Groups for Parents
Parenting can be challenging. I work to provide a supportive environment where parents can learn from each other and hear current research on parenting practices and childhood development to make informed decisions about how they choose to help their children make adaptive choices at home, at school, and in life.
New Parents
Whether it is your first child or not, you can benefit from the support of others who are coping with an infant's challenging schedule. Topics include:
Child development stages
Sleep hygiene
Minimizing Sibling rivalry
Parenting in the social network / comparision age
Parents of young children
When your child starts to face the world you have to be able to parent in tandem with others. Parents of children rougly four to nine talk about:
School challenges
Extracurricular activities
Quality family time
Play dates and social skills
Parenting in the Middle
Parents of children between roughly 10 and fifteen face new challenges, both inside school and inside the home. Learn what you may not know about:
Brain development in early adolescence and puberty
Bullying real-time and online
Increasing academic demands
Peer pressure
Parenting as advisor
The final stretch of active parenting through high school and possibly those initial college years takes skill and finese working with your young adult to benefit from your knowledge and experience. This group works towards understanding:
Boundaries in transistion
Open communication
Navigating life choices
The role of rebellion