Thursday, February 9^th, 7:30-8:30 pm   (Class meetings begin @ 6:30 pm)

- Admission Free -

Emotion Coaching:
An Essential Part of Your Parenting Toolbox!

Emotion coaching helps parents guide their children through life’s ups and downs in a way that builds confidence, resilience and strong relationships. Developed by Dr. John Gottman, author of Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child, this process helps your child learn how emotions work and how to behave in healthy ways when feelings are strong-skills that help them thrive socially and academically. Come learn and practice with other Inglemoor Co-op & Lake Forrest Park Co-op parents and parent educator/Certified Gottman Educator, Melissa Benaroya, LICSW.

Saturday, February 11, 2012
10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

7718 NE 141st St., Kirkland WA 98034
(located at Inglewood Presbyterian Church)

Come meet with our directors & teachers and ICP parents, and learn about our school, while your kids enjoy creative and fun activities.

For more information, give us a call at (425) 821-2378

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7:30 to 8:30 pm:
Speaker Joan Niehaus presents
“Maintaining Your Relationship While Raising Children”

***Please Note: Class meetings will be from 6:30-7:00 in your usual class meeting areas. Then, from 7-7:30 we will have PROPS, announcements and a special guest who will give us information about recycling.

Maintaining Your Relationship While Raising Children, will address the importance of Self-Care both for you as individuals and as a couple as you parent and that it is not selfish to make time for yourselves. It is imperative to keep your LOVE CUP at a level that supports you “giving to others” from abundance not scarcity. The concept of OVERINDULGENCE and how these behaviors deplete competency and limit positive self- esteem will be introduced.

Joan is a Psychiatric Nurse Clinical Specialist, with more than 45 years experience working with individuals, couples, families and groups in a variety of settings including her Private Psychotherapy Practice.

As an educator,Joan has lectured at colleges,corporations, and health care facilities. She presents programs for healthcare professionals as well as business, community,church, and parent groups. She draws from a variety of topics including, Parent/Child and Family Dynamics, Building Self- Esteem, Care for the Caregiver, Stress Management, Communicating Effectively, Coping with Life Transitions, and The Concept of Overindulgence.

Joan draws from “Real Life” as a woman, wife, mother, grandmother, friend and parent.  She believes that parenting is the most challenging / rewarding task and gift in life. Her children and grandchildren continue to be her most potent teachers as she witnesses them tackle their developmental tasks with varying degrees of
resistance, risk, and resilience. She also knows first hand the work and rewards involved in negotiating and sustaining a long- term relationship.

Her work as a therapist and educator reflects her belief that each of us has “our story”, a story that is composed of many voices from our past, present, and future. Joan is a listener to these our stories.

Hope to see you all there!

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