Breathing Life back into Childhood

“Childhood has become indentured to test scores, performance and competition. We face an epidemic of unhealthy, disengaged, unprepared kids trying to manage as best they can.” – Vickie Albeles, Director, Race to Nowhere

“I won’t give up on my kids. There’s just so many different parents out there that want so much for their children.” – Maria, mother of Francisco, first grade, The Brox, Waiting for Superman

Breathing Life back into Childhood

This compelling workshop will take a look at the pressures that are being put on the children of today and will explore not only the breakdown in our school systems, but also in our families. Come gain some new tools to create a home and child(ren) who will thrive.  Presented by Author, Susie Walton who has spent the last two decades serving and coaching parents and families throughout Southern California, every participant will leave with a better understanding of the children of today, their needs and how we can all partner to support them in their own journey. Don’t miss this chance to get this valuable information. It could change your child’s experience of growing up!

Susie Walton

As a recipient of the San Diego Parent Educator of the Year Award, Susie Walton is a leading expert in the field of communication and relationships with an emphasis on family dynamics.   Susie has teamed with various companies and organizations such as Qualcomm, Sharp Hospital, and Children’s Hospital to develop and implement practical and positive change for youth and families.

Susie is a pioneer in parent education and has been leading seminars, hands-on workshops and full length parenting classes, instructor trainings, teacher in-services and one on one coaching for 20 years. In the early 90s Susie acted on her heartfelt belief that true positive change begins in the home and created an organization to help reduce stress and frustration in the areas of family relationships and raising children. 

Susie’s aspirations and dedication to providing positive change and mutual respect, inspired her to open Indigo Village in 2005.  Indigo Village is a practical, and authentic creation that comes from the saying “It takes a village to raise a child”. It is a unique and dynamic center allowing everyone the opportunity to join together for the purpose of enriching the community and bringing peace to the world at large.  Indigo Village is home to many classes, workshops, therapists, counselors, and other resources for families and individuals young and old.

Susie's strengths lie in her motivational speaking and when she is not sharing her expertise in parenting and communication, Susie is out and about as a regular guest on the local news station Channel 10 and as a radio guest on the “Jeff and Jer Showgram”.  She is an expert on team communications and regularly consults and strategizes with coaches and sports psychologists.

Professionally and personally, Susie is an active and influential community member, holding experience as a Board member for the YMCA Youth & Family Services, Families Forever and more recently the Indigo Village Educational Foundation.

Susie's accomplishments have received tremendous recognition; such as, defining and writing parenting course work for both the Center for Child Protection and the California State Penal System, a program for parents who are incarcerated minors. Susie played volleyball while attending UCLA and Sonoma State, and is still an active athlete who enjoys swimming, body boarding and yoga.  The 5th child in a family of 10, she herself has 4 sons, and makes her home in Encinitas, California.