Parent University with Barbara Coloroso "Just Because It's Not Wrong, Doesn't Make It Right"
For Parents of Children in Preschool - Grade 12
Registration Now Open!
Saturday, March 13
8:30 am Check-In, 9 am Start to 1 pm
Gorton Community Center, 400 E. Illinois Road, Lake Forest
Featuring internationally recognized speaker and bestselling author, Barbara Coloroso, in the Keynote Session on her book Just Because It's Not Wrong, Doesn't Make It Right: From Toddlers to Teens, Teaching Kids to Think and Act Ethically.
Barbara will also lead workshops on her book The Bully, The Bullied, and The Bystander.
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"Raising kids who can think and act ethically involves nurturing their innate need to act 'beyond narrow self-interest', care deeply, share generously, help willingly, and stand-up for another child and against injustice."--Barbara Coloroso
Calendar of Events
February 2010
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A School District #67 APT Sponsored Program
Risky Business : Tweens and the Social Scene, for DADS & their 5th-8th graders -
02/27/10
March 2010
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A Loyola Academy Sponsored Program
Internet Safety, Managing Your Online Identity with Anastasia Goodstein -
3/3/10
The Middle School Years: A Parents' Guide
For ALL PARENTS of Children in Grades 5-8
About 75 parents attended each of these three sessions in Jan and early Feb. If you missed it, want to share it with a friend or spouse, or simply want more information, you'll find it here.
Session Notes, Video, Additional Resources, and Facilitator BLOGs are available! Click on the topic below.
- Resilience: Develop and Nurture Your Child's Inner Self
- Connecting with Your Teen: Simple Strategies
- Family Values: Relationships and Discipline
This series was sponsored by The Buchanan Fund of United Way. Hosted by School Districts 65 & 67.
Peer Pressure & Underage Drinking: The Inside Scoop
For parents of 6th through 9th graders
Tuesday, April 13, 7-8:30 PM
Lake Forest Hospital Health Education Center
Be in the know and understand how to deal with the social pressures of drinking that teens and parents in our community face. Learn the tricks of "their" trade and how you can keep your child alcohol-free. Teach them how not to cave in to the pressure they face.
Free program. No registration necessary. Please join us for this important topic.
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