Parenting From Your Heart workshop offered to El Dorado County
United Way California Capital Region certified nonprofit partner
The Center for Violence-free Relationships is giving parents an
opportunity to improve their relationships with their children by
focusing on compassionate communication that fosters connection
and a strong bond between parent and child.
The Center is offering the “Parenting from your Heart” eight week
workshops to parents to help them build a stronger connection
with their children. The workshop will be held on Mondays
starting on September 26th and ending November 21st from 6-8
p.m.
The “Parenting from your heart” series will help parents
understand the needs behind their children’s behavior, empower
their kids to open up, cooperate and realize their full potential
and handle disagreements, problem behaviors, and tantrums without
yelling, spanking or relying on the threat of punishment or the
promise of rewards.
The workshops will focus primarily on teaching parents Nonviolent
Communication (NVC), founded by Marshall Rosenberg. NVC has been
used around the world to mediate conflicts, nurture
relationships, and promote peace. NVC is also known as giraffe
language because the giraffe has the largest heart of all land
mammals. It is considered the language of compassion and/or the
language of the heart.
“The best part about this workshop is that it allows the parents
to stay connected to their desire to love their children
consistently and empowers them and their children to connect at
the heart level. What happens when this occurs is almost
magical,” said Zacapa, who has seen this happen in many parents
lives. “The result is parent and child reaching out and working
together to meet each others needs compassionately.”
The Center for Violence-free Relationships is dedicated to
building healthy relationships, families and communities free
from sexual assault and domestic violence through education,
advocacy and services in western El Dorado County.
The “Parenting from your heart” workshops will be held at The
Center for Violence-Free Relationships at 344 Placerville Dr.,
Suite 11, Placerville, CA 95667. To sign up or for more
information contact Eddie Zacapa at 530-295-4210 or
916-916-939-4464 or EddieZ@thecenternow.org.