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PIC classes are open
to any parent at any
location.
FREE childcare is also
available for most
classes.
Registration is
required.
Please call
787-4216
or email
Join us on Facebook:
PIC Parent
Information Center
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Thanksgiving Wishes,
This is my favorite time of year, the hum of the school year settling into routine with opportunities to still be outdoors without boots and snowpants! The leaves are especially pretty on my street right now and looking at them as I drive to and from work each day provides refreshing reminders of the beauty in our world.
Classes are in full swing this fall; I hope you have had an opportunity to take advantage of
one. Conscious Discipline has been especially enjoyable with teachers, parents, and daycare
providers. We all have one thing in common - we will have greater success and satisfaction as
we work with children, if we can manage our own thoughts and emotions. Conscious
Discipline teaches adults to recognize patterns and traits. With that recognition comes the
opportunity to take an objective look at both our effective and our ineffective practices. One
thing all adults can do before entering into situations with children is to remember discipline
brings an opportunity to teach, while punishment expects a child to know and is often
received with fear. Adults can bring calm into any chaotic situation by first stepping back and
getting control of their own emotions. One way to do this is by taking a deep breath and
breathing—STAR!
Wishing you well,
Judith
Facilitators will share with parents and childcare providers practical parenting skills for
raising children. Parents are a child’s first, and most powerful teacher. Common
Sense Parenting offers a plan for parents that allows for individual lifestyles and
preferences, but incorporates the important elements of Consistency, Commitment,
and Courage in the plan for raising children.
Parents learn teaching as a way of discipline, how to send clear messages and give
clear expectations, the role of consequences, both negative and positive, as critical
components in bringing about lasting changes in children’s behavior.
Mondays 6:30—8:00 PM
(6 week series) November 3, 10, 17, 24, December 1, 8, 2014
Location: Sharon Lutheran Church (1720 S 20th St)
Facilitator: Ann Shallman
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S ~ SMILE
T ~ Take a deep breath
A ~ And
R ~ RELAX
Learn more at: www.gearingupnd.org
Nurtured Heart Approach is a 5-week interactive series designed for all types of families, and works
especially well with challenging children. This series will help parents and caregivers to:
See children’s intensity as a gift rather than the enemy and help children see their intensity as an asset
and to use it in extraordinary ways.
Learn how to develop children’s inner strength that will create strong children on the inside better
equipped to handle stress and pressure from the outside.
Learn how to create first hand experiences that allow children to see themselves being successful, which
in turn, transforms the child’s prior negative self image.
Learn to add new dimension to the moment and to find success in what IS happening AND what IS NOT
happening. Thursday Evenings: 6:30—8:00 PM
(5 week series) October 23, 30, November 6, 13, 20, 2014
Location: St. Michael’s School ( 524 5th Ave N)
Facilitator: Molly Soeby
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PARENTS - If you have a preschooler who will start kindergarten in 2015 join us for these sessions
Fun interactive activities for parents & preschoolers Preschoolers learn about social skills—sharing, taking turns, not interrupting, vocabulary, etc. Parents learn strategies for preparing children to learn Understand why YOU are important for your child’s success in school. Registration form can be found on our website: www.gfschools.org > Parents > PIC, or call the Parent Information Center for more information
Space is LIMITED ~~ Classes are FREE and FREE childcare is also provided. Classes Start the week of October 27, 2014, or January 5, 2015
This program is sponsored in part by United Way
Individuals with disabilities are invited to request reasonable accommodations to participate in
NDSU sponsored programs. To request an accommodation (s), please contact the NDSU Extension
Service/Region IV Parenting Resource Center at 701-780-8229.