Sammamish Plateau Parent Networking Group

The Sammamish Plateau Parent Networking Group will meet at the
Sahalee Fire Station, 228th Ave. NE, across from Deerfield Park

Monday, February 22, 11:30am - 1:30 pm

More than half of all teenagers have had sex before they are 18 years old. Therefore, it is not surprising that a teenager contracts a sexually transmitted disease every 10 seconds in America and over 3,000 teenage girls become pregnant every day. At our next Sammamish Plateau Parent Networking Meeting, we will be watching a video called “The Truth about Sex”; one of the seven award-winning programs created for Paramount Productions, called The Teen Files, narrated by Leeza Gibbons and produced by Arnold Shapiro, who created the documentary “Scared Straight” nearly 25 years ago.

This program forces teenagers to face the hard-hitting realities of having sex too young, including unwanted pregnancies and STD’s. Teens discuss the struggles of becoming parents at such a young age, while another young couple faces the possibility that they could be pregnant. Also, a group of teenagers participate in a “mock AIDS test”, and Lisa, a 33-year-old heterosexual woman with full-blown AIDS, shares her story.

This is a powerful program that I would recommend for everyone to see! When I first shared it with my kids who were in junior high school at the time, they agreed that it was something everyone needed to see. Please join us for this informational and emotional presentation!

“The Truth about Sex”
~ one episode of the 7 part award-winning series, The Teen Files ~

Feel free to bring a friend! We will have plenty of time to discuss the video and share our thoughts with one another about its content. All of the Teen Files programs cover important subjects and I hope that you will make time to attend this meeting. During this month when we celebrate Valentines Day, let us take a serious look at the consequences of teens letting young emotions run away with them. A moment of indiscretion can affect the rest of their lives…

***For more information about the Sammamish Parent Networking Group, contact Cherry O’Neill at dwo-mci@msn.com or call 425-868-2111 (home) or 206-550-3809 (cell).

Future meeting dates/times:

• Monday, February 22, 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
• Monday, March, 29, 7 - 9 PM
• Monday, April 26, 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
• Monday, May 24, 7 - 9 PM
• Monday, June 14, 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

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Beaver Lake Middle PTSA Presents
Parenting the Digital Child
by Kathy Slattengren,M.Ed.
http://www.pricelessparenting.com

Tuesday, March 2, 7-8:30 pm
Beaver Lake Middle School Commons

Do you ever wonder if your child is too connected too much of the time? Are they being safe?

Kathy Slattengren will speak on “Parenting the Digital Child: Setting Limits and Teaching Responsibility in a Connected World”.

Kathy is an internationally recognized parenting educator and founded Priceless Parenting in 2007. Her talk will cover how to teach your children about the new responsibilities and potential dangers that come with the digital world they live in, setting limits and more.

Please join us in the BLMS Commons on March 2nd.

Date: Tuesday, March 2
Time: 7:00-8:30 PM
Location: BLMS Commons

For more information contact: Parent Ed Rep. Laurel Shane 425-392-1338

(see flyer)

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Apollo Elementary PTA Presents
Taking the Stress Out of Parenting and Building Great Relationships with Your Children
by Kathy Slattengren,M.Ed.
http://www.pricelessparenting.com

Thursday, March 4, 6:30-8 pm
Apollo Elementary School

Do you want to have more fun and less stress parenting?

Join Kathy Slattengren, M.Ed, founder of Priceless Parenting, for an engaging discussion of effective parenting techniques that also reduce stress. Learn positive ways to respond to parenting challenges – no more yelling or nagging!

We'll discuss key skills including:

• Finding natural and logical consequences
• Responding with empathy instead of anger
• Setting firm limits & avoiding power struggles
• Guiding your children to solving their own problems
• Using positive discipline.

This is a parents-only nonacademic seminar.

Date: Thursday, March 4th
Time: 6:30 - 8:00 PM
Location: Apollo Elementary 15025 SE 117th St. Renton, WA 98059

All parents are welcome to attend this FREE presentation.

For more information, contact Debra Hatton (425) 591-7277

(see flyer)

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The Clark Elementary PTSA Presents
Battling Bullies Today with speaker Jan Faull

Monday, March 15, 7 PM - 8:30 PM
Clark Elementary Multi-Purpose Room

No one likes bullies and the attacks they make on their victims. Most children are neither bullies nor victims, most are bystanders watching or trying to ignore a bullying situation.

What can parents and teachers can do?

Jan Faull, M.Ed, a local child development and behavior specialist, will offer some answers to this burning question. She has written several books, taught for BCC parent groups, Evergreen Hospital and Overlake Hospital. She has a weekly column in the Seattle Times and speaks nationally to parenting groups.

Don’t miss this opportunity to hear this local parenting expert give realistic advice on this topic that is becoming more prevalent in schools today.

Parent Ed Chair Katheryn Morgan
Phone: 425-770-8099
E-mail: kathmor@hotmail.com

(see flyer)

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The Beaver Lake Middle PTSA Presents
Resisting Raising Children Who Feel Entitled
with speaker Jan Faull

Tuesday, April 20, 7 PM - 8:30 PM
Beaver Lake Middle School Commons

In affluent communities it is easy for children to acquire an attitude of entitlement. How often have you bought something for your child just because they wanted it or their friends had it? Parents know it is not in their child’s best interest to indulge their every whim.

Come hear Jan Faull speak about Resisting Raising Children Who Feel Entitled. She’ll cover: How do parents teach responsibility and accountability instead? It’s tough, but worthwhile because children who learn to delay gratification have better long term outcomes.

Please join us in the BLMS Commons on April 20th.

For more information, contact:

Parent Ed Rep. Laurel Shane
(425) 392-1338

(see flyer)

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Issaquah PTSA Council Presents
Getting to Calm:
Cool Headed Strategies for Parenting Your Teen and Tween
by Laura Kastner, PhD.

Monday, May 17, 7-8:30 pm
Issaquah Middle School Commons
400 1st Avenue SE

Raising an adolescent is a daunting experience. We love our kids, but when they come across as bratty, defiant, thoughtless or irresponsible, we feel challenged like never before. New brain research is shedding light on the causes behind the chaos, giving parents insight into a better way to relate to their teen. With humor, wisdom and a deep understanding of the teenage brain, Dr. Laura Kastner will provide clear and useful tools for parents, giving them effective new ways to manage their own emotions in the heat of the moment with their teen while maintaining — and even gaining — closeness.

Dr. Kastner is a clinical associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the University of Washington and a nationally-recognized expert on teen development and behavior. She is also a practicing clinical psychologist and co-author, with Jennifer F. Wyatt, of The Seven Year Stretch: How Families Work Together To Grow Through Adolescence, The Launching Years: Strategic Parenting From the Senior Year to College Life, and Getting to Calm: Cool-Headed Strategies for Parenting Teens and Tweens.

The Issaquah PTSA Council proudly welcomes Dr. Laura Kastner

For more information contact:
   Parent Ed Rep. Susan McDonald,
   Susan_mcdonald@comcast.net

(see flyer)

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Issaquah Special Needs Group
families helping families in the Issaquah School District

Monthly, 2nd Tuesday

Mission

• Provide networking for parents
• Invite speakers on special needs topics
• Discuss resources in the community
• Distribute information on district and PTSA issues affecting children with special needs
• Improve communication between parents and district administration

Meetings

• Second Tuesday of each month:
  • Tuesday, February 09, Sara Gardner 7 PM - 8:30 PM at Issaquah Middle School Commons
    • Helping the behaviorally challenging child. Sara Gardner, Parent Educator, says if sticker charts, detentions, timeouts and other traditional discipline and motivational behavioral techniques aren’t working, there’s still hope. Learn how to reduce meltdowns, improve communication and relationships while increasing skills with a method that can be used at home, school and in the community. This presentation is applicable to both parents AND educators.
  • Tuesday, March 09, 7 PM - 8:30 PM at Clark Elementary Multi Purpose Rm
  • Tuesday, April 13, 7 PM - 8:30 PM at Issaquah Middle School Commons
  • Tuesday, May 11, 7 PM - 8:30 PM at Issaquah Middle School Commons

Interested?

• Get on the email list! Contact Roseann Popa at order2popa@comcast.net
• Have a topic suggestion? Send it along!

(See Flyer)

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Friends of Youth Presents

Parenting Class
for parents of 2 to 12 year olds

Thursdays, January 14 - March 11, 7-9 pm
Issaquah Friends of Youth

Join Us to Learn …

• Positive ways to discipline your children
• Practical & workable skills you can start using today
• How to give children room to make choices and mistakes
• How to turn anxiety about parenting into CONFIDENCE

Based on STEP: Systemic Training for Effective Parenting

an 8-week program for parents of 2-12 year olds

Thursdays, January 14th—March 11th
No Class February 18th
7:00—9:00 pm

$60 Individual/$80 Couples
Scholarships Available

Classes Held at: Issaquah Friends of Youth - 414 Front Street

For more information or to register now: 425-392-6367

(See Flyer)

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Friends of Youth Presents
Parent your Teenager without yelling, grounding or bribing!

Wednesdays, January 13 - March 10, 7-9 pm
Friends of Youth

JOIN US FOR 8 CLASSES TO LEARN HOW TO:

• Move from conflict to connection with your teen
• Reduce power struggles and acting out behaviors
• Create mutual respect and build responsibility
• Help boost your teen’s self-esteem
• Practical strategies to deal with Sex, Drugs, and Alcohol

Based on the nationally renowned and proven effective STEP: Systematic Training for Effective Parenting Program

Wednesdays
January 13 to March 10
No Class February 17th
7:00 to 9:00 pm

$60 Individual/$80 Couples
Scholarships Available

Classes Held at: Issaquah Friends of Youth - 414 Front Street

For more information or to register now: 425-392-6367

(See Flyer)

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Overlake Medical Center

Parenting Classes Offered in Bellevue and Issaquah*

Visit: Overlake Medical Center

Parenting Classes

• BodyWorks
• As Boys Grow Up: Aspects of Puberty, Sex Eduction and Relationship
• As Girls Grow Up: Aspects of Puberty, Sex Education & Relationships
• Super Sitters: Babysitting Class
• Becoming a Love and Logic Parent: For parents with 4 year olds to teenagers
• Bringing Baby Home
  Having a child is a life-changing experience. The "Bringing Baby Home" workshop is based on Dr. John Gottman's 26 years of marriage and family research, and teaches couples how to: * Avoid marital meltdown and increase marital satisfaction * Understand and cope with the stress that arrives with a newborn baby * Build strategies for active fathering * Co-parent effectively and improve the quality of parent-infant interaction * Better understand early childhood development The Bringing Baby Home program is a two-day workshop led by a certified instructor. Pregnant couples are encouraged to attend!
  Issaquah: 5708 E Lake Samm. Pkwy Se, #103, Issaquah 98029
  Cost: $150 per couple Nursing babies are welcome up to 3 months, childcare is not provided. Pre-registration required. Call 425-688-5259 for information
  
  • 2-Saturdays, March 13th & 20th, 9a-4p Issaquah
  • 2 Saturdays, May 8th & 15th, 9a-4p Issaquah
• Toddler Topics-four-part series
• Too Much of a Good Thing: Resisting Raising Children who Feel Entitled

 

* Only Issaquah classes are highlighted here. See the Overlake Hospital website for a complete list of classes

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Swedish Medical Center
Parenting Classes Offered in Seattle and Issaquah*

Visit: Swedish Medical Center

Parenting Classes

• Growing up Female
• Safe Sitter
  Campus: Issaquah,
  Saturday, February 20, 2010 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  Safe Sitter is a medically accurate program that teaches boys and girls how to be a good babysitter. The class covers basic lifesaving techniques, safety precautions, how and when to summon help, tips on basic child care and child development, and responsibilities of safe babysitting. Also taught are age-appropriate entertainment ideas and the basics of starting a babysitting business. Scholarships are available on a limited basis, please call (206)386-2502 before registering online if using a scholarship. Price: $40.00
• Growing up Male
  Campus: Issaquah,
  Tuesday, March 16, 2010 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
  Recommended for children ages 9-12. $25 fee cover 1 child and two adults. Additional children or adults in the same family are $5 each. Call (206)386-2502 for scholarships before registering. Price: $25.00
• Hop to Signaroo - Baby Sign Language

 

* Only Issaquah classes are highlighted here. See the Swedish Hospital website for a complete list of classes

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