Parent Educator Mary Sheedy Kurcinka to Speak at Parents Place March 22 – 25
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Parents Place, a leading family resource center in the Bay Area, is pleased to present March 22 – 25, 2010, Mary Sheedy Kurcinka, a nationally renowned parent educator, sought-after speaker, and author, in three evening presentations open to the public and in two half-day workshops for parents, teachers, and child development professionals. Kurcinka is the author of Raising Your Spirited Child; Kids, Parents, and Power Struggles; andSleepless in America: Is Your Child Misbehaving or Missing Sleep? .

The presentations and workshops are as follows:

 

  • PRESENTATION in Santa Rosa, March 22, 6:30 – 8:30 pm. “Discovering Who Has Come to Live with You: Discipline Strategies That Fit Each Child.” The Glaser Center, 547 Mendocino Avenue. $15 in advance/$20 at door. Free to families formed by adoption if preregistered at 707-303-1509. Book signing to follow. 707-571-2048 for information and registration.
  • PRESENTATION in Marin, March 23, 7:00 – 9:00 pm. “Kids, Parents, and Power Struggles: Secrets to Effective Discipline.” Lark Theater, 549 Magnolia Avenue, Larkspur. $15 in advance/$20 at door. Book signing to follow. 415-491-7959 for information and registration.
  • WORKSHOP in Palo Alto (for teachers and therapists), March 24, 2:00 – 5:00 pm. “Challenging Child Behaviors: Helping All Children Be Successful.” JFCS Palo Alto, Koret Family Resource Center, 200 Channing Avenue. $150/$175 for CEU credits ($250 for both workshops). 650-688-3040 for information.
  • WORKSHOP in San Mateo (for parents and professionals), March 25, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm. “Discipline Strategies That Fit Each Child’s Temperament.” JFCS San Mateo, Eleanor Haas Koshland Center, 2001 Winward Way. $150/$175 for CEU credits ($250 for both workshops). 650-931-1840 for information.
  • PRESENTATION in Redwood City, March 25, 7:00 – 9:00 pm. “Kids, Parents, and Power Struggles: Secrets to Effective Discipline.” Sequoia High School auditorium, 1202 Brewster Avenue. $15 in advance/$20 at door. Book signing to follow. 650-688-3040 for information.

While you can register for the March 22 and 23 presentations in Marin and Sonoma by phone or online, you must register for the Peninsula presentation and workshops at the Parents Place Web site: www.parentsplaceonline.org. Scholarships are available. Please inquire when you call for more information.

Known for her real-life examples, research-based information, and pioneering efforts to bring temperament, neurobiology, and the importance of sleep and emotion coaching into homes, schools, and medical practices, Kurcinka has helped countless parents and professionals to understand their children–and themselves–better. Parents Place is a program of Jewish Family and Children’s Services of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin, and Sonoma, celebrating 160 of caring for the community.

Parents Place wishes to thank all of its generous sponsors for their support of Mary Sheedy Kurcinka’s presentations and workshops, including Bay Area Parent magazine, Sonoma Family Life magazine, Childhood Matters radio program, the California Department of Social Services, First 5 Marin, First 5 San Mateo County, the Southern Marin Mothers Club, the San Rafael Mothers Club, and the Corte Madera Larkspur Mothers Club.

Posted by Admin on December 4, 2009