Tuesday, January 31, 2012

FW: Info and Events for Riverside Community Care and more

 

 FYI 

 

 

 

Act, Don't Yak

Guardianship and Special Needs Workshop

Guidance on Bereavement Support

Most Parents Pleased with Role in Child’s IEP

Winter Adaptive Sports & Recreation Activities

Sib Shops

 

 

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The Parent Support Group Presents:

Act, Don't Yak: How to cut the yelling in half at home                                                 

No one is a perfect parent, friend, or spouse!

With four children born in seven years, Susan Tordella was not the best parent

until she learned about positive parenting skills.

Join us in a free interactive workshop where you are invited to laugh at stories about her journey from yelling, nagging and punishing

to using family meetings, encouragement and mutual respect.

 

Date: February 9th from 7:00-8:30 pm

Location: Family Support Center, 100 Sylvan Rd, Suite G-800, Woburn

 

These easy-to-learn strategies will turn down the yelling and turn up the harmony at your home. You will feel calmer, more in control, and less guilty with Act, Don't Yak (thanks to Dr. Sam Goldstein).

 

Refreshments will be provided.

Please call or email by 2/2/2012 to let me know your coming!

Contact Information:            

Jackie Forte                         

781-686-4527                       

jforte@riversidecc.org            

 

About the speaker:

Susan Tordella is the author of "Raising Able: How chores empower families." She has led parenting workshops for more than a decade, where she says, "I teach what I most need to learn, and make it fun." Susan raised four children with positive parenting. "They call home often, but not for money," Susan says. Listen to her on Monday mornings at 10:15 am as the Parenting Expert on WCAP 980 Lowell, and occasionally on WBZ radio 1030 during the Parenting Minute with Doug Cope. Subscribe to her blog at www.raisingable.com.

 

 

 

Guardianship and Special Needs Workshop

Conducted by Attorney David J. Burbridge

 

If you are considering filing for guardianship for your child with special needs when s/he becomes an adult, you probably have many questions and few answers. What's Roger's guardianship? Do I need a lawyer? Does my child really need a guardian?

 

Attend our 'Guardianship and Special Needs Workshop' at LifeLinks on Wednesday, February 29 to get your questions answered by Attorney David J. Burbridge. He will discuss the many different facets of guardianship, including Clinical Team Reports, Roger's, conservatorship, and determining if your child needs guardianship.

 

David Burbridge is a founding partner at Knudsen, Burbridge and Manchur, P.C. To learn more about Attorney Burbridge and his firm, visit www.kbmlawfirm.com.

 

The presentation will begin at 6:30. Come at 6:00 for parent networking and refreshments.

 

DATE: Wednesday, February 29

TIME: 6:00PM: Parent networking; 6:30PM: Presentation

LOCATION: LifeLinks, 285 Mill Road, Chelmsford

COST: FREE!

CONTACT: Please register for this event. Call 978-349-3040 or e-mail Rachel.

 

 

Guidance on Bereavement Support

https://app.e2ma.net/app/view:CampaignPublic/id:1367086.7738435500/rid:8be3b9ae820a270851cc97fd79fab2fe

 

 

Most Parents Pleased with Role in Child’s IEP

http://www.disabilityscoop.com/emailers/ds120124.html

 

 

Winter Adaptive Sports & Recreation Activities for People with Disabilities

DCR Outdoor Activities

DCR's Universal Access Program provides outdoor recreation opportunities for people of all abilities at Massachusetts State Parks. Winter activities include accessible snowshoeing, kick sledding, cross-country skiing and ice skating. Sit-skis and seated ice sleds offer options for those with limited mobility, balance or endurance. Check out the various adaptive recreational activities, schedule and to preregister for events at DCR's Universal Access Program - Winter Activities web page. For more information on any of the programs, contact Gigi at (617) 626-1294 or Marcy at (413) 545-5758.

 

 

Sib Shops

Sibshops are programs for typically developing brothers and sisters of children

with special needs, including; developmental, behavioral, health, medical and mental

illness. Sibshops are a place for kids that share similar family experiences to

get together. During a Sibshop, kids will play games, do crafts and activities,

talk with other siblings, enjoy a snack and have fun!

 

Ages 4-7

Dates: Saturday, February 11

& Saturday, April 14

Fee:  $15 per session

Time: 9:30 a.m. -12:00 p.m.

Location: Emarc

 

Family Resource Center,

34 Gould Street,

Reading, MA 01867

 

Registration needs to be submitted one week before the Sibshop. A minimum of 5 kids

is required to run the program.

To register please contact

Christine Lubawski at 781-942-4888 x4021 or CLubawski@theemarc.org [mailto:CLubawski@theemarc.org]

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Ages 8-13

4 week after school session

Dates: Thursdays,

Jan 26 - Feb 16

 

Fee: $40 for the session

 

Time: 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.

 

Location: Children's Center for Communication/Beverly School for the Deaf, 6 Echo

Ave., Beverly, MA 01915

Note: Please bring a snack with you.

 

Registration needs to be submitted one week before the Sibshop. A minimum of 5 kids

is required to run the program.

 

To register please contact

Laura Wilcox

 

at 781-942-4888 x5034 or

LWilcox@theemarc.org

 

To join our Sibshop mailing list, please go to www.theemarc.org. Enter your email

address in the top right corner to "sign up for our Email Newsletter."

On the next screen, click "Sibshops." You will be signed up for the Sibshop mailing

list and will receive information about upcoming dates and information.

*This is not for promotional use and will only be used for Sibshop communication.

For more information please contact Laura Wilcox at

781-942-4888 x5034 or

 



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