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Dr. Gabor Maté, Gordon Neufeld, Jennifer Kolari & Jonathan Alderson; hosted by Erica Ehm
presented by
KMT, The Learning Group
Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, 6 Garamond Court, Toronto ON Internationally-recognized child development experts Dr. Gabor Maté and Dr. Gordon Neufeld, co-authors of Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers are partnering for a two-day event to explore challenges and issues surrounding child development and its impact on society. Joining Dr. Mate on stage for the first time; Ms Jennifer Kolari, best-selling author of Connected Parenting: How To Raise a Great Kid. This team of experts will address and respond to tough issues surrounding; ADHD/ADD, Bullying, Attachment Base Theory, Parenting, Addiction, Stress and much, much more. Hosted by Erica Ehm, Canadian media star, award winning songwriter, playwright, author, journalist
and Editor-in-chief of YummyMummyClub.ca Brain Development and Learning – Social and Environmental Factors: Dr. Gordon Neufeld, a leading developmental psychologist and internationally-recognized authority on child development, will explore issues surrounding peer pressure, bullying, and raising children in a digital world. Brain Development and Healing: When The Body Says No: Dr. Gabor Maté, renowned physician, author and expert in child development, adolescent mental health, and parenting, will address how to change the brain, how the brain reacts to stress and healing the pain within. Saturday, April 14. Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre. Jennifer Kolari, MSW, RSW, Founder and Author, Connected Parenting
Jennifer Kolari will use her signature warmth and humour to demonstrate how a few changes in how you as a parent communicate can actually stimulate the production of Oxytocin in the brain. This not only reduces anxiety, but also increases compliance, builds resilience, and de-escalates any situation. Through case studies and examples, Kolari will demonstrate how her CALM Technique has become a blueprint for peaceful interactions that build strong relationships and happier families. Pricing for this event is as follows:
Day 1 Single Admission: $195.00 plus HST
Day 2 Single Admission: $195.00 Plus HST
Single Admission to Both Days: $350.00 plus HST (Save $40.00)
Group of 8 Admission to Both Days: $2,400.00 plus HST (Save $400) Dr. Gabor Maté
Gabor Maté M.D. is a physician and bestselling author whose books have been published in nearly twenty languages worldwide. Dr. Maté is highly sought after for his expertise on a range of topics, from addiction and attention deficit disorder (ADD) to mind-body wellness, adolescent mental health, and parenting. A renowned thinker and public speaker, he addresses audiences all over North America. As a writer and speaker, he is widely known for the power, insight, clarity, candour, compassion, humour, and warmth of his presentations. Rather than offering facile, quick-fix solutions to complex issues such as childhood behavioural disorders like ADD, oppositionality, or bullying, Dr. Maté weaves together scientific research, case histories, and his own insights and experience to present a broad perspective that enlightens and empowers people to promote their own healing and that of those around them. His approach is holistic and kaleidoscopic – linking everything from neurophysiology, immunology, and developmental psychology to economic and social policy – and even touches on the spiritual dimensions of disease and healing. He is the author of four best-selling books, including Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers (2005), co-written with Dr. Gordon Neufeld, Ph.D. Dr. Gordon Neufeld
Dr. Gordon Neufeld is a Vancouver-based developmental psychologist with 40 years of experience with children and youth and those responsible for them. A foremost authority on child development, Dr. Neufeld is an international speaker, a bestselling author (Hold On To Your Kids) and a leading interpreter of the developmental paradigm. Dr. Neufeld has a widespread reputation for making sense of complex problems and for opening doors for change. While formerly involved in university teaching and private practice, he now devotes his time to teaching and training others, including educators and helping professionals. His Neufeld Institute is now a world-wide organization devoted to applying developmental science to the task of raising children. Dr. Neufeld appears regularly on radio and television. He is a father of five and a grandfather of three. Jennifer Kolari
Jennifer Kolari is a therapist who has been helping children, teens and families get connected for 20 years. Jennifer published her first book in 2009 with Penguin Group USA and Penguin Canada. She has appeared in magazines such as Today’s Parent and Canadian Family, and on Canada AM, Breakfast Television, and CBC’s Steven and Chris. Her insightful strategies, shared with warmth and humour make her a highly sought-after speaker with schools, organizations and agencies throughout North America. Jennifer spent several years counseling children, teens and parents for the Toronto District School Board and serving as a field supervisor for the University of Toronto faculty of Social Work. Before that she was a family therapist at Integra, a children’s mental health centre in Toronto. Jennifer lives in Toronto with her husband and their three children.
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