February 8: parenting forum at Eckstein

Free parenting forum at Eckstein Middle School . . .

Healthy Adolescent Development & the Role Parents Play

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

6-7:30 p.m.

Speaker: Yolanda Evans, MD,

Division of Adolescent Medicine, Seattle Children's Hospital

Refreshments and pizza will be served.

Programming for school-aged children will be provided.

Brought to you by the Eckstein Community Learning Center, the University Family YMCA, Seattle Parks and Recreation, and Prevention WINS.

Keeping Track of Teens

Last night, parents packed the Eckstein Middle School library to hear David Hawkins from the UW Social Development Research Group (SDRG) and Ruth Herold from Changes Parent Support Network talk about "Keeping Track of Teens".

Dr. Hawkins encouraged parents to take advantage of the free Guiding Good Choices workshops being offered by the Prevention WINS coalition in northeast Seattle. The SPF-SIG grant that covers the cost of these workshops ends in September 2010, so time is running out for parents who want to take the workshops for free!

The SDRG website contains links to many presentations given by Dr. Hawkins and his colleagues at SDRG, especially Richard Catalano. One of the presentations, Good Parenting IS Prevention, is mainly about Guiding Good Choices.

David Hawkins and Ruth Herold answer questions from parents.

Parent support network

One of the people who will be speaking during Prevention WINS coalition's parenting forum on March 23 is Ruth Herold, the Executive Director at Changes Parent Support Network. A great resource for parents, you can learn more by viewing videos about Changes on YouTube.

Keeping track of teens

Prevention WINS is hosting a free forum for parents and guardians --

Keeping Track of Teens
Monday, March 23, 2009
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Eckstein Middle School
3003 NE 75th Street in Seattle

Speakers:

-- J. David Hawkins, PhD, from the University of Washington's Social Development Research Group and developer of Guiding Good Choices

-- Ruth Herold, Executive Director of Changes Parent Support Network

The speakers will be followed by small group discussions, enabling parents/guardians to share tips and experiences about monitoring their children.

Monitoring teenagers

One way for parents to prevent alcohol and drug use among their children is to know where they are and what they will be doing during unsupervised time. Research shows that teens with unsupervised time are three times more likely to use marijuana and other drugs. Unsupervised teens are also more likely to engage in risky behaviors such as underage drinking, sexual activity, and cigarette smoking than other teens.

SAVE THE DATE! Join parents in our community to learn more about monitoring skills . . .

Monday, March 23
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Eckstein Middle School

This free parenting forum will feature Dr. David Hawkins, developer of Guiding Good Choices, and time will be set aside for parents to discuss with other parents their concerns and solutions when it comes to monitoring teenage children.