Articles from Leaven
La Leche League's Publication for Leaders:
LEADING SERIES MEETINGS
These articles deal with our work leading LLL Series Meetings, as well as optional meetings such as Evaluation/Enrichment Meetings, Couples Meetings, etc.. For information on organizing your Group or promoting membership, see our collection of articles on Leader Roles and Responsibilities. Articles are grouped under helpful sub-headings, and within those appear in chronological order, with more recent articles first.For your convenience, we also have an index of Leaven articles by date and issue.
We provide articles from our publications from previous years for reference for our Leaders and members. Readers are cautioned to remember that research and medical information change over time.
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Contents
- Common Concerns during Meetings
- Leading Styles and Techniques
- Optional Meetings
- Series Meeting Tips and Techniques
Common Concerns during Meetings
- Take What Seems Right for You and Leave the Rest: The Leader's Perspective on Extended and Long-Term Nursing at Series Meetings
- Don't Panic -- We Have the Skills!
- Mixing Causes
- Keeping our Purpose in the Center
- Helping Mothers Create Breastfeeding Allies
- Food Choices at Meetings
- On Being Late
- Promoting Sensitivity (Letters to LLLI)(when religion is mentioned at a meeting)
- Unresolved Conflict
- Mixing Causes, Or Not?
- When a Leader's Beliefs Become Mixing Causes
- Confessions of a Bottle-Feeding Leader
- How Leaders Can Avoid Mixing Causes
- Desperate to Wean (how one Leader stopped dreading weaning discussions)
- Handling an Emotionally Charged Meeting
- Setting the Stage for Acceptance
- The Importance of Being Accepted
- Handling Disputes between Children at Meetings (good ideas for harmonious meetings)
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Leading Styles and Techniques
- Baby & Me: A Non-Traditional La Leche League Group
- Making the Most of Meetings, Part II
- Making the Most of Meetings, Part I
- Avoiding the Advice Trap
- Leading with Style
- First Impressions
- Body Language: One More Tool For Communication
- More (August-September 1999)
- Mentors in Mothering
- The Introspective Leader: Letting Your Voice Be Heard at Meetings
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Optional Meetings
- Leaders Who Lunch: The Advantages of an After-Meeting Meal
- Creating Fun Toddler Meetings
- Speaking to Mothers of the Future
- Couples Meeting Basics
- Couples Meetings-a Medley of Your Ideas!
- Basic Information for the Expectant Mother (For speaking at birth classes)
- Considering an Interested Mothers' Workshop?
- Enrichment Meetings: Prospecting for Future Leaders
- Couples Meeting: Parenting the Breastfed Baby
- LLL at Chapter Meetings
- Can You Find Time for Extra Meetings?
- Couples Meetings: Including the Breastfeeding Father
- Leading Successful Meetings for Mothers of Toddlers
- Guidelines for Helping Employed Mothers Breastfeed: Special LLL Meeting for Employed Breastfeeding Mothers
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Series Meeting Tips and Techniques
- At Home with THE WOMANLY ART OF BREASTFEEDING
- Holiday Weaning
- Un-Planning Series Meetings
- Say Goodbye to Those Sloppy Index Cards
- Meeting Ideas for Old Timers (and New!)
- Touching Mothers: The Importance of Series Meetings
- Leading Meetings with a High-Need Child
- Tips for Leaders with Preschoolers or Homeschooled Children
- Speaking the Same Language: Breastfeeding (Leading meetings where mothers speak different languages)
- Worth a Thousand Words (Using visual aids to promote membership at meetings)
- In a "League of Their Own" (Making your Group welcome for new attendees)
- Introductions and NEW BEGINNINGS
- Respecting Cultural Differences
- Using LLL Publications to Enliven Meetings
- Oh, Those Toddlers! (Suggestions for dealing with toddlers at meetings)
- Working as Co-Leaders at Series Meetings
- Sharing LLL Philosophy at Series Meetings (presenting philosophy without alienating mothers or sounding negative)
- Where Do Toddlers Belong at Series Meetings?
- Keeping the Discussion on Target
- Leading a Meeting (16 elements that promote successful meetings)
- Tips for a Nervous Leader (leading your first meeting)
- Comparing Series Meeting Formats
