STRUGGLING WITH SUMMER SCREEN TIME?
WONDERING HOW YOU'LL EVER MAKE IT BACK TO SCHOOL? WORRIED KIDS ARE ON SCREENS TOO MUCH?
WHAT IF...
You could
...go from Us vs Them to Us Together?
...build bonds through tech and gaming?
...have joyful endings to gaming sessions?
Join Velma and  Sonali (Forward Together Parenting) to combine Hand in Hand tools with gaming expertise and tested heart-based parenting techniques to go from screentime angst to painless power downs.
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You'll learn practical, doable strategies that speak to both your head and your heart.
INTRODUCING
PAINLESS POWER DOWNS
THE TECH SCHOOL FOR PARENTS
CLASS 101
Watch the class videos in the class room then, join Velma and Sonali for three live QA days on WhatsApp.
ALL LIVE QA DAYS are Thursdays.
This session will be August 15, 22, and 29.
We will have a live QA call for about 15 minutes at 11am ET on the WhatsApp group. If you can't make it live, you can leave us a message (voice or text) in the group all day long and we'll get back to you!
We'll show you how to release the screen time guilt, connect with your kid through tech, and make transitions off easy.Â
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Tech and gaming will become a joyful family journey
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Here's the what you'll learn...
 SESSION 1
Get Ready for the Jouney
Foundational Concepts
Tech and video games are a world of their own. Helping our kids navigate this well is a partnership between us and our kids. Here's the foundational concepts needed to be a good collaborator:
What healthy - and unhealthy - tech use looks like
How to talk to your kids about healthy screen use
The importance of respect and curiosity
Why experimentation and flexibility work
SESSION 2
How to be in it with your kid
In session 2, we'll cover
- What to say and do during your screen time adventure
- What you can expect from your child in these special moments
- How to keep the mood light and joyfulÂ
- Understand the real and valid reasons kids resist ending gameplay
Expect to gain a deeper appreciation of your child as your understanding of what and how they play deepens. It's an empowering ride that will bring you closer.Â
SESSION 3Â
HOW TO END WELL
Make it home together
All’s well that ends well, right? Ending well is a skill that takes practice to build. Learn how to manage bringing your time together to a close with warmth and cooperation.
- Strategies for Transitioning Off the screen
- What to do when there are challenges
- How to break the rules and find what works
HI, I'M VELMA
AKA Mama Mavel. I'm a proud mom of a gamer.
My son's aptitude for games was polar opposite to my own–and I always kept tight control of his online time. Until he turned 8, and started begging for Minecraft.
I know how baffling and frustrating it can be managing screen use and video games as kids get older. So imagine my surprise when I discovered that instead of creating conflict games could actually bring us closer. Today gaming brings us both lots of joy and laughter.Â
After 5 years, I know what works - and I can't wait to share it with you.
See you inside?
Yes Please! I Need This
HI, I'M SONALI
Sonali is a highly-sensitive mom, with three deeply-feeling and strong-willed kids. It took a whole lot of time to see that just because her kids didn't respond to parenting methods the way experts said they would, and just because her family didn't fit society's ideal of a "perfect family," she wasn't a bad mom and she wasn't raising spoiled, snowflake kids. In fact, now she knows for sure, that they rock!
So she’s your sensitivity, needs and regulation go-to-gal. And, she also happens to be legally blind and have albinism. When she finally realized she didn’t need to “fit in” to “belong”, it gave her permission to find her own way. And now she supports others in doing the same.
Her work is dedicated to sharing with parents how it's possible to have fun with high needs kids and to raise them to be kind and compassionate. Because she gets it - both from being THAT kid, and from having THOSE kids.
Thank you for your help and support in this adventure. I really want to be more at peace with the fact that my children love video games - and why not enjoy it with them?
____Â Chloe Guilhem, Mom of 2
This course offered what it advertised and so so much more. Both Velma and Sonali brought curiosity and compassion to the struggles I shared. I came away feeling much more confident to guide my kiddo towards healthy tech habits, much less worried about the dreaded tech addiction alarm bells we hear everywhere, and so excited to bring the playfulness, curiosity, tools, language and fresh understanding, into the dance around gaming and tech with my kiddo.Â
____ Michelle D., Mom of 1
These ideas really helped me comunicate with my kids with openness and curiosity. Now we rarely fight over game time. Win!Â
____Â Elle Kwan, Mom of 2
JOIN US LIVE ON WHATSAPP!
Class videos and materials available.
ALL LIVE QA DAYS are Thursdays in a WhatsApp group.
This session will be August 15, 22, and 29.
We will have a live QA call for about 15 minutes at 11am ET on the WhatsApp group. If you can't make it live, you can leave us a message (voice or text) in the group all day long and we'll get back to you!Â
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PAINLESS
POWERÂ DOWNS
The Tech School for Parents ~ Class 101
Combine Hand in Hand tools with gaming expertise and tested heart-based parenting techniques to go from screentime angst to painless power downs.
30-DAY MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE
If you aren’t completely satisfied, after you've completed the course, let us know within the first 30-days for a full refund. No questions asked.
WE CREATED THIS CLASSÂ FOR YOU IF YOU FEEL
STUCK, ANXIOUS OR
CONFUSED ABOUT SCREENS
This class is for you if:
- You didn't grow up around games and don't really see why they are so appealing, but you want to engage with your child around screen time
- You’re afraid that your kid is using tech or gaming to check out of their life
- Sometimes it seems like the games are in control
- You feel guilty for how much time your kid spends on a screen, and you also feel guilty for saying no because you see it's important to them
- Transitions on and off tech and games are challenging
- All your kid seems to want to do is talk about tech or games
- You worry about how much time your child already spends online
- You want strategies to reduce fighting and arguments around video games and screen use
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