LIFE: Living In Families Effectively

The Pillars of LIFE Seminars

Mastering Parenting: Empowering Communication, Understanding Behaviour, and Implementing Effective Discipline within Healthy Boundaries

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Boundaries and Family Systems

Establish healthy boundaries, boost self-esteem, and nurture a supportive family system for wholesome growth.

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Communication

With effective communication, you foster cooperation, emotional safety and clarity. Language is powerful and words matter.

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Understanding Behaviour

Understand your child's behaviour, uncovering insights for positive reinforcement and better emotional connection.

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Effective Discipline Means to Teach

Adopt effective disciplinary strategies, maintaining respect and love while instilling important life values.

Upcoming Classes

LIFE Seminars runs regular, in-person and Zoom-based courses to help people improve their relationships

Monday Nights:  February 12th to April 1st/24 IN PERSON FULL

Sidestepping the Power Struggle

This popular course applies to children of all ages from tots to teens. Each week is packed with information and supported by printed material and audio handouts. We start off by exploring where challenging behaviours come from and outline individual differences in temperament. Once parents understand why their children behave the way they do, they are then offered strategies for effective discipline.

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Eight Monday Nights, April 8th to May 20th, 2024

In Person Course and Zoom - LIFE in Practice: A Course for Parents, Couples, and Individuals

This course dives into family dynamics, parenting, couple dynamics, and personal development. It is for anyone committed to developing emotional skills, awareness of relationship patterns, and creating a positive impact in all of their relationships. In-person or Zoom is available.

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To Be Announced

Zoom or In-Person: Parenting Toddlers and Preschoolers

This course turns things around for parents very quickly. Many parents struggle to understand their kid’s behaviour and feel like they are either failing as a parent or become focused on the idea that their is something wrong with their child. Find peace, answers and strategies in this dynamic course.

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About Allison Rees

Dr. Allison Rees has been teaching LIFE Seminars courses, counselling families, and training other professionals since 1993. She co-hosted a weekly radio show for twelve years, covering the LIFE material and interviewing many other educators in her field.

She is the co-author of two parenting books and countless audio books on parenting, intimate relationships, running and managing educational groups and personal development. She is the trusted voice of parenting in Victoria, B.C.

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