December/January
2006
Feature
Article: Make Your Family Stronger with These 5
New Year's Resolutions!
Parent-to-Parent: Morning
Hassles/Competitiveness
A Good Read: Your Defiant Child
Free Time: Arts and Crafts
Positive Discipline Methods: Offering
Choices
Upcoming Classes
February 2006
Feature Article:
“Teaching
Your Kids the Value of a Buck”
Positive
Discipline Options:
Nonverbal
Means
Upcoming
Classes
Parent-to-Parent:
Competitiveness/Dawdling
A Good Read:
“Too
Much of a Good Thing”
Free Time:
Aerobics
March 2006
Feature Article:
“Does
Your Child have EQ?”
Positive
Discipline Options:
Parental
Self-Monitoring
Upcoming
Classes
Parent-to-Parent:
Dawdling/Shunning Affection
A Good Read:
“Mom,
Jason’s Breathing on Me!”
Free Time:
Tub Time
April 2006
Feature Article:
Be a
Better Parent by Understanding Your Child’s
Temperament
Positive
Discipline Options:
Change
the Environment
Upcoming
Classes
Parent-to-Parent:
Rebuffing
Affection/Organizational Tips on School Clutter
A Good Read:
“A Mind
at a Time”
Free Time:
Lakeshore
Learning
May 2006
Feature Article:
How to Curb Backtalk
Positive Discipline Options: Shaping
Upcoming Classes
Parent-to-Parent: Organizational Tips on
School Clutter/Sharing
A Good Read: “Real Kids Come in All Sizes”
Free Time: Zoo Websites
June/July 2006
Recommendation:
The Busy Mom's Guide to Getting
Organized
Feature Article: Are
You a Discipline Wimp?
Parent-to-Parent: Sharing/Perfectionism
A Good Read: “Becoming the Parent You Want to Be”
Free Time: Cruise the Parks
Positive Discipline Methods: Problem Solving
Upcoming Classes
August 2006
Feature Article:
“Three
Tips for Taming Sibling Rivalry”
Parent-to-Parent: Perfectionism/Tips for
Long Car Rides
A Good Read:
“On Overload? 28
Solutions to Help Moms Achieve Work Family Balance”
Free Time: The Fun Day Jar
Positive Discipline Methods: Showing
Understanding
Upcoming Classes
September 2006
Feature Article: “Start the School Year Out
Right with These Homework Tips”
Parent-to-Parent: Tips for Long Car Rides/The
Gimmees
A Good Read: “Being Happy Together: How to
Create a Fabulous Relationship with Your Life
Partner in Less than an Hour a Week”
Free Time: Backyard Olympics
Positive Discipline Methods: Do Your Research
Upcoming Classes
October 2006
Feature Article: "8 Rules Mom Had That are Worth
Keeping (Or Not!)"
Parent-to-Parent: A Friend to Keep? / The
Gimmees
A Good Read: "Kids are Worth It: Giving Your
Child the Gift of Inner Discipline"
Free Time: Make Ice Cream!
Positive Discipline Methods: The 4-R Strategy
Upcoming Classes
November 2006
Feature Article:
"Steps Parents Need to Take to Prevent Sexual Abuse"
Parent-to-Parent: The Gimmees / “Potty” Talk
A Good Read: "Parenting From the Inside Out"
Free Time: Toy Demos
Positive Discipline Methods: Anger Triggers
for Parents
Upcoming Classes
December 2006/January
2007
Feature Article: "Are You Too
Child-Centered?"
Parent-to-Parent: “Potty” Talk/Saying Goodbye
A Good Read: "Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child"
Free Time: Scavenger Hunt
Positive Discipline Methods: Emotion Coaching
Upcoming Classes