Secret of 'peaceful parenting' shared

EDUCATOR: Robin Grille will address a range of parenting issues. PHOTO SUPPLIED

Internationally-acclaimed psychologist, author and educator Robin Grille is to lead a Wairarapa seminar on parents motivating children and forging lifelong parenting skills.

Wairarapa Parents Centre will host the one-off seminar - How to Get Your Kids to Do Stuff: A psycho-babble-free look at what really motivates children - at Carterton Events Centre on April 29, says centre president Liz Mason.

"The interactive and informative seminar will assist with a range of parenting challenges such as the drag of getting ready for school, fussy eating, bedtime battles, resistance to homework or aversion to chores," Mrs Mason said.

The Palmerston North Parents Centre had initially booked Mr Grille as a speaker and invited centres across New Zealand to hold their own seminars, she said, although only Hawkes Bay and Wairarapa took up the opportunity.

"It's taken a fair bit of fundraising and it will be $25 a ticket for the two-hour seminar in Carterton but we are sure it will be well worthwhile and participants are certain to get a lot from it."

She said Mr Grille had internationally published articles on parenting and child development and his first book, Parenting for a Peaceful World had won international acclaim and led him to complete speaking engagements in Australia, the US, Britain and New Zealand.

His second book Heart to Heart Parenting was now available in an updated US edition.

"Robin's work is animated by his belief that humanity's future is largely dependent on the way we collectively relate to our children," she said.

Mr Grille would support parents during the two-hour seminar in "reclaiming their power as a parent and discovering the key to their child's self motivation", she said, and will "take a deep look at how to unlock this motivation and most importantly, he will share ideas on how to have fun in the process".

Mrs Mason said sponsors of the event include Hedleys Books, Printcraft, Rival Wealth and Wiz Wireless and the event "will be beneficial for educators as well as parents who want to motivate children through more than rewards or fear".

"Robin Grille's philosophy of peaceful parenting and empowering children to want to help align closely with what we want to promote at Wairarapa Parents Centre. We have a wonderful opportunity hosting such an expert so we encourage everyone to bring questions along."

-The seminar runs at the Carterton Events Centre from 7pm on April 29. Tickets cost $25 and are available at eventfinder.co.nz