On April 16th, Kimberley Palmiotto from Coastal Educational Services, gave a wonderful presentation about managing stress in the family. Kimberley is an educational psychologist in private practice who has over 20 years of experience in education. This experience includes teaching, counseling, and psychological assessment/intervention with children, preschool through college age. Her presentation for our parents [...]
Scott Burnett from Integrity Computer Concepts came to talk with our parents on March 19th about keeping our kids safe online. In case you missed this very informative event, resources are available below. We thoroughly enjoyed having Mr. Burnett share his wisdom on such an important and relevant topic! Internet Safety For Parents Internet Safety [...]
SMES-Values-Driven Boys Feb Dr. Kay Ostensen and Dr. Jeffrey Nagel joined us on February 13th at our “Parenting Boys” workshop to talk about raising value driven boys. See the attached power point above. For more information regarding the “40 Developmental Assests” in raising healthy children go to : http://www.search-institute.org/developmental-assets
On January 15th Lesley Dixon from the Birds and Bees Connection spoke with parents about how to face fears around having “the talk” and debunking sexual taboos. Below you will find a link to the wonderful information from Ms. Dixon’s talk. Information for Parents
On November 27th, Dr. Bobbe Sommer gave a very informative presentation for our parents of boys. Below is the handout from his talk, which includes the psychosocial developmental stages of boys. Bobbe Sommer’s Parenting Boys Handout
On November 6th, our school counselor, Janice Avalone, gave a very important presentation on what the media is telling our daughters. Below is the PowerPoint from the presentation, which includes very helpful resources and information on this very relevant topic. Girls and Media PowerPoint
Our school counselor, Janice Avalone, gave a very informative talk on “navigating the girl world” as part of the Mother-Daughter Project on October 2nd. Here is the PowerPoint from the presentation! Girl World PowerPoint
On February 3rd Rosalind Wiseman, parenting educator, spoke to our faculty, parents, and upper school students about the topic of bullying. Please view the attached power points for a review of her message. Here is Rosalind’s blog as a resource for helping your child. http://rosalindwiseman.com/discussion/rosalinds-blog/ Rosalind Wiseman 2012 One Hour PD Rosalind Wiseman 2012 parent keynote
This is a helpful resource to help build character in your child. A Parent Guide to Character