"This is a valuable framework for professional and personal interactions. "
Nicole M., Educator
Dream Academy Educator Program
What it is and What it Does
How often have you said:
✔ I can’t seem to motivate this student. I wish he’d take some initiative.
✔ I want to encourage her to be a leader but I’m not sure I’m doing the right thing
✔ I want to empower him to recognize and work in his strengths
✔ He has so much ability but he doesn't use it to his advantage.
✔ She is so busy socializing, she doesn't take school seriously.
✔ He is so hard on himself. He falls apart when things aren't perfect.
✔ Sometimes I feel like we are talking a different language. I say one thing and she hears something else.
"The presentation is informative and needed by all families. You leave with a tangible game plan for your family."
Brandy & David B. (foster parents)
Understanding a child’s behavioral style helps create productive relationships through improved communication and positive interactions. The Dream Academy Educator program teaches strategies that empower educators to motivate children to be leaders in their own lives. Better understanding and improved communication creates an environment that fosters empathy, compassion and connection with others. Together these trainings create a common language and powerful results.
This is what we offer:
Powerful results.
"The model of human behavior helped me to understand my traits
better and how it affects how I run my class."
Megan P. Educator
This program includes a Parent Engagement Session that teaches strategies parents and educators can use to motivate and encourage children to develop leadership traits and a growth mindset. Participants learn to identify a child’s behavior style, which improves communication, empowers children to work in their strengths and become leaders in their own lives.
"This presentation was wonderful! Very impactful and full of hope." Amy J. (foster parents)
Here's What Participants Will Learn
- Self-assessment to increase communication and self-awareness
- Understanding of behavioral styles
- Strengths and areas for development
- Communication tips with others
- Behavior Styles Application
- The four basic behavior styles overview
- How to identify a student’s behavior style
- How to encourage leadership skills based on behavior style
- How to improve communication based on behavior style
- How to understand and mediate tension between styles
- How to encourage a growth mindset and develop empathy for others
Benefits
- Increased understanding of student strengths and development areas
- Improved interpersonal communication
- Enhanced strategies for classroom leadership
Dream Academy Parent Training
Topics For All Parenting Stages
Calming Strategies for Coping During Uncertain Times
Times have changed in ways that no one expected. Everyone has experienced loss and frustration. Anxiety is at an all-time high. How do you maintain calm in such an uncertain world? How do you parent children who don’t understand the changes? Join us for Calming Strategies for Leading during Uncertain Times.
DISCover Your Personality Style:
Learn about temperament types and communication tips that encourage kids to tap into strengths, create a growth mindset and a positive environment. Discover your own style and how to parent children of different temperaments.
Mission Possible:
Craft the five statements that will guide and inspire your family to work and play together cooperatively. Identify the key virtues or characteristics and actions that will create focus and success in the upcoming year.
Resilience: Resilience is the ability to recover from difficulties and children more than ever, need to develop resilience in today’s world. This session will cover the seven-character traits that develop resilience and how you can best nurture it.
Grief and Loss: Grief is a deep sadness following a death or a loss. How can you as parents best support a child through this difficult and challenging time? This session will cover how children grieve differently than adults and the basic tasks of mourning.
Parenting for the Future: You have a short time frame to prepare kids for a challenging and ever-changing future. How do you parent so kids are self-confident, motivated, and ready for the real world? Learn how to parent using healthy strategies without resorting to threats, nagging or exhausting power struggles.
From Parent/Protector to Friend/Advisor
Children aren’t the only ones who go through stages. Parents also have their own stages to navigate as they move from parent/protector to friend/advisor. Each stage has challenges and opportunities. Learn the important characteristics necessary for parents to model as you nurture and encourage children to become young adults of character and resilience.
Here's What Participants Will Learn
- Strategies designed to meet children’s developmental needs
- Strategies for anxiety and other negative emotions
- Strategies for improved family communication
Benefits
- Increased understanding of a child’s strengths and development areas
- Improved interpersonal communication
- Enhanced focus on family core values and priorities
Here's What Participants Say
Lynne Watts brings excitement and energy into the room as a motivational and engaging speaker. She brings a focus on intentional living that sets the tone for participants to look within themselves to reflect and learn from. She has a relevant perspective to familiar topics. Her engagement with participants is sincere and authentic and, along with her friendly, relaxed manner enables participants to listen and learn easily. Her life experiences are meaningful to the audience and provide a candid look into self for how to make better self-choices and how to be a better team in the workplace.
~D’Anna Liber DFACS Supervisor, Gwinnett County, Georgia
Wow! Lynne’s expertise in personality styles, mindset and priority management is a powerful combination. The interactive and personalized format was engaging and gave me tools I can use and actions I can take right away. ~Erin Shaw, Educator
I was delighted to meet you and liked your method to get people involved. I have been attending monthly foster parent training for a lot of years and haven’t met anyone to get that group out of their seats like you did. I hope to see you for additional training on campus. ~Bob, Foster Parent
Are You Ready?
Want to develop leaders for tomorrow and create a culture of positivity at your school? The Educator and Parent Engagement Training Program creates a common language between educators, parents and students. It's available for PTA, community, school and church programs.
Contact Lynne Watts or email her to get more details and to see if the program is a good fit for your group.
What People Say About The Wyatt Books
kind words from educators, parents, and kids!
"Going to kindergarten is a milestone for everyone and the beginning of the year is usually filled with excitement and angst. Wyatt the Wonder Dog addresses the typical concerns that most children have in a sweet and relatable way. Kindergarten really is fun!"
"Wyatt the Wonder Dog Learns about Teamwork is another great example of helping kids improve their social skills. It teaches kids the power of working together and how much better we are when we work as a community"
"[Wyatt the Wonder Dog Learns about Mindset] This book is funny! It's dogs doing things that only people do! I learned to try new things."
Wyatt the Wonder Dog Learns about Giving is a delightful book that teaches kids (and reminds adults, as well) that generosity is possible no matter how old, young, rich or poor we are. This is a powerful message and an engaging story that every child will love.
~Jen McDonough, author of Living Beyond Rich
Wyatt the Wonder Dog Learns about Friendship teaches not only friendship and making connections, but also how to become successful at problem solving. Great for school counselors, teachers and families. Bravo!
Sharissa Shatten~ School Counselor
Feeling left out? Need help getting along with friends? Wyatt the Wonder Dog Learns about Cooperation weaves important life skills into engaging story telling. Join Wyatt as he learns how to be the superhero in his group of friends by using cooperation and compromise.
~MaryFrances Gonzalez MACCCSLP
Have you ever had a friend that did some things that you disagreed with? Wyatt does and he doesn't know what to do about it. Join Wyatt as he learns that being honest with his friend is the best and only way to solve the problem. A great story!
~Lynn Hughes M.Ed. school counselor
If you've ever lost your lunch money or misplaced your favorite toy, you can relate to Wyatt the Wonder Dog. This adorable story offers simple, helpful ideas that kids and parents can use to make life less stressful and more fun!
~Erin K. Casey, author
Angelene loves her nightly reading session with her dad. She has really gotten into the Wyatt books to the point that she finds one, gets excited, puts it next to her reading spot and waits to show her daddy each evening. I love every moment of listening to Warren and Angelene read through the stories, discuss them, and go through the questions. These are a great tool for any child but especially one that struggles with behavioral issues.
You are so gifted! Thank you for sharing your gift with others!
- Yvonne, Warren and Angelene
