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Paula Statman

Paula Statman, B.S.E., M.S.S.W. is an award-winning author, internationally respected educator, and media spokesperson who is recognized for her groundbreaking efforts in parent education. Her common sense wisdom for raising safe and sound kids and building healthy families has benefited hundreds of thousands of parents in the United States and Canada.

Paula Statman is a repeat guest expert on the Today Show and Oprah – including Best of Oprah – and has appeared on over 200 local, regional, and national radio and television programs. She is the author of several books, such as the award-winning Raising Careful, Confident Kids in a Crazy World, which received a Parents’ Choice Honor, was named one of the “Top Ten Parenting Books” by the Seattle Times, and is published in Russia, China, and Spain. Other books and published materials by Paula Statman include Out of Harm’s Way: Teaching Kids to Be Safe and Strong and an accompanying curriculum for educators, and Life on a Balance Beam: It Helps If You Don’t Look Down. Her views and articles have been featured in numerous national magazines such as Parents, Child, Redbook, USA Today.com., and over 100 newspapers.

An informative and entertaining speaker, Paula Statman frequently keynotes and leads workshops at conferences and community events sponsored by corporations, associations, hospitals churches, schools and civic groups. Currently she is a national keynote speaker for the For the Love of Kids conferences.

Paula Statman directs KidWISE Institute in Oakland, California. She earned a Masters of Science in Social Work from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Paula Statman lives in Oakland with her husband and has a daughter in college.

Categories: Children's Issues, Peak Performance, Time Management, Stress and Life Balance, Women's Groups

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Life on a Balance Beam: It Helps If You Don't Look Down!

You don't have to be a gymnast to keep your balance. You just need to develop the four qualities that keep gymnasts from losing theirs. Find out what they are in this upbeat and entertaining program. Paula Statman has taught thousands of moms and dads how to stress less and enjoy parenting more. This session is based on Paula's book, Life on a Balance Beam, which she wrote out of desperation while running her household and a business, and taking care of her family and her parents. You will learn creative ways to manage stress, delegate responsibilities, communicate effectively, and let go of guilt and perfection. Come join the fun!

Out of Harm's Way: Raising Careful, Confident Kids in a Crazy World

Every parent is required to deal with "tough stuff". This enlightening session will help you talk about sensitive issues with confidence and skill, without scaring your kids. You'll learn how to help your children say "no", recognize, trust, and act on their instincts, and develop healthy boundaries with others. You'll also learn a 5-step process that helps kids remember and use important personal safety skills. Based on the award-winning book, Raising Careful, Confident Kids in a Crazy World, this program will leave you ready to be an effective parent, protector and teacher.

Do Kids Need Emotional Health Insurance? How to Provide Full Coverage for Your Child's Well Being

Paula Statman believes that all children need "Emotional Health Insurance" to protect them in new or challenging situations. In this informative session she demonstrates how to help kids develop the emotional resources to successfully navigate through life - within their families, at school, and in the community. Paula poses the question "How do you insure that a child will become an emotionally healthy human being?" She also defines what it means to become "fluent" in your child, and through stories and examples shares how to develop that important skill. In this session participants will get practical tips for helping children: - Recognize and identify feelings while they are happening. - Be good emotional managers and cultivate skills such as maintaining perspective, calming themselves down, and shaking off anxiety or sadness. - Stay self-motivated and delay gratification and avoid acting in impulsive ways. - Develop empathy - the ability to notice and correctly interpret the needs and wants of other people. - Have positive interactions and develop healthy boundaries with others. - Give, ask for, and receive support. - Identify and manage risks that will interfere with their healthy development, such as drug and alcohol abuse. With common sense wisdom delivered in her entertaining, down-to-earth style, Paula delivers a provocative program that motivates participants - parents, other caring adults, and professionals - to insure the emotional health of children.

A+ Strategies for Managing Stress: New School Thinking for Staying Sane, Whole, and Healthy

In this lively, involving program, you will identify new ways to reduce your stress, be more productive, and increase your job satisfaction. Paula brings proven techniques in stress reduction to the classroom, custom designed for the challenges you face. The program is filled with practical tools that you can start using right away. At the end of the day, you will be able to approach stressful situations with more awareness, confidence and skill. Participants will learn how to lower stress by: - Understanding the ABC's of stress - Attitudes, Behaviors, and Choices - Identifying "stress triggers" at school -sources of chronic, acute and positive job stress - Maintaining a positive attitude and flexible behavior - how to replace one-size-fits-all thinking with made-to-fit stress management techniques - Recognizing internal and external obstacles to lowering stress - attitudes about change and hidden pay offs of being "stressed out" - Setting effective limits within themselves and with others - when to say yes, when to say no, and how to not feel guilty - Putting an E.N.D. to low priority or unnecessary tasks - the benefits of Eliminating, Negotiating, and Delegating| - Developing new strategies for refreshing mind and body - pausing, stretching, breathing, laughing, exercising and other alternatives to caffeine or sugar - Asking for help - taking advantage of established support systems - or building new ones - without being self-critical - Creating spaces, systems, and routines that help teachers use their energy wisely - streamlining classroom operations for efficiency - Taking healthy risks - creating balance in different areas of life to increase self esteem, satisfaction, and good emotional and physical health

A Circle of Safety Around Our Children: Strengthening the Links that Protect Kids

Attitudes and actions of adults in charge indirectly and sometimes directly protect children from harm at school, home, and in the community. In this thought-provoking session - part presentation, part forum - Paula examines how caring adults have the power to strengthen or weaken the links that form a "Circle of Safety" around children and teens. She demonstrates 5 key ways to step up and step in on children's behalves and encourages educators and other caring professionals to embrace their roles as trusted, protective adults. Participants will take away new insights and a specific plan for creating stronger links in their Circles of Safety.

Giving for a Living: Celebrating Your Nature and Nurturing Yourself

"What am I giving?" "Why am I giving?" and "How am I sustaining myself as I give to others?" The answers to these questions can mean the difference between healthy giving and a ticket to burnout. For those who give for a living - healers and caregivers, educators, support staff, as well as parents, spouses, and volunteers - this inspirational celebration provides new insights about how to use your gifts wisely. Part appreciation and part skill building, this program helps participants develop the inner awareness and necessary boundaries to help them thrive as they enrich others' lives. The session includes entertaining stories from Paula's struggles as a "giver from the age of 3," lively interaction, and ends with the always incredible "Toot Your Talent Chorus" made up of audience members.

Especially for Women - Life on a Balance Beam: It Helps If You Don't Look Down!

Based on Paula's popular book, Life on a Balance Beam, this program shares four essential secrets to happiness in a complex world: Flexibility, Balance, Strength and Grace. By turns, practical, whimsical, and wise, Paula's solutions are delightfully down-to-earth. Her unique blend of psychological insight and wit makes audiences laugh and think. She offers innovative, guilt-free tips for saying "no," practical tools for managing daily challenges and frustrations, plus a lasting message filled with music and fun. A winner from start to finish, this is Paula's most popular program for women.

Especially for Women - Beyond Beauty, Beyond Boundaries: Risking for Joy, Satisfaction, and Success

In this inspirational and entertaining program, Paula draws from her research on women and risk taking and demonstrates how to move beyond personal or professional boundaries. Part self-discovery and part celebration, this program helps women find their real strengths, which often get overlooked. Lively audience involvement, funny stories, and music make Paula's message irresistible. The audience's journey comes to an exciting close with a powerful personal story and musical video, leaving them motivated to live creatively and courageously. Beyond Beauty, Beyond Boundaries will transform the way women see themselves.

Books

Raising Careful, Confident Kids in a Crazy World

Raising Careful, Confident Kids in a Crazy World

Featured on Oprah and the Today Show, and selected by a Book of the Month Club, this award winning, updated edition (formerly titled, On the Safe Side), is considered the definitive book on teaching personal safety and other necessary skills for today's world. Parents learn how to "prepare, not scare" kids with practical, positive information that they can use anytime, anywhere. Skills are presented according to age and stage, so that parents don't teach too much too soon or too little too late.

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On the Safe Side: Teach Your Child to Be Safe, Strong, and Street-Smart

On the Safe Side: Teach Your Child to Be Safe, Strong, and Street-Smart

This guide for parents shows how to protect children from molestation, abduction, and abuse without making them fearful by teaching them to use caution and good judgment, emphasizing self-esteem, and discussing issues in simple, matter-of-fact language.

You can purchase this book here

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