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Parent Seminar- Helping Kids Cope: Tips for Supporting Good Family Mental Health
This class talks about the developmental responses youth may have to stress. We will discuss five mental health tips for families and resources in the community. Presenter: Renee Labat, youth Program Coordinator at NAMI Minnesota. -
Parent Seminar- Parents as Sexuality Educators
This session is a discussion-based class that helps parents and caregivers identify values and messages they would like to share with their children, learn typical stages of sexual development for children and adolescents, and discuss effective communication skills to aid them in talking with their children about various sexuality topics. Our approach aims to build confidence so parents can communicate their values (whatever those may be!) and feel comfortable having conversations with their kiddos. Presenter: Caroline Hickey from myHealth, Community Engagement Coordinator. -
Parent Seminar- Responding to Challenging Behaviors at Home
Tantrums, refusals, and meltdowns are all expected behaviors for young children as they are learning to solve problems and interact with others. This parent seminar will focus on common reasons why young children have challenging behaviors, how we can prevent them, and how we can respond when they happen. Presenter: Sara Pokladnik, School Psychologist for EP School District. -
Parent Seminar- Shared Parenting: Tackling the Tough Stuff Together
In this class, we will discuss ideas about values around parenting styles, household tasks, childcare decisions, discipline strategies so everyone feels supported and on the same page on this parenting journey. Presenter: Erin Hocking, Family and Child Therapist with Washburn Center for Children. -
READY! For Kindergarten
READY! for Kindergarten is a nationally recognized program that has been shown to give parents and caregivers the skills and tools to help children enter kindergarten at or above grade level. This class will include training for parents on reading, writing, math and social-emotional skills that children need to thrive in school and is taught by a licensed early childhood parent educator. Every family that attends a READY! for Kindergarten session receives a high-quality collection of learning tools to further their child's progress towards school readiness. Additionally, there is a fall, winter, and spring session and each session offers new content and new toys, so register for all three sessions! The session is for the parent/caregiver ONLY. Please register yourself for the class and include any additional adults that will be attending with you. Childcare is available while parents are in the training session. Advance registration is required. Please note: READY! for Kindergarten is funded through a grant from The Foundation For Eden Prairie Schools (FEPS) and is only offered at no cost to Eden Prairie residents who meet the income requirement. This is a professional development opportunity for educators and caregivers to earn CEU credits, as well as for parents.