Fall 2009 Parenting Group!

Dear Parents,

I will be offering a 10-week parenting group for parents of elementary-age children (ages 3-12) with challenging behavior. The group will begin on Thursday, September 17th and run weekly from 10:00 am until 12:00 pm in the Lifespan classroom. The purpose of the group will be to help parents learn specific skills in order to better parent their child in need. The format of the group will entail a review of assigned readings, specific teachings by me, and informal presentation of specific issues by you. We will be using Dr. Alan Kazdin's book, The Kazdin Method for Parenting the Defiant Child: No Pills, No Therapy, No Contest of Wills, as a guide. We will also be using my book, Understanding Your Child's Puzzling Behavior, to develop strength-based interventions. The group is perfect for parents of elementary-age children (ages 3-12) who are demonstrating non-compliant, disruptive, angry, explosive, or generally frustrating behavior.

I am very excited about running this group since working with parents in a collaborative manner is often much more effective than working with parents and children alone. If you are interested, please email me at: scurtis@lifespanps.com. For more information about the group, please view the attached Parenting Group Announcement.

For those of you who are out of town, if you are interested in a webinar, I would be happy to develop one. Please email me if you are interested.