HEALTHY LIVING WORKSHOP

8th Annual Parent Involvement Makes a Difference Conference

From the Desktop of Michelle Munroe, Central Coordinator, Parent and Community Engagement

Registration is live for the  8^th Annual Parent Involvement Makes a Difference Conference on Saturday, November 15, 2014 at Earl Haig SS, 100 Princess Avenue from 8:00 am to 3:45 pm. 

Keynote speaker J. Richard Gentry, PH. D., a former university professor and elementary school teacher and author of “Raising Confident Readers: How to Teach Your Child to Read and Write” will deliver the keynote on Raising Confident Readers from K-12.

Workshops will run throughout the day and include topics such as: Building Skills in Reading and Writing; Family Storytelling; French … helping your child to succeed; and many more.  There will also be an information marketplace that will feature an array of community agencies.

Child-minding,  interpretation, and bussing will be available through registration only.  For additional information please visit www.tdsb.on.ca/parentconference.

Alyson Schaeffer at Annette St. PS - November 18th

Annette St. PS is hosting Alyson Schaeffer on November 18th from 7-9.  

Alyson Schafer Workshop: EMPOWERING INDEPENDENCE, please RSVP to Karen Ingram Join us for a free workshop Tuesday Nov 18 @7pm with leading parenting expert and psychotherapist Alyson Schäfer. “Why is it so hard to get our children to be punctual, do their chores and manage their school work without our constant nagging and supervision. Which of your behaviours are hindering you from transferring responsibility to your children? Learn the correct strategies to employ and keep kids accountable.” ALYSON SCHAFER is a psychotherapist and one of Canada’s leading parenting experts. She is the in-house expert for The Marilyn Denis Show, CTV News Channel Express and CBC radio’s The World This Weekend. Alyson is a columnist for Today’s Parent Magazine and sits on the Health Advisory Board for Chatelaine Magazine. She is the best selling author of “Breaking The Good Mom Myth”, “Honey, I Wrecked The Kids” and her latest, “Ain’t Misbehavin”. www.alysonschafer.com