Free Parenting Group – Parent Management Training: Join other parents of elementary-aged children and a professional facilitator to explore possible solutions to problem behavior using Parent Management Training (PMT), an evidence-based program for parents developed by Alan Kazdin, Ph.D., of Yale University’s Parenting Center and Child Conduct Clinic. PMT has been consistently proven to decrease behavioral problems and incr ease positive behavior in children. It is highly effective in reducing tantrums, fighting, and disruptiveness. If you have tried other methods of changing your child’s problem behavior and haven’t had any success, then PMT may be the solution for you. These free workshops will be led by Rachel Nenner-Payton, LICSW, a senior clinician at Riverside Community Care in Newton. She specializes in community-based treatment and was trained in Alan Kazdin’s Parent Management Training (PMT) in 2007. Five sessions on Tuesdays 11/17, 11/24, 12/1, 12/8 and 12/15 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. at the John M. Barry Boys & Girls Club, 675 Watertown Street, 02460. There is no fee, but pre-registration is required: call 617-969-4925. Co-sponsored by Riverside Community Care and The Newton Partnership.
“The Middle School Years…The Pressure to Fit In”, a Special 2-part workshop in November, sponsored by all Four Newton Middle School PTOs and “The Newton Partnership” – These two workshops will provide Middle School parents with suggestions on how to support their children during these transition years. Parents will explore techniques that encourage positive teen friendships, help deal with cliques, build a middle-schooler’s confidence and help find ways to balance demands. Attendance at both workshops is encouraged but not required. Facilitators: Amy Comeau, M.Ed and Rolanda Prophete, LICSW. Amy is currently the Middle School Prevention and Intervention Counselor at Day and Bigelow Middle Schools. Rolanda is the Prevention and Intervention Counselor at Brown and Oak Hill Middle Schools. Part 1: Thurs. Nov. 12th 7-8:30pm at Bigelow Middle School; Part 2: Wed. Nov. 18th 7-8:30pm at Brown Middle School. Pre-registration is requested, but all are welcome to come: [email protected] or 617-559-9060.
CelebrateNewton, is Sunday December 6th at Newton South High School from 10am -4pm. There are over 50 artisans at CelebrateNewton, including weavers, jewelers, quilters, potters, painters, photographers. The artisans work is for sale. Live music provides a lovely backdrop for the event. There will be food and children’s activities. We hope you’ll join us and support our local artisans. Proceeds from Celebrate Newton benefit the Newton Schools Foundation. For more information visit our new website at www.celebratenewton.com.
The New England Folk Festival Association and the Folk Arts Center of New England present 2009-2010 Family Dances Sundays 2-4pm · Concord Scout House · 74 Walden St., Concord, Mass. Live Music by Cal Howard & Friends! · Refreshments! Nov. 8 – New England Barn Dances with Jacqueline and Dudley Laufman* Dec. 6 – Traditional Dances from Around the World with Judith Stames-Hamilton and Regina Laskowski Jan. 3 – New England Barn Dances and World Dances with Dillon Bustin and Judith Stames-Hamilton Jan. 17 – New England Barn Dances with Sarah Gregory Smith and Jacob Bloom Feb. 7 – Traditional Dances from Around the World with Marcie Van Cleave and Dana Sussman Feb. 21 – New England Barn Dances and World Dances with Jacob Bloom and Judith Stames-Hamilton Mar. 7 – Traditional Dances from Around the World with Regina Laskowski and Marcie Van Cleave Mar. 21- New England Barn Dances with Jacqueline and Dudley Laufman* All dances will be taught. Dances are appropriate for ages 5 and up. Parents are responsible for their children. Admission: $5/person, $25/family maximum Info: (781) 662-7476 FAC (781) 662-6710 NEFFA Help protect the wooden floor by bringing a separate pair of clean, soft-soled shoes to dance in. For safety’s sake, children must dance in shoes, not socks or bare feet. 2009 * Dudley Laufman was recently named National Heritage Fellow by the National Endowment for the Arts — the nation’s highest honor in folk and traditional arts.
