| MECA PARENT EDUCATION
AND FAMILY EVENTS
During the 2009-10 school year, MECA will be hosting a rich array of parent education opportunities. Visit this page regularly to find out about new programs and to pre-register!
Children's Concert
Join us for toe-tappin', banjo rockin',
guitar groovin' music, singing and
fun for all ages!!
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
6:30-8:00 PM
Baron Hugo Gazebo at
Milton Town Hall
Please check back here soon for more information.
These are the workshops we have presented in the past. Please look for them again in the future!
The Gift of Limits and Acceptance, Presented by Faina Smith
WALKING THE PARENTING TIGHTROPE
A three-part parenting series covering topics such as:
Buidling Resilience and Learning to Let Go,
Harmonius Siblings - Fact or Fiction and
That Crazy Time of Day!
Kindergarten: Your Child's Next Big Step
Presented by Cheryl Render Brown, Assoc. Professor of Education at Wheelock College
Early Care and Education Program Information Night
Family Communication
A 4-part series for Parents of Children Ages 2 to 6 yrs. old
By Faina Smith
Becoming the Parent You Want to Be:
Positive Discipline and Conflict Resolution with Young Children
A 3-part Parenting Series
with Linda Jones, Facilitator
Setting Limits: Liberating Parents and Children with Faina Smith
Consuming Kids: The Hostile Takeover of Childhood
with Susan Linn, Ed.D.
Family Communication for Parents of Young Children:
A four-part series with Faina Smith
Asthma and Allergies: Understanding Asthma and
How To Prevent Asthma Emergencies with Sharon Shumack
Treating Attention Deficit with Food and Vitamins Is There an Alternative to Drugs? with Joan Endyke
with Joan EndykeAdoptive Family Support Group Pot Luck Supper
Setting Kids Up To Succeed -
Foster their EQ as well as their IQ with Patty Whitelaw, MSEd, Parent Educator
Chores without Roars with Patricia Whitelaw
Whatever Happened to the Cleavers? An 8-week series for adoptive and pre-adoptive parents presented by Linda Grillo, Exec. Director of Adoptive Families Together
Attachment and Trust with Corinne Rayburn
Milton Early Care and Education Information Night
"Mom, They^re Teasing Me" with Lawrence Cohen, PhD. and Catherine O^Neill Grace
Back to Balance with Brenda Fingold
Celebrating Our World Community A Family Picnic and Concert with Susan Reed
The Tooth Fairy, Santa Claus, and Birth Mothers: Understanding Adoption with Kay Seligsohn, PhD
FATHERHOOD DEVELOPMENT: Strategies for Successful Parenting with Renee Martinez
KINDERGARTEN: Your Child^s next big step with Cheryl Render Brown, Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education at Wheelock College
Start Seeing Diversity with Patti DeRosa
Beating Cabin Fever Presented by the MECA Parent Education Committee
Single Parent Potential: An 8 week series for single parents with children between the ages of birth and 6 years old Led by Hetti Wohlgemuth
Single Parenting: Challenges and Opportunities led by Candelaria Sylva
Talking About Touching: Teaching children about personal safety Presented by Suzin Bartley of the Massachusetts Children^s Trust Fund
Milton Public Schools Kindergarten Information Night
Skillful Parenting Series For Parents of Young Children: A six week series for parents with Children birth to six years old Led by Faina Smith
with Joan Endyke with with Patricia Whitelawpresented byLinda Grillo, Exec. Director of Adoptive Families Togetherwith Corinne Rayburnwith Lawrence Cohen, PhD. and Catherine O^Neill Gracewith Brenda FingoldA Family Picnic and Concert with Susan Reedwith Kay Seligsohn, PhDwith Renee Martinezwith Cheryl Render Brown, Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education at Wheelock Collegewith Patti DeRosaPresented by the MECA Parent Education CommitteeLed by Hetti Wohlgemuthled by Candelaria SylvaPresented by Suzin Bartley of the Massachusetts Children^s Trust FundLed by Faina Smith
If you^re interested in learning about parenting but can^t get out of the house, try this link to PARENTINGONLINE.ORG This web-site is run by Parents Encouraging Parents (PEP), which is a non-profit organization consisting of parents and professionals concerned about the quality of family life. They provide FREE online parenting classes ranging from the techniques of building love and showing respect to your children to dealing with the strong-willed or out-of-control kids. Their discussions also cover such topics as: joint custody, divorce, separation, stepparenting, stepchildren, visitation, addiction, alcohol and drug abuse.
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