Please join us on April 18th for a wonderful training. Beginning at 5:30pm at the Partners Office, Lealyn Poponi, a senior partner and the Nurturing Parent educator for our county, will be providing a training sharing some of the parenting skills (and these are great mentoring skills) she teaches in her NPP classes.

This training is unique because we are inviting Parents and Junior Partners too! Parents and Senior Partners will work with Lealyn while Junior Partners experience adventure with Laura from Mountain Roots.

Here is how Lealyn describes this opportunity.

Lealyn Poponi, coordinator of the Nurturing Parenting Program (NPP) for Gunnison County, has been a Senior Partner matched with her JP going on 6 years. She is excited to share with you some of the techniques, philosophies and values from NPP that have helped her with the challenging (yet very rewarding!) task of mentoring youth. This workshop will include lessons and activites on the following 3 topics as well as take home worksheets and a certificate of completion.

• Setting Ground Rules: Learn to discuss potential problems and issues before they arise and how to get your JP to value the guildlines you’d like them to follow
• Communicating With Respect: Learn how to deal with conflict, not only to avoid hurt feelings but so you can model appropriate communication techniques for your JP
• Building Self Worth in Children: Learn how to give your JP the positive personal power they need to make good choices in life and to help them feel valued and loved

This is all really great stuff. And with parents there, this will be an incredible experience for everyone!