Parenting
Workshops
PARENTING 911: A NEW PROGRAM TO HELP PARENTS MANAGE THE EMERGENCIES OF PARENTING.
The Marks Family Right from the Start 0-3+ Center has always offered parenting groups, whether for parents of toddlers trying to handle behavior issues or understanding the developmental tasks of their preschoolers. Our new group, Parenting 911, is an ongoing one that allows parents of children eight and under to come in when they need some help. Not only is the meeting an opportunity to learn more about normal child development and understand why children do what they do, it is also a supportive environment that allows parents to pay attention to why they do what they do.
The complexity of parenting sometimes gets easier if we look at both ourselves and our children to see what buttons are being pushed, and figure out why we are fighting about the same thing over and over again. Good parenting skills are often developed over time, but usually require paying attention to our assumptions about family life, our beliefs about child rearing, and our expectations of ourselves.
Drop
in and join us on Wednesday nights, from 7:15 to 8:45 pm at our Manhasset office,
at 80 North Service Road, LIE. There is a small fee. Call Sandy Wolkoff at 516-
484-3174, at ext. 222 for more information.
Grandparent Advocates Supporting Autistic Kids
(GASAK)Founded in 1991 by Thelma and Bob Krinsky and a group of concerned, activist grandparents, GASAK's mission is to support, inform, and advocate for families with autistic children. The group also seeks to raise awareness about autism and provide an informational clearinghouse to empower these families.
Today GASAK continues this mission and expands it through their monthly meeting where grandparents attend lectures on autism, other topics related to children with disabilities, health related issues, and important research. These grandparents also use these meetings to network and share information on services and issues critical to families impacted by autism. They receive mutual support for the challenging issues that they and their families face.
Meetings are hosted in Nassau County by North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center at its Roslyn Heights headquarters and in Suffolk County by The Cody Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities in Port Jefferson Station.
Many GASAK members participate in activities such as walks to raise much-needed funds for research; traveling to the State Capital in Albany to lobby for the rights of autistic children for special services; and to participate in an annual informational legislative breakfast.
For more information on GASAK, please call Margo Messina, LCSW at (516) 626-1971 ext. 370.
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Schedule for Fall 2007 thru Summer 2008
All meetings take place Thursday
11:30 am - 1:00 pmSeptember 27
October 25
December 6
January 31
February 28
March 27
April 24
May 29
June 26
July 31
Parenting Stuff
Articles written by Sandra Wolkoff LCSW, Director of Training and Consultation and the Director of the Marks Family Right from the Start 0-3+ Center. These articles have appeared in Newsday's section, Parents and Children.
The Parenting Institute
Throughout the more than 50 year history of NSC&FGC, we have offered parenting workshops at schools, libraries, agencies, and community organizations. Our staff is available to speak on the many issues of parenting and family life. We also offer a special program providing speakers for informal talks in your home for 10 parents or more, as part of our Living Room Lectures Series. Speakers are available both for day and evening events and honoraria or fees will vary. Some
For further information or to schedule a workshop, please contact swolkoff@northshorechildguidance.org
The following is a list of workshops that are currently available.
Targeted to Parents:
Ages birth to 5
Getting Ready for Baby: Expectations of New Parenthood
Fighting Fair: How to Express Anger in your Family
When Parents Disagree: Learning to Parent as a Team
Sibling Rivalry: Reality versus Fantasy
How to Read Your Child Like a Book: Figuring Out What WorksElementary school age (ages 6-12)
Helping your Child Deal with Anxiety and Stress from School
Spending Quality Time with Your Child
How to Help Your Children Diminish Their Sibling Rivalry
Helping Your Children Use Their Time More Productively
Understanding Learning Differences
Helping Students Do HomeworkAdolescence
Self-Esteem and Its Relationship to Peer Pressure
Violence Prevention: School, Parents, and Community Working Together
Communicating With Your Adolescent
Challenges of Raising an Adolescent: What is Normal?Bereavement
Talking with Children About Death
Suicide Awareness & Prevention
Depressed Adolescents: We Have to Pay AttentionSeparation and divorce
Post Divorce: How to Get Your Life Re-started
Post Divorce: Balancing Time - Your Needs Versus Your Kids
Single Parent Families - Handling the HolidaysSandwich Generation
Getting Caught in the Middle - Managing the Needs of Your Children and Your
Aging Parents