Community Education--Eastern Carver Co Schools

Book Clubs - Parent Only (No Sibling Care offered)Join parent educator Lisa Weir each month to discuss the many aspects of life that impact our parenting. Please purchase your own copy of the the book for class.Session A:  The Self-Driven Child   Authors:  William Stixrud, Ned JohnsonThe Self-Driven Child offers a combination of cutting-edge brain science, the latest discoveries in behavioral therapy, and case studies drawn from the thousands of kids and teens Bill and Ned have helped over the years to teach you how to set your child on the real road to success. As parents, we can only drive our kids so far. At some point, they will have to take the wheel and map out their own path. But there is a lot you can do before then to help them tackle the road ahead with resilience and imagination. Session B:  The Yes Brain   Authors:  Daniel J. Siegel, Tina Payne Bryson  From the authors of The Whole-Brain Child and No-Drama Discipline, an indispensable guide to unlocking your child’s innate capacity for resilience, compassion, and creativity. When facing contentious issues such as screen time, food choices, and bedtime, children often act out or shut down, responding with reactivity instead of receptivity. Our kids can be taught to approach life with openness and curiosity. When kids work from a “Yes Brain”, they’re more willing to take chances and explore. They’re more curious and imaginative. They’re better at relationships and handling adversity. You’ll learn the four fundamentals of the Yes Brain—balance, resilience, insight, and empathy—and how to strengthen them. 

GROWING UP!  A workshop for parents and daughters ages 9-12.  Growing up can be exciting, exhilarating, confusing and scary - all at the same time!  Join health educators from myHealth for Teens & Young Adults for a fun and informative three hour workshop that will take some of the mystery out of puberty and the questions out of adolescence.  Prepare to laugh, create, question, learn and grow - TOGETHER!Girls ages 9-12 and their parent, or other trusted adult, will engage in fun and thought -provoking activities that help them learn about: puberty and development in males and females, what is normal (and great!) about growing up, how to have the best parent-child communication possible, and how to maintain or strengthen family bonds.  Please register with adult name.