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About Michal Dalyot
Michal Dalyot is a highly experienced advisor
& trainer in the field of parenting, family relations,
and childhood education in the 21st century.
Michal heads the Michal Dalyot Center and is the Academic Director of the Center’s training and certification program for parental coaches and family counselors in Israel, in cooperation with the Levinsky Wingate Academic Center.
Michal holds a teaching certificate in early childhood education from the Levinsky College of Education and is a certified group facilitator for parental guidance from the Adler Institute.
Michal has been a member of the Board of Directors at the Adler Institute, in addition to serving as an instructor and coach at this renowned institute.
In 2006, Michal was chosen to star on the Israeli version of Supernanny, an international reality TV show, broadcast on the eight consecutive seasons of the show, Michal guided and supported numerous parents who were struggling to raise and educate their children in an optimal manner. Michal had the privilege of accompanying these families along the road to their long-awaited change within the family setting, based on her vast knowledge and experience in the field. Needless to say, the show was a huge success.
Michal has also been hosting a weekly call-in talk show on Radio advice on parenting matters.
Michal Dalyot’s Approach
“Over the years, I’ve met many people who differ
greatly from one another. They have different traits,
different values, and different parenting styles. Yet
what they do have in common is parenting difficulties,
highlighting the inadequacy of long-standing
psychological approaches in today’s modern era.”
These experiences and insights led Michal to develop her unique parenting approach, based on more recent psychological and philosophical approaches, combined with updates to older approaches – with the aim of addressing parenting challenges in the 21st century.
Since developing her unique approach to parenting, Michal has accompanied thousands of parents on their journey of raising their children, from infants to young adults, helping them build and maintain their parental leadership and authority.
Numerous families continue to apply the tools that Michal has developed over the years, for dealing with a large range of parenting challenges: from behavioral outbursts and insubordination, through truancy, sibling rivalry, and screen addiction, to deceit and even violence. Michal helps parents set boundaries and increase cooperation, while improving theirself-confidence and self-image and that of their children.
Michalʼs approach is based on grounded theories, developed by renowned educators and therapists, including Alfred Adler (doctor, psychotherapist, and founder of the School of Individual Psychology), who perceived humans as social beings; Edward Bowlby (psychologist, psychiatrist, and psychoanalyst), who developed the Attachment Theory; Salvador Minoshin (family therapist), who perceived the family as the basis of human development; and Gay Hendricks (psychologist and teacher in the field of personal growth and relationships).
Michal talks about her approach
Many years ago, when my four children were young, a new friend was visiting me with her two children. Together, there were six young children running around the housing, shouting with joy, and asking for snacks. Long before computers and mobile phones, they asked me to play a record for them (there wasnʼt much to watch on TV at the time). My new friend suddenly asked me how come my children don’t touch the stereo system. I simply replied that in our house, everything is hooked up to 220 volts, so anytime they touch an electrical appliance, they get an electric shock! And thatʼs how they learnt not to touch things.
touch the stereo because they know that theyʼre not allowed to. Itʼs as simple as that. Apparently, I had already begun developing the Michal Dalyot method.
So how do you ensure that your children donʼt touch the oven, the garbage, your plants, or your jewelry drawer, to name just some of the very many items scattered around the house? You simply move them. The children, of course, not the items.
“I truly believe that there are no bad children. There are only bad behaviors. And just as behaviors are acquired, they can be altered. With your help. You created this entangled relationship, but you can unravel it.”
How to be a good parent
In recent years, there has been a lot of talk about happiness. When I ask parents what they think their most important role is as parents, if they answer, “To keep my child happy,” this breaks my heart. Why? Because we hardly know how to keep ourselves happy, let alone trying to do this for our children. Are we even capable of achieving this?
I believe that your role as parents is not to create happiness for your children, but to raise them so that they know how to create happiness for themselves, by being able to get along at school, at home, at work, and in society in general.
I am not saying that you should upset them on purpose. That is definitely not what I mean. You must love them, a lot. Be flexible. Really see them. And sometimes, even spoil them or give in to them. But don’t take responsibility for their happiness.
It sometimes seems as though modern parents are almost competing with one another: Whoʼs cooler? Whoʼs more open- minded? Whoʼs the most permissive parent? As if these things make for better parents. But they don’t! What you need to be is a parent who teaches your children how to behave in difficult times. You need to equip them with tools for dealing with disappointment, fear, confusion, and other distressing emotions.
“I believe that your role as parents is not to create happiness for your children, but to raise them so that they know how to create happiness for themselves.”
Michal Dalyot Center
Establishing the Michal Dalyot Center and
the Program for Training Family Counselors
The Michal Dalyot Center was established in 2008, based on Michal’s recognition of the widespread need for parental guidance and counseling, and the need to receive practical tools for improving day-to-day conduct within the family setting.
Today, more than 20 family counselors work at the center, offering advice and support to families across Israel and around the globe.
Just four years after establishing the Center, in 2012, Michal opened the Training and Certification Program for Family Counselors, based on her unique vision and approach. The program is conducted in Israel, with participants from around the world taking part in the training program via Zoom.
Michal has published two self-help books for parents and six children’s books (in Hebrew, so far).
Our Services
& Activities
Parental Guidanceand Family Counseling
The Michal Dalyot Center is a leader in parental guidance, family counseling, and parent-coaching certification in Israel.
The Centerʼs mission is to assist parents in their day-to-day conduct within the family framework – based on years of experience, vast knowledge, and in-depth understanding of parenting challenges in the 21st century. Thousands of parents have already benefited from the Centerʼs services, provided by a team of highly professional, dedicated, and attentive family counselors. In line with the unique needs of each individual family, parents receive a step-by-step path to successful parenting, combined with applicable tools for dealing with a range of parental issues.
Training Course: Parental Guidance and Family Counseling
The Michal Dalyot Center is a leader in parental guidance, family counseling, and parent-coaching certification in Israel.
The Michal Dalyot Center, in cooperation with the Levinsky Wingate Academic Center, has been providing training and certification of parental coaches and family counselors in Israel for more than a decade. The course curriculum was created based on a true understanding of parental needs in todayʼs modern era, where the family establishment entails complex, intertwined relationships. The course combines theoretical background in the disciplines of both psychology and sociology, and hands-on practical work experience.
Lectures for organizations & companies
The Michal Dalyot Center is a leader in parental guidance, family counseling, and parent-coaching certification in Israel.
Michal Dalyot has been asked to speak on parenting in the 21st century at numerous engagements and events across Israel, and around the globe, from private parties, through small companies and womenʼs organizations, to international corporations. As a highly experienced guest speaker whose lectures are truly inspiring and motivating, Michal is in high demand. “We all want a happy family. Even before we become parents, we are sure that we know about what kind of parents we will be. But then reality sets in, together with an array of challenges. How many times have you asked yourself: What can I do to become a better parent? How can I overcome challenges at home? I believe that each and every one of us has the ability to introduce positive change in our lives, while improving our parenting skills and our relationships within our family,” says Michal./p>
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