Online Parenting Courses for Spring
Learn New Skills in Storytelling, Mothering and Gardening with Kids
Feb 16, 2009 Michelle Carchrae
As the sun begins to warm up again and daffodils push up their heads, spring is a great time for trying new things. Learning new skills can keep your experience as a parent fresh and exciting, and those skills and excitement can then be passed on to your kids. Here are a few ideas for online parenting courses to take this spring.
Storytime Yoga Blends Storytelling and Yoga for Kids
Sharing yoga is a fun way to spend time with your kids, and both parent and child will benefit from the centering and calming effect of yoga and storytelling. Storytime Yoga was developed by Sydney Solis as a way to combine her interests in storytelling and yoga, and the result is yoga that stimulates the spiritual, emotional and creative self while getting kids physically active at the same time. Storytime Yoga's online courses will strengthen your storytelling skills and teach you how to share yoga with children in a home or class setting. See the Storytime Yoga website for registration information.
Ultimate Parenting Offers a Free Online Parenting Course
If the new leaf you want to turn over this spring is simply being less frazzled and a calmer mom, check out the free online parenting course at Ultimate Parenting. This course, called Mommy Moments, provides free parenting lessons for moms who want to reduce mommy-guilt, become more consistent with discipline, increase respect and self esteem in both yourself and your children. Kelly Nault, author of the parenting book When You're About To Go Off The Deep End, Don't Take Your Kids With You [Stepping Stones for Life, 2004 ISBN-10:0973493801], also offers parenting classes over the phone and intensive three-month parenting consultations. Check out the Mommy Moments website to register for her free course.
KidsGardening Helps Parents and Kids Get Gardening Together
Spring is also the time when gardeners get busy digging, planting, mulching and fertilizing. Gardening is the perfect activity for parents and children to share, and you'll both benefit from the fresh air, exercise, sharing knowledge about the earth and watching baby plants grow into edible food. If you've never gardened with kids before or are unsure how to get started, KidsGardening has a free online primer for parents who want to start gardening with their kids.
If you want to deepen your knowledge they also offer an in-depth online course called Botany for Gardeners, which will arm you with the knowledge you need to get your garden thriving and answer all those questions your inquisitive child comes up with.
Whether you want to grow tall tales or lovely lettuces, there's an online parenting course for you this spring. Learning new skills is a fun way to spend time with your kids, so have fun learning and check out some of these online resources for parents.
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