Join us for one or all of this parenting series at Cedar Mill Library. All sessions are free, no registration required. Upstairs in meeting rooms. Adults only.
Toddler Talk
February 20, 6:30-8:00 pm
Preschool Attitude
Does your preschooler have attitude? Learn the top positive parenting tools to transform your preschooler’s attitude. Join this fun, non-judgmental, interactive workshop designed to make your life easier and more enjoyable as the parent of a preschooler.
March 5, 6:30-8:00 pm
Helping Your Child Learn Two Languages
Parents of children who are dual language learners often have questions about how to support their children’s bilingual development. Come find answers to common questions and hands-on strategies to help promote your children learning and loving two or more languages!
March 12, 6:30-8:30 pm Rescheduled for: May 28, 6:30-8:30 pm
The Impact of Electronics on the Child/Teen Brain
Do you find it challenging to navigate the intricacies of social media, cell phone usage, and video games? Learn up-to-date information and statistics on the impact electronics have on the developing brain including sleep, academics, and physical health.
March 20, 6:30-8:00 pm
Parenting Wonderful Kids through Family Meetings
Family meetings provide the time and place to make vital connections, to build the family parents want and children need. They provide a way to talk about parents’ values, to learn what’s going on with your children and to follow through on decisions made together. Come and learn more about how to hold great family meetings.
April 9, 6:30-8:30 pm
Children, Adolescents, and Gender: Helping Parents Make Sense of a Confusing Time
Transgender? Asexual? Pansexual? Gender Fluid? There are so many new terms these days for understanding gender and sexual identity it can be confusing for children and parents. This talk will focus on typical development in those areas and how to have conversations with your children about these topics. We also will cover what it means to be transgender, how to identify it and best practices on being accepting and supportive with a child struggling with identity.
April 15, 6:00-7:30 pm
Countdown to Kindergarten- Preparing Your Child
Help your child have a successful kindergarten year by learning current kindergarten curriculum and expectations, and valuable tips and strategies that you can start using with your child before and during the school year. Topics will also address other areas to prepare your child to face the daily challenges of a kindergarten classroom.
May 15, 6:30-8:00 pm
Presenters
Megan Barella, MS is a Certified Positive Discipline Parent Educator, Master Trainer, and mom to a 9 year old son. Megan is known for her community based positive parenting programs that help families raise children who thrive from the inside out.
Dr. Dawn Hendricks co-wrote the country’s first bilingual Early Reading First project, leading a team that established 20 model bilingual classrooms that received national recognition.
Shawn Marshall, MA, LPC is a licensed professional counselor with over twenty years of experience working with children and families. He specializes in working with teens and has expertise in depression, anxiety, attention deficit, academic challenges, and oppositional behaviors.
Katherine Foldes has over 20 years experience organizing Family Meetings and Family Meeting workshops. She is the author of The Family Meeting Handbook.
Dr. Daniel J. Munoz, PhD. Psychologist who works with children, adolescents, young adults, couples and families with issues of depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, sexual issues, gender identity, eating disorders, and emotional regulation. He is an international speaker, award-winning researcher, and has clinical expertise in psychological assessment.
Dori George has been in education for over 25 years. She has taught grades K-3 and currently teaches kindergarten at Bethany Elementary School for the Beaverton School District. Her passion is teaching children to read, and she loves when students are able to make connections from their learning to the world they live in.