[RP TownTalk] Helping Your Challenging Child: A Caregiver Training Program - Spring 2011

[Sarah Wayland]

I normally don't forward information on this topic to this list, but
I've worked hard to get funding for this course to make it affordable
to anyone who might want to attend and I want everyone to know about
it. If you have a child who is challenging for one reason or another,
this 10-session course can help you. My husband and I took it 3 years
ago, and it was life-changing for us.

The course is open to any caregivers (parents, daycare providers,
etc.) interested in learning how to help their challenging child or
children.

Please help us get the word out - forward this to anyone you think
might be interested.

-Sarah


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Sarah Wayland <sarah.wayland at gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 7:33 AM
Subject: Helping Your Challenging Child: A Caregiver Training Program
- Spring 2011
To: "sarah.wayland" <sarah.wayland at gmail.com>


The Special Education Citizens’ Advisory Committee of Prince George’s
County Public Schools and The Arc of Prince George’s County are proud
to present:

Helping Your Challenging Child: A Caregiver Training Program
with
Dan Shapiro MD
Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrician

THIS 10-SESSION PROGRAM IS FOR PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS OF CHILDREN
(AGES PRESCHOOL THROUGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL) WITH CHALLENGING BEHAVIORS.

The interactive format is designed to help parents and caregivers
identify the source of a child’s behavior and learn what they can do
about it.

At each session, Dr. Shapiro will provide proactive strategies for
working with children with difficult temperaments and developmental
differences. His hour-long presentation will be followed by 30 minutes
of informal parent discussion.

Session Topics
•       Know Your Child
•       Time-in
•       Engagement and Understanding
•       Motivation through Positive Attention for Compliance
•       Learning from Experience
•       Motivation through Rewards
•       Time-out and Ignoring
•       Empathy
•       Problem Solving
•       Ability, Accommodations and Interventions

10 Thursday sessions
March 3 through May 12, 2011
(Except April 21)
7 - 8:30 pm

Location:
The Arc of Prince George’s County
1401 McCormick Drive
Largo Maryland 20774

$50 per person covers the cost for all 10 classes. This one-time-only
special fee is contingent on the number of participants we register,
so please circulate widely.

To register or for more information please contact:
Sarah Wayland, Chair - SECAC-PG
sarah.wayland at gmail.com
301-927-7407

A flier describing the course and a registration form are attached.



--
Sarah Wayland
sarah.wayland at gmail.com
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