KICK IT IN® Parents Programs

Parent Teacher Presentations • Volunteer Training • PTA/PTO Meetings • Parent Open House • Community Programs • Guest Speaker/Author Series • District-wide Events • Parent Coffee/Luncheon Sessions – We have KICKed IT IN with groups from 40 to 4,000! Sharing ways to inspire students at home and at school to be self-motivated and to develop personal leadership. If you want to know What Makes Kids KICK bring this educational experience and enthusiastic excitement to your community.

Parent Program Details

What is KICK IT IN?
When can we KICK IT IN?
Parent Program Quotes
Parent and Teacher Letters of Reference
School/District Programs who have KICKed IT IN!
How do I get more information about Fran Kick?

Thank you for your interest in our KICK IT IN programs for parents. Everything from parent teacher open house nights to community volunteer trainings and parent association conferences, KICK IT IN has been successful at "turning on the light bulbs" and giving participants more than just "something to think about."

What is KICK IT IN?

KICK IT IN is all about motivating kids to motivate themselves, helping parents instill more self-motivation and personal leadership in their children. This fast-paced, high-energy, interactive, presentation (anywhere from 1 to 3 hours in length) provides parents with entertaining educational information that's insightful and inspiringly humorous. This program can stand by itself as an evening event or as part of a conference, series, or school year KICK off type program. The program focuses on:

Helping parents help students pay attention and respond appropriately to life
Discovering the generational disconnects that sometimes get in the way
Perspective sharing and understanding how we look at things differently
The power of example because actions speak louder than words
Positive and constructive vs. negative and critical - you make a big difference
Getting more students as well as parents involved and cooperatively contributing
Instilling the self-discipline of focus and the personal power of attention
Positively reinforcing your kids to make positive choices
Providing parents with both simple strategies and practical tactics

The program can also be presented as part of a parent or community volunteer training program. In this longer workshop mode, participants are involved in many activities (group, partner, and individual). Parents practice applying the strategies and tactics with hands-on, here-and-now, role-playing experiences. Everyone is involved in a supportive, non-threatening, enthusiastic atmosphere, learning the importance of their individual awareness, attitude and approach. The volunteer training program focuses on:

Help your students discover and realize their own potential
Build the strategies and skills necessary for increasing self-motivation
Inspire a more pragmatic, practical, positive attitude in your students
More leading by example, less carrot-and-sticking
Help implement a more constructive results-oriented approach
Provide pragmatic steps to improve self-motivation
Diminish your dependence on carrot-and-stick strategies
Expand your understanding of What Makes Kids KICK at home and at school

When can we KICK IT IN?

This program works well at any point during the year. There is always great interest early in the school year or semester. Perhaps a KICK off back-to-school parent session, at parent open house or during parent teacher conference day.

The workshop version for volunteer training works super as a keynote follow up, conference breakout session, special staff/parent meetings, interactive retreat programs and district workshop series. The entire program has a strong message for anyone who teaches, parents, or works with students. Many variations have been utilized effectively to help everyone KICK IT IN! We especially enjoy customizing and focusing the program to better meet your individual needs.

Parent Program Quotes

As you'll notice, the following quotes are from other people like you who have KICKed IT IN! Their words speak volumes as to the benefits of a program such as the one you are considering:

	"Thank you again for the sensational and motivational program you presented to the parents of Lubbock ISD. The comments are still circulating about the positive, energetic, and high-energy program that many agree should be seen by all."
	– Ann Graves, Assistant Superintendent, Lubbock ISD, Texas
	"You obviously struck a responsive chord with parents who attended the program. Their comments afterwards were heartfelt and sincere. I was impressed with your cooperative can-do spirit. In your informal contacts with our staff and the Farmington Families in Action volunteers you demonstrated a sincere interest and enthusiasm for our on-going programs. Such external feedback is invaluable."
	– Robert Maxwell, Superintendent, Farmington Public Schools, Michigan
	"Nearly three months have passed since you came to Ridgewood to be the final presenter for our speaker series, and although I thanked you at the time I wanted to thank you again now because people are STILL talking about your visit! Having you address all of our high school students, our student leaders, and our school parents in one day was a tall order, but you filled that order perfectly, and all three presentations went way beyond any expectations that my colleagues and I could have had. I found it most exciting to watch the dynamic of each room, as the attendees went from being audience members to being participants. It's interesting that students and parents can have the same comments about anything, let alone a 'lecturer.' But perhaps the differing comments say more - when a fifteen year old says the program was 'inspiring and introspective' and a fifty year old says it was 'awesome,' you know you've really hit the mark!"
	– Jeffrey Haas, Teacher/Department Chair, Ridgewood High School, New Jersey
	"Thanks to you, parents are feeling a new, energized sense of commitment to their children's learning, and they intend to lend supportive help and encouragement to it daily."
	– Barbara McVean, Principal, Holy Family School, New York
	"Thank you for presenting such a dynamic, energetic, and motivating workshop to the volunteers and parents of Centerville City Schools. Your enthusiasm and humor brought the topic to life. These are a few of the comments people wrote on the evaluations concerning what was most helpful to them: '...ways to be more positive so that I don't encourage negative behavior.' '...handout well constructed, tons of information.' 'Thanks for making this fun. It made me want to get better and work harder.' We deeply appreciate the time and effort you devoted to preparing and presenting this workshop. The flyers, posters, and news releases were effective in publicizing the event as evidenced by the number in attendance. Your commitment to helping adults and students work together more effectively was obvious in every aspect of your presentation."
	– Jane Hochstein & Marilyn Simpson, Academic Volunteer Program Coordinators, Centerville City Schools, Ohio* *See flyer, sign-up, handouts and letter.

Parent and Teacher Letters of Reference

If you're interested in reviewing a few of the many letters received from people just like you and you have the Adobe Acrobat® Reader®, then simply click on the links below:

Parent Program Letters of Reference

Teacher In-Service Program Letters of Reference

Conference/Association Letters of Reference

School/District Programs who have KICKed IT IN!

Here is a partial listing of the hundreds of schools/districts as well as other organizations across the U.S. and Canada who have hosted KICK IT IN programs with great success.

How do I get more detailed information about what it takes to KICK IT IN?

If you're interested in receiving additional material and information from Instruction & Design Concepts simply click on the "MORE INFO" icon below. Tell us who you are, where you are, what you do and we'll send you all of the details about what it takes for a program to really KICK IT IN – how to bring a program to your organization as well as a complete speaking and presentation fee schedule.

I do hope we can make something happen with your program and I know it would be a FANTASTIC event! Let me know what you think and what your needs might be. Whatever will work out best for you and your schedule is what we'll do. If you have any questions after reviewing our material, or need further details, please feel free to contact me directly at

I'll be sure to follow up with you and until then stay in touch, take care and ...

Let's KICK IT IN!


Fran Kick P.S. In addition to parent and teacher in-service programs, we can KICK IT IN for professional association meetings and conventions, college/university students, as well as high school, junior high and middle school students. If you're interested in finding out more regarding these types of presentations, simply follow the links and KICK IT IN!

Watch Fran KICK IT IN with this video preview sample.

See and hear a few significant clips from various program presentations. While this video cannot completely represent Fran's interactively involved audience approach, you will get a good feel for his message and fun fast-paced style.

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