Making peace with screens and gaming • Freya Dawson

Making Peace with Screens and Gaming

How to live in harmony with children and technology.

Do you have a child that uses technology on a regular basis? Are you worried about how long your child is gaming every day, or watching YouTube, but you don’t want to be in a policing role all the time? ……..then this course is for you.

Here’s why making peace with screens and gaming is important.

Many peaceful parents who nurture and support their children’s interests get caught up in conflict over screen time and gaming. They end up worried, or yelling and nagging, even though they don’t want to be like that. The struggle with technology use exhausts everyone and dampens the the joy in family life.

Our fears about the effects of screen time can begin to control our words and actions. Imposing and policing rules and limits can bring us into daily conflict with our child and generate a lot of painful feelings. This course will help to calm your anxieties and bring more peace and kindness into your home.

This course will help you:

* Understand why you’re so anxious and bring your beliefs about screens and gaming into awareness.

* Transform your role as the “screen police”. Learn why parent-imposed limits, rules and nagging can do more harm than good.

* Trust your inner wisdom and follow a path that suits your child and your family. There’s not one “right” way to do this.

* Dissolve the struggle with your child by investigating your own beliefs. Learn how to question your thinking and reframe your problems.

* Learn a system for cooperative problem solving with your family.

* This course will help you feel supported and reassured that your child is OK and that you can find solutions to problems together.

* You can ask questions of an experienced “gamer mum” who has been through all the same anxieties and challenges.

* This course provides a clear and achievable path to a relaxed, joyful family life even with the most passionate gamers and screen users.

Cost: $30

Course will be recorded for those who can’t make the live classes.

Here’s what people have said about my recent Deschooling Course.

“It’s given me a lot of confidence to stray from the curriculum when the need arises. It’s certainly helped me relax a little bit and go with the flow. In just the few weeks I’ve been doing this course I’ve noticed a little more child-directed learning and am nurturing that as we go along. It’s very exciting, almost like learning to walk again but differently.” Fiona

“Thanks for a very informative course…….Keep doing what you are doing. Yours is a perspective that many of us as parents need to hear. Learning is a lifelong passion and parents only need to facilitate the opportunity for that passion to thrive in their children’s lives.” Natasha

“It helped with my confidence to follow our own path with home education and to spend more time observing and to participate more with my son’s interests such as gaming and how to record learning outcomes this way.” Sonya

Here’s what’s covered in this 3 week course

Week 1: What is it about screens and gaming that we fear?
* My journey with gaming.
* Meeting our fears with understanding.
* Identifying the impact of our fears.

Week 2: Observing more closely and getting involved.
* Observing your child’s learning and play.
* The benefits of screens and gaming.
* Recording learning and meeting legal requirements in Australia.

Week 3: How to reduce anxiety and work through conflicts.
* How to question your thinking.
* Learn the process of self-inquiry called The Work (Byron Katie) and find your deepest truth
* Learn the skill of Creative Problem Solving.

This course
will suit…

…parents (especially home educators) who are willing to question their beliefs and look within for answers,

… those who are struggling with their child over screens or gaming and would like to find peaceful solutions.

… those who are worried about their child’s use of technology,

… parents who are committed to finding alternatives to threats, punishments and imposing limits.

… peaceful parents who would like to shift family life to a new level of joy, ease and harmony,

… designed for parents with children of any age…from toddlers to teenagers.

About
Freya Dawson

Freya Dawson, PhD, is a mother of two boys, parenting and unschooling coach, spiritual mentor and writer. She is the author of the book “Joyful Parenting: The Five Skills to take your family from Conflict to Connection.”

Here’s what Freya
brings to this course

15 years of home educating two strong-willed and spirited boys.
A down‑to‑earth and non‑judgemental approach.
Over 25 years of experience in guiding and facilitating adult learning.
An intuitive sense of how to support people to find new ways of relating to their children.
A first‑hand understanding of some difficult educational and parenting challenges.
A belief that the best guidance comes from within.
A deep appreciation of our shared experiences as parents.
An understanding the root causes of parental stress and family conflict.
10 years experience mentoring other parents.
A disregard for religious, educational, medical or spiritual dogma.

LIVE ONLINE COURSE VIA ZOOM

90 minutes per week for 3 weeks online group classes. All you need is a computer or phone.

Don’t worry if you can’t make the live class. The whole course will be recorded for you to watch whenever you like. Lifetime access. You’ll also still be able to ask me questions and get answers directly from me.

LIVE Online Course Course starts 14 October 2020.

WEEK 1: Wednesday 14 Oct. 7.30pm – 9pm (AEST – Sydney time)
WEEK 2: Wednesday 21 Oct. 7.30pm – 9pm
WEEK 3: Wednesday 28 Oct 7.30pm – 9pm

LIVE ONLINE COURSE INCLUDES:

1. Relaxed small group Zoom classes run by Freya Dawson. Ask as many questions as you like and get help with your specific challenges.

2. Practical exercises to help raise your awareness and change your habits.

3. Private FB group for Course Participants and graduates only. Moderated by Freya personally.

4. Articles and links for further reading.

5. Each session will be recorded and available for you to listen to at your convenience. So you don’t have to worry if you miss a session.

5. Lifetime access to recorded sessions.

Cost: $30AU

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