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Our seminars teach parents strategies to
protect their children from abuse, molestation, or abduction by strangers
or acquaintances.
"Safe Kids in an Uncertain World"
is designed for parents of preschool or elementary-age children.
"The Paradox of Parenting" covers
the same child-protection topics, emphasizing the need for parents to
define safe boundaries for middle-schoolers while giving them room to
grow.
Parents are the cornerstone of our protection
strategy. When parents become educated about child self defense,
they can effectively share and reinforce skills with their children
as needed. All of our strategies are designed to increase a family's
capability and confidence, and decrease anxiety.
About Amy Tiemann, Ph. D., President of SPARK Seminars
Amy Tiemann has been an educator for over 10 years. After receiving
her Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Stanford University in 1996, her love
of teaching led her to spend three years as a high school science teacher.
Her experiences teaching psychological self-defense strategies to her
students, as part of her "Brain and Behavior" class, fueled
her interest in starting SPARK Seminars. An energetic advocate for parents
as well as children, she is also the founder of MojoMom.com,
an online resource that encourages women to develop as dynamic individuals
as well as Moms.
As president of SPARK Seminars, Dr. Tiemann is committed to using her
teaching talents to train parents to become child safety experts. Her
core beliefs are that all children deserve to grow up in a safe and supportive
environment, and that families can acquire and reinforce skills that
will allow children to move through the world with enhanced safety and
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