2022 FALL LAB Series
Relaxed Leadership (for parents of kids ages 3-10)
Announcing Polly’s brand new in-person parent school series for Fall/Winter 2022! All parents welcome.
Starting on Sept. 7, this every-other-week series will deliver turn-by-turn instructions on how to stay in charge and stay grounded while learning to become a relaxed leader. Polly will demonstrate a fresh approach to leading without hovering, bribing, threatening or blowing your top.
Polly’s LAB (Language. Attachment. Boundaries) Method helps each parent anchor themselves to critically important attachment science and boundary setting principles with a focus on cultivating a healthy hierarchy at home to truly change how daily life feels from waking all the way through the night with kids. (yes, there is a world where you don’t feel like you are working for your kid).
From maintaining a healthy hierarchy and building a secure attachment, all the way to setting boundaries and holding them, this series will help you and your kid settle into a longterm flow together (rather than a perpetual tug-of-war).
Language: Learning the art and magic of using language that inspires your kid to want to follow you. You will learn when to talk, when to be quiet & what to say to help your kid recover from overwhelming waves of emotion.
Limit setting: How many treats should they have in a day? How much sleep do they really need? How much (if any) time on a screen is okay? How do I make them eat? In this class we will take time to get clear about the limits you want to set and the ones that aren’t worth fighting for.
Relaxed leadership: Imagine being able to let go of bribing, baiting, yelling and threatening your kid to get them to listen and follow your lead. Imagine if you had tools to keep your cool while in a stand off with your kid. Every single class will light a fresh path to finding your cool when you’ve lost it.
Shaping over shaming: If you came from a critical environment, have a critical inner voice, or a perfectionistic side to you, you (like Polly) can learn how to positively shape a child instead of critically shaming them into learning. (Shaping is what we do when we catch someone getting things right. Shaming is what we do when we are catching and pointing out mistakes.)
Autonomy: The antidote to an anxious child. You will learn how to stop over-functioning so your kid can be become competent and confident and secure in themself.
For the science-minded parents among us, Polly loves to help parents connect to why it might make sense to parent a little today and re-write some of our parent programming leaning on behavioral science, attachment science and relational science. She teaches parents how to play the long game of shaping honest, courageous, hearty people with honorable character.
Each simple, yet profoundly effective practice concentrates on becoming a relaxed, emotionally safe leader, while offering a comforting reminder — This is all supposed to be happening. Nothing is wrong with your kid and nothing is wrong with you.
The Details:
who: parents and caregivers of kids ages 3-10
what: prepare to laugh and learn your way though Polly’s Fall Parent School Series. Each LAB in this seven LAB series will include 45 min of heartwarming instruction, sprinkled with practical how-tos, helpful role plays, and a nurturing approach for transforming how your kid relates with and follows you. This class will feature new material each week and will build on itself from the week before. That said, you can drop in anytime and not worry a bit about having missed prior material.
when: starting on September 7, 2022, we will meet every other Wednesday from 1:00 - 2:15 PM (except for wed November 30). This series will wrap up on December 14. Each session will feature 45 min of teaching and 30 min of Q&A.
where: Graciously hosted by Harmony Montessori at the Richardson Bay Audubon Center and Sanctuary (Tiburon). 376 Greenwood Beach Rd. (runs parallel to Tiburon Blvd.) in Tiburon. Parking will available on the street and at the Audubon Center.
how much? single tickets are $50 each for the 75 min lab. co-parents may attend together for $65 per class
What’s the vibe? Come as you are. This is low-key & easy going.
Can I just sign up for a few labs? We encourage you to join for the whole series, but you can register for any number of labs and not worry a bit about having missed prior material.
What if I can’t make it to class? If you have purchased a ticket and missed class due to illness, email Mark@thelabmethod for a link to a low budget recording of the class you missed.
Are there discounts? yes! you can buy a series ticket for all 7 sessions, which will give you a discount of $50. For parents of students at Harmony Preschool & Southern Marin Mother’s Club please reach out to your administrator for a 20% discount code. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to Polly directly about the need for a reduced rate.
What about COVID precautions? we are lucky to be hosting this class in a large room with ample cross-ventilation and excellent air filtration systems. While we hope and plan to meet in person, fires, electrical outages and covid surges may necessitate shifting class to zoom on certain weeks. In such cases, an email announcement will be sent out 24 hours prior to class with a zoom link so that we can continue our learning virtually. Polly will not be wearing a mask while teaching but each attendee is welcome to wear a mask if they wish and attendees may be asked to wear a mask if a surge arises during the course of the series. Class size will be very limited to reduce risk of transmission.
What if I contract COVID and can’t come? If you or someone in your household has ANY symptoms of covid or is testing positive, please skip coming to the live event and reach out to mark@thelabmethod.com about getting a link to a video recording.