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“At the end of the day, the overwhelming key to a child’s success, is the positive involvement of parents. ” Jane D. Hull. With the advent of social media, whatsapp groups and google – parenting information and advice is around every corner – overwhelming and heightening anxiety. Dorothy brings calm. In this presentation she reminds us that all children need positive discipline regardless of their developmental age, needs and temperaments. She shares her years of personal and clinical experience to create understanding of where children’s behaviour stems from and top tips and strategies for how to manage behaviour effectively, helping children to grow and thrive and improving parent-child relationships.  

This course will review:

• Defining positive discipline and active parenting
• Ages and stages of childhood development and impact on parenting
• Parenting Styles
• Effective Communication
• Tips and strategies for simple, effective parentinG

 

This course is NOT CPD accredited.

The OT Link is so excited to welcome Dr. Dorothy Russell back to present a follow up talk to her DRSP by popular demand. Dr. Dorothy Russell has worked as a Senior Occupational Therapist and the Director of the Bloemfontein Child Information Centre (BCIC) in the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of the Free State, for the past 36 years. Dr. Russell’s passion lies in working with babies and children with Down Syndrome and their families. She values the role of community service and has spent much of her career developing programmes and intervention specifically designed for this context. Dr. Russell has presented at congresses nationally and internationally and has authored 17 publications including manuals and scientific journals. She continues to train and mentor occupational therapists in the treatment of children with Down Syndrome and Developmental Delay and training in the use of the Developmental Resource Stimulation programme she developed. Dr. Russell is a passionate mother of two grown up daughters. She values loving, supportive parenting while still providing clear boundaries which help children to feel secure and confident. She spends much time in clinical practice mentoring and supporting parents as a means to supporting the growth and development of happy healthy children and promoting happy families.  She has seen tremendous gains from this parenting mentorship in her client’s therapy outcomes, particularly in the Down Syndrome Population where behavioural problems can be a notable challenge.