Panorama

Retreat: Feb 28 to March 1|

In our Parenting by Connection community, we recognise how hard parents work, because their love is so deep. Society takes this commitment for granted and fails to resource the work of parenting in anything approaching an adequate way, even though it is the most important and fundamental role in our society.

The Parenting by Connection team - here in Australia, through Hand in Hand  and in many parts of the world - brings much-needed resource to parents, and backs their love and commitment. 

Parents need and deserve that village and, also, some time out for themselves to fill their own cups. The Retreat provides some of this.
 

It makes a big difference to have this time out in a lovely environment with other like-minded parents and Parenting by Connection leaders - it's refreshing, renewing and connecting. Partipants get the opportunity to have plenty of adult-adult Listening Time, some Special Time of their own, relaxing time, great food, time to chat and confer, and time to laugh and play. Does this sound good? Is is!

Venue

Panorama, Adelaide

Meals

Yummy meals provided and a variety of diet requirements catered for – more info on registration.

Childcare

Unfortunately, we lack the resources to provide a Parenting by Connection standard of care for children. If we were to compromise on that in delivering one of our events, it would not be the memory that we want children to associae with Parenting by Connection - that is, with parents getting lots of connection and attention, and several children having to share the attention of one carer provided by our organisation. However, you can make your own care arrangements and, even, use the venue for your child and carer. For example, it has sometimes been possible to find space for children and their grandparent/s. On other occasions, a family member will bring a child to the venue to connect with a parent or parents, and for breast feeding in break times. Very young babies in arms with a parent are welcome - let us know and talk with us if in doubt.

If organising care for your child or children presents an obstacle, we suggest using one of your Listening Partners to see if you can arrive at a solution. If that doesn't work for you, and you think further Listening Time might help, please let us know and we will aim to provide some thoughts and Listening Time - contact admin@parentingbyconnection.org.au

The Retreat is open to all parents and professionals who

• Have taken the Starter or other Instructor-led course, and are currently using the 4 Listening to Children tools, supported by regular Listening Partnerships or

• Are Certified Parenting by Connection Instructors or

• Are currently training to be Instructors or

• Are other community builders in Parenting by Connection

Preparing for the Retreat

• Information such as what to bring and not to bring, and how to prepare in order to maximize your experience, will be forwarded on registration.

• Because caffeine interferes with our mind's ability to release tension and to process emotions, it will not be available at the Retreat. We do encourage you to consider decreasing your use of caffeine over time prior to the weekend Retreat and using Listening Partnerships to process any additional emotions that result from the lifting the lid on them. Being strategic means that you'll avoid the classic 'withdrawal headache' and/or lifting the lid on many emotions all at once. Using the opportunity to withdraw also means that you'll have new insights and thoughts as a result of being able to process more! 

• If you use any psychoactive drugs, please let the Retreat leader know.

• For more information, please refer to page 30 of your Listening Partnerships booklet.

Registration deadline: Friday 21st March 2020

Register by emailing admin@parentingbyconnection.org.au

(Please keep in mind that numbers and accommodation places are limited, so the earlier you are able to register, the better.)

Testimonials

“What an awesome retreat. Thanks for the amazing emotional support you gave us all
through powerful listening. It was such a safe environment to just 'be' without any judgment."
Kathryn Jones

“Thank you all for a very moving and connected weekend.” Sharon Ryder