To Kindle A Soul Parenting Seminar

Parenting seminar for anyone, married or single. The seminar will be given by Rabbi Yehoshua Kohl. Rabbi Kohl is a talmud of Rav Wolbe and has spent a significant amount of time with Rabbi Kelemen learning the material.

A message from Rabbi Kelemen:

Dear Chaver,
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I am writing to encourage you and your spouse to take advantage of a chinuch program that will be starting on Motzei Shabbos, December 25th. One of my talmidim, Yehoshua Kohl and his wife, Aviva, have been studying both Zriah U'Binyan B'Chinuch and To Kindle a Soul for over the past 10 years. During that time, they have discussed with me virtually every aspect of Reb Wolbe's Ztz"L approach to chinuch and my understanding and application of it. I have heard excerpts from Yehoshua's classes, discussed situations that have been presented to him, and referred numerous families to him. I have heard from many of his students about both the content and the practical relevance of Yehoshua's presentations, as well as his confident understanding of the system and his patient explanations. He is available for questions and his answers are right on.

He is giving an introductory session on Motzei Shabbos, which will be followed by 3 sessions that outline the basics of the Zriah u'Binyan m'halach. As he will explain, that is just an introduction, but I know he will be very willing to continue beyond that as well. I cannot encourage you more to participate in this program which, I am confident, will enhance the chinuch environment of your home.

B'bracha,

Leib Kelemen

The introductory class is FREE.
Women from 8:00 - 9:00 and Men from 9:15 - 10:15.
The cost of the seminar is $100/couple $75/single.

Please R.S.V.P. for the introductory session.
Contact: chinuchproject@aol.com

You do not need to attend the introductory session in order to participate in the workshops.

This seminar can be geared towards any Jewish parents, regardless of your religious affiliation. If you would like this seminar in your community, please contact Rabbi Kohl at josh@j-family.org.

To Kindle a Soul Seminar Modules

Module I ‐ Introduction and Methodology
The goal of Module I is to introduce participants to concepts of Chinuch (Jewish Parenting), Proactive vs. Reactive Parenting, Planting and Building, and Human Growth/Transformative Tasks. Strong emphasis is placed on practical applications and parents will have the opportunity to practice “at home” the concepts, bringing feedback and comment to future discussions.

Session 1: Introduction to Planting and Building
Session 2: Introduction to Painless Discipline
Session 3: Practicum: Putting it to Use

Module II – Proactive Parenting: Planting/Building Seminar (3 sessions)
Module II is designed to deepen participants understanding of the Planting and Building Growth Tools, and to provide practical tools for implementing these mechanisms in daily home life. The sessions will also instruct parents how to identify Character Traits, and to differentiate “traits” from “behaviors” and “inbred tendencies.”

Session 1: Planting Techniques 1
Session 2: Planting Techniques 2 and Character Traits
Session 3: Building Techniques

Module III – Painless Parenting: Discipline Seminar (3 sessions)
Module III will confront the most common questions and challenges of Parenting; corporal punishment, time‐outs, defiant talking, and uncooperative behavior. Emphasis will be placed on research in Attention and Affection including tools to implementing both behaviors in our home.

Session 1: Circumstantial Discipline and Introduction to Behavioral Discipline
Session 2: Behavioral Discipline and Cooperative Techniques
Session 3: Cooperative Techniques and AggressionSee More