children…including: developing and building resilience, responding appropriately to anxiety and equipping our children to cope with future challenges.

Suits parents of: All Ages

Tim Heidmann – Resource Teacher of Learning & Behaviour
Tuesday 17^th September, 7.30pm – 9pm
Clarkville Primary School, 10 Heywards Rd, Clarkville
Hosted by Clarkville School PTA

Tickets $10.00 – available from Dash Tickets

Wednesday 18th September

10am – 12noon

Weaving Harakeke for Beginners

Haere Mai! Come along and learn to weave puti puti/flowers and simple weaving. All Welcome

Suits parents of: All Ages

Te Puawaitanga Ki Otautahi Trust
Wednesday 18^th September, 10am – 12noon
Te Puawaitanga Ki Otautahi Trust, 153 Gilberthorpes Rd, Hei Hei

FREE but please register your space at Dash Tickets

7.30pm – 9pm

Love in a Lunchbox with Jax Hamilton

Jax will be showcasing time saving & tasty ideas to make school lunch prep quick and easy. With her fun hacks she’ll present some fabulous snacks for your whanau – and you!

Suits parents of: All Ages

Jax Hamilton
Wednesday 18^th September, 7.30pm – 9pm
St Albans Baptist Church, 64 McFaddens Rd, St Albans. Parking off Redwood Place.
Hosted by Neighbourhood Trust

Tickets $15.00 – available from Dash Tickets

7.30pm – 9pm

Stress and Children

We are all affected by stress throughout our lives and over the past nine years, we have all been affected with additional stress caused by the earthquakes. Children experience stress differently to adults, this is due to their age and stage of development at the time of the stress occurs. This is an informative session where Liz McNaughton will discuss how stress affects children and what strategies we can use to support them at home.

Suits parents of: 0-13

Liz McNaughton
Wednesday 18^th September, 7.30pm- 9pm
St Francis of Assisi Hall, 370 Innes Rd, Mairehau
Hosted by St Francis of Assisi PTA

Tickets $5.00 – available from Dash Tickets

7.30pm – 9pm

CliftonStrengths Based Parenting Seminar

Parenting is not easy and there is no one right way to do it. But what if each of us was empowered to discover and embrace our own individual parenting style through understanding what the best version of us looks like? This in turn would mean we would parent our children likewise equipping them with the tools they need to be fully prepared to meet life’s challenges. Gallup research has shown that focusing on talents and strengths can improve our quality of life resulting not only in increased productivity and quality of work but also in increased confidence, hope and kindness!

In this interactive seminar you will be introduced to Strengths Based Parenting and CliftonStrengths™ tools and begin the journey to becoming a Strengths Based Family.

Suits parents of: All Ages

Emma Chivers & Rachel Sangster
Wednesday 18^th September, 7.30pm – 9pm
South West Baptist Church – 244 Lyttelton St, Spreydon
Hosted by Project Esther

Tickets $5.00 – available from Dash Tickets

Thursday 19th September

1pm – 3pm

Pregnancy Help Canterbury Open Day

Pregnancy Help is a non-religiously affiliated and non-means tested charity that supports anyone looking for support in pregnancy through parenting in the first year of infancy. Drop-in to learn about our non-judgmental, friendly, and free services including:

pregnancy tests
maternity & baby clothing (newborn -1 year)
equipment loans
cloth nappy bank
SUDI prevention co-sleeping beds
parenting courses
weekly Bumps & Bubs support group

We’ll have some baskets on Open Day of baby items to look through to pick out a few pieces for your baby or a friend!

Thursday 19^th September, 1pm – 3pm
Pregnancy Help Canterbury, 95 Hawke St, New Brighton

FREE – just come along!

3pm

Building Well-being in the Transistion to Parenthood

After baby is born, the focus seems to shift to all about baby and baby’s well-child visits, sleep, eating, and even poos! Let’s not forget that a parent needs to feel well too. Come learn about some practical tips, tricks and tools to keep your well-being as a new parent in focus too! In-arm babies welcome to attend.

Dahlia Xander
Thursday 19^th September, 3pm
Pregnancy Help Canterbury, 95 Hawke St, New Brighton

FREE – but please register your space at Dash Tickets

7pm – 9pm

Brainwave Trust – Nurture Your Tamariki

The way in which children’s brains develop is influenced by the experiences they have, shaping the way they think, feel, and behave…

This two-hour session delivered by an expert Brainwave Kaiako is designed to equip parents with the knowledge to help their children reach their full potential. Providing practical advice about what really matters in the early years, the session will support parents and whānau to make positive choices. Children need to feel loved and every day there are opportunities to help children reach their potential!

Suits parents of: All Ages

Jim Sole
Thursday 19^th September, 7pm – 9pm
City East Church, 110-118 Shortland St, Wainoni
Hosted by City East Church

Tickets $5.00 – available from Dash Tickets

7pm – 9pm

Career Matters: Transforming Your Teenagers into Confident, Sucessful Graduates

Navigating high school and NCEA is a challenge for teenagers, and helping them to move into the world of work or tertiary studies can be a stressful, uncertain time for their parents. But it doesn’t have to be that way! Guiding your teenager to find their purpose in the world of work, embrace their uniqueness and get excited about a career is possible, with practical strategies and up-to-date information that reduces the confrontation involved in answering the “What are doing after high school?” question that inevitably comes.

Suits parents of: Teens/NCEA students

Tracey Beard – Career Matters
Thursday 19^th September, 7.30pm – 9pm
Parklands Baptist Community Church, 180 Queenspark Drive
Hosted by Queenspark Community Trust

Tickets $10.00 – available from Dash Tickets