Davis Parent Power — Harmony At Home

This course consists of:

— an initial induction from 8:00 – 9:00 p.m. on Thursday 24th April

and then

— five weekly evening classes, every Thursday evening from 7:00 - 9:00 pm from 1st — 29th May.

It’s been hard… Many families with children who exhibit challenging behaviours end up feeling they’re at a dead end. Parents can feel pressurised to fulfil society’s expectations that their child “should” be behaving differently. But traditional approaches to parenting don’t work for these children, so societal norms become part of the problem, leaving parents feeling disempowered and exasperated, and leaving children feeling misunderstood and, at worst, unloved.

Now, that can change. Davis Parent Power — Harmony at home gives you empowering insight into how your child thinks — and how they don't. Resting on this new understanding of how your child experiences the world, a series of simple techniques and strategies will quickly enable you to create the conditions in your home for new, gentler and more productive behaviours to emerge.

Once you are equipped with these key insights and skills, parenting your child can start to feel more manageable, more predictable, more straightforward. And more fun.

Course Content

1.    Human Differences. What makes one person different from another. Validating your child's reality. The Davis Release Procedure.

2.    Learning Differences. Neurodivergents as "imagination experts". The Disorientation Factor. Davis concept theory. Praise and Ignore strategy. "Unignorable" behaviours. The Davis Dial technique.

3.    The Magic of Mistakes - Rescuing vs natural consequences. Dialling yourself down. Matching your child's energy.

4.    The Language of Consequence - "When... then... . If... then..." statements. "I" statements vs. "You" statements. Communicating in positive pictures. The power of playfulness.

5.    Your Journey with Davis – Reviewing the course and building your action plan.

The Course Author

Elizabeth (Beth) Currie Shier

Beth’s journey with the Davis Methods began in 2007, when she struggled to support her dyslexic daughter and discovered The Gift of Dyslexia, a book that transformed her understanding of learning challenges. This pivotal experience led her to become a Licensed Davis Dyslexia Facilitator and later a Davis Autism Approach Facilitator. For nearly two decades, Beth has empowered neurodivergent children and their families worldwide through her practice and online programs, mentoring new facilitators and specializing in complex cases. Today, Beth continues her impactful work, helping clients both locally and globally.

The Course Presenter

Richard Whitehead

Richard is a leading specialist in the Davis Methods, with over twenty years of experience delivering one-to-one Davis Programmes to neurodivergent children, teenagers and adults. As a licensed Davis Workshop Presenter and Principal Trainer for Davis UK & Ireland, Richard has provided international training and mentoring, helping parents and educators alike understand neurodivergent learning. His popular book, Why Tyrannosaurus But Not If?, offers practical insights for teachers supporting struggling learners. His second book, Counting On Fingers, co-authored with Ronald Davis, addresses challenges with numeracy in bright, creative individuals. Richard is also creator of Davis Parent Power — Dyslexia, the sister course to this one that focuses on supporting neurodivergent children with their academic learning.