Peaceful Touch Trainings
Session One: Fundamentals of Peaceful Touch
This 2 hour, hands-on workshop for teachers, parents, and health-care professionals presents both practice and theory of healthy touch for children ages 3 through 8.
Training segments include:
- Simple games and touch techniques
- Development of Peaceful Touch in Sweden
- Importance of asking permission to touch
- Research findings on 5 to 10 minutes of regular Peaceful Touch
- How to integrate this short practice into school and/ or home
Session Two: Peaceful Touch in Schools
This continuation 2 hour workshop for teachers addresses the issues of bringing Peaceful Touch into preschools and early elementary classes. It builds on the experience that teachers take to the classroom after the first session and adds essential knowledge and confidence for teachers and staff to work with individual children and groups.
Trainings are presented on site at interested schools. Children are not present at the trainings.
"...a wonderful approach for early childhood teachers to incorporate into their curriculum and practices with young children. ...thank you again for sharing Peaceful Touch with our program this summer. (2007) I recommend it for all child care centers."
JoAnn L. Robinson, PhD
Professor, Director of Early Childhood Teacher Preparation
University of Connecticut, Child Development Laboratories
Training Objectives
- To train parents, teachers and health professionals in using Peaceful Touch at home and/or in schools
- To promote awareness of the value of touch and the use of healthy touch in the classroom and at home..
- To promote awareness of the relationship between healthy touch and non-violence, socialization, and learning.
Trainers
Peaceful Touch Trainers bring expertise and experience in touch therapies and in early childhood education.
For further information, send an email to info@peacefultouch.net (click here or on Contact page)