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Expat Parenting: How to Leverage Natural Strengths with Rosemary Lodge, Certified Practioner of the MBTI®
Date & Time	Location
Tue, 30 Mar 2010 (10:00 to 12:00)	German Centre for Industry and Trade Beijing Landmark Tower 2, Unit 1111, 11th Floor 8 North Dongsanhuan Road, 100004 Beijing 中国北京市朝阳区东三环北路8号亮马河大厦写字楼二座二层 Tel.: +86 10 6590 69-19/-20/-21 www.germancentre.org.cn
Price 　　　200 RMB	Maximum number of attendees 　　　30
Price Notes 　　　includes light refreshments

Event description: We’re all born with natural gifts and preferred ways of doing things. As a parent, it can sometimes be difficult to understand why our kids do the things they do, and why they just can’t be “more like us”. It would make everything so much easier! Or would it? Join Rosemary Lodge, certified practitioner of the MBTI® (Myers Briggs Type Indicator®) for this fun and interactive seminar to explore and understand your natural parenting style, as well as your child’s special gifts and personality type. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®) is the world’s leading personality indicator. It has been used for over 50 years, in countries all around the world, to help people better understand their natural strengths.

Content outline: • MBTI Basics What is the MBTI? What is personality type? (How do personality types develop?) • Series of short individual and small group exercises to explore and understand your natural parenting style, as well as your child’s preferences in the following areas: 1. Interacting with the world (Extraversion & Introversion) 2. “Taking in” the world (Sensing & iNtuition) 3. Making Decisions (Thinking & Feeling) 4. Observable Behaviours (Judging & Perception)

Take away benefits: By the end of this fun and interactive workshop you will be able to: • Understand and value your natural strengths and parenting style • Gain valuable insight into your child’s unique preferences for learning, communicating and making decisions • Use practical tips and techniques to nurture and support your child’s special gifts and talents • Build a better relationship with your child. Participants will be given a list of valuable resources on MBTI and Parenting

Event duration: 2 hours

About our Speaker Rosemary Lodge: Rosemary Lodge is a certified practitioner of MBTI®, the world’s most widely used personality indicator, and has been applying Personality Type theory to her work for almost ten years. Rosemary has more than 20 years experience in corporate communications and organizational development. She has helped organizations through major change initiatives, designed and delivered leadership development training programs, lead corporate identity renewals and strategic marketing programs, and managed cross cultural education projects. Rosemary has lived and worked in Canada, Germany, Thailand, England and China.