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You can contact me by email at leah@vitalforcecommunication.com or by phone at (303) 537-2167.

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Leah's in Colorado Parent Magazine!
You can find parenting suggestions from Leah Dodds in the "Parenting 911" column of Colorado Parent Magazine. Leah's suggestions were featured in the January 2011, February 2011, and October 2011 issues. Digital editions of these past issues can still be accessed by clicking on the "Archives" button of the current issue.

 Stay tuned for more suggestions from Leah in future issues of this column as well!

To Register for a Workshop:

Please email or phone me with the following information:

  • Workshop name, date and location
  • Registrant name
  • Single or couple registration
  • Second registrant's name (if couple)
  • Email address
  • Physical/Mailing address
  • Daytime phone number
  • Evening phone number
  • Ages of child(ren)
  • If you have you taken either the How To Talk So Kids Will Listen or Siblings Without Rivalry workshop(s) before
  • How you heard about these workshops

Once I receive your registration request, I will send you instructions for paying your registration fees. I accept cash and checks as well as money transfers and credit card payments via Paypal. Please wait to hear back from me before making your payment. Participant numbers in these workshops are limited and I wouldn’t want you to pay until we have determined that space is available.

Registration Fees*:

How To Talk So Kids Will Listen workshop:

$100 Individual Registration

$180 Couple Registration

 

Siblings Without Rivalry workshop:

$90 Individual Registration

$160 Couple Registration

 

*Payment plans and sliding scale may be available. Contact Leah for more information.

"Repeater" Rate:


If you have taken a workshop(s) with me before and would like a refresher course, then you pay only $40 to attend the series again! The repeater rate allows full participation in all sessions and includes a new workbook and other materials for a series that you have attended previously and want to attend again. (It is expected that repeaters will still have the books from the previous series so these are not included in the fee.)


Gift Certificates

Gift certificates are available for full or partial, individual or couple registrations. Contact Leah for more information.
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Suggested Reading for Further Exploration


Parenting Books:

  • Raising Our Children, Raising Ourselves: Transforming Parent-child Relationships from Reaction and Struggle to Freedom, Power and Joy by Naomi Aldort
  • The Five Love Languages of Children by Gary Chapman and Ross Campbell
  • Playful Parenting by Lawrence J. Cohen
  • How To Talk So Kids Will Learn by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
  • How To Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
  • How To Talk So Teens Will Listen and Listen So Teens Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
  • Liberated Parents, Liberated Children: Your Guide to a Happier Family by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
  • Siblings Without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together So You can Live Too by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
  • Parent Effectiveness Training by Thomas Gordon
  • Everyday Blessings: The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting by Jon and Myla Kabat-Zinn
  • Parenting From Your Heart by Inbal Kashtan
  • Punished by Rewards: Moving From Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason by Alfie Kohn
  • Raising Your Spirited Child: A Guide for Parents Whose Child is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent and Energetic by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
  • The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding by La Leche League International
  • Connection Parenting: Parenting Through Connection Instead of Coercion, Through Love Instead of Fear by Pam Leo
  • The SMART Parenting Revolution: A Powerful New Approach to Unleashing Your Child's Potential by Dawna Markova
  • The Parent’s Tao Te Ching: Ancient Advice for Modern Parents by William Martin
  • Raising Children Compassionately by Marshall Rosenberg

General Communication:

  • People Skills: How To Assert Yourself, Listen to Others and Resolve Conflicts by Robert Bolton
  • Getting To Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In by Roger Fisher, William Ury, and Bruce Patton
  • Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life by Marshall Rosenberg
  • Difficult Conversations: How to Address What Matters Most by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, & Sheila Heen
   
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