Parent-Child Communication Basics: An Education Program to Enhance Parent-Child Communication

Included in this section are examples of marketing materials that you may use to encourage parents to register for the Parent-Child Communication Basics seminar. You may use them as templates or in developing your own materials. Included are:

• Sample paycheck stuffer or tri-fold flyer
• Sample poster
• Sample E-mail message
• Sample bookmark

Most parents' schedules are packed as they juggle the demands of the job with those of the family. So how can you get them to participate in a Parent-Child Communication Basics seminar? Some parents will take every opportunity to learn new parenting skills and, when they hear about the seminar, they will be enthusiastic about attending. Others will be hesitant, thinking they are too busy or embarrassed to seek this help. Some simply don't understand the value of such a seminar. If you plan and publicize your seminar well, it can be a great success.

Consider the following ways to reach and enroll parents in the workplace:

• Enlist the help of the company's public relations or communications department to publicize the seminar.
• Publicize the seminar by internal e-mail, voicemail broadcast, and/or intranet communications. (See samples in this Marketing section.)
• Display the Parent-Child Communication Basics poster, included in this section, to publicize the seminar. Display posters throughout the workplace - in conference rooms, meeting rooms, exercise facilities, cafeteria, and/or elevators.
• Publish an article about the seminar in the workplace newsletter and/or internal publication(s).
• Survey parents to determine the best time to schedule a seminar. If possible, offer seminars at alternative times to give parents a choice. Consider holding seminars during the lunch hour, immediately after work, and after the dinner hour.
• Avoid scheduling a seminar near a holiday.
• Arrange nearby child care during the seminar.
• Consider offering incentives such as lunch, dinner, or gift certificates.

Sample Paycheck Stuffer or Tri-Fold Flyer

[Outside flap]

Do you really listen to your children?

How comfortable do your children feel to tell you things?

What is effective communication?

[Inside Top]

Come and Join Other Parents!

Lunch and Learn

Workplace Seminar

Parent-Child Communication Basics

[Inside Bottom]

Research shows that children want their parents to talk with them. Learn to talk comfortably, share your values, and become closer to your children. Learn new ways to express your feelings and thoughts and build a healthier, stronger family.

Sample Poster

Parent-Child Communication Basics

A Lunch and Learn

Workplace Seminar

Would you like to improve communication with your children?

Have lunch and learn Road Blocks and Building Blocks to good communication.

Children learn values and relationship skills in their families. Healthy, strong families listen and learn together and share their feelings, thoughts, and ups and downs. These families have good communication skills, and even good skills can get better.

Come Join Us!

Sample E-Mail Message

"A journey of a thousand years must begin with a single step."

Effective communication between parents and children is crucial to building and maintaining healthy, strong families.

The seminar Parent-Child Communication Basics will be offered on

All employees are welcome!

Sample Bookmark

Bookmark