High School juniors and seniors can attend sessions #1-5 FREE!
Persons bringing infants or children to class will not
be allowed into the presentation.
Preregistration is required for ALL sessions. However, walk-ins can be accomodated in sessions #1-5 with a
check or money order.

# 1 Strategies to Help Children
Develop the Joy of READING!
With MCC Educator,
Annapurna Ganesh, Ph.D

Thurs., Sept. 4, 2008
Stapley Jr. High School Auditorium
3205 E. Hermosa Vista Dr.
Mesa, Az. 85213-1702
6:30 - 8:30 pm

Reading for pleasure and developing the love for reading is not genetic, it is a learned behavior. Guiding children from an early age toward reading for pleasure is the focus of this presentation. Strategies to instill the love for reading, both as parents and teachers will be shared and discussed.

# 2 What is Autism and How is It Diagnosed?
With Board Certified Behavior Analyst,
Erica Babino M. Ed., BCBA
Positive ABA

Tues, Sept. 16, 2008
Taylor Jr. High School Auditorium
705 S. 32nd St.,
Mesa, Az. 85204-3943
6:30 - 8:30 pm

This class is a general overview for parents and professionals on the behavioral characteristics of autistic spectrum disorder. A detailed analysis of the DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for autism will be discussed plus resources for families with children at-risk or newly diagnosed will be offered.

For more information, sign up for two additional classes found in the Health & Academics section. (Classes #12 and #13)

#3 How Much Is Enough
with National Presenter and Author,
Connie Dawson

Weds., Oct. 15, 2008
Poston Jr. High Auditorium
2433 E. Adobe
Mesa, AZ 85213-6899
6:30 - 8:30 pm

All parents share the same goal-to give their kids the best of everything. But despite our good intentions, the life-enhancing abundance we heap on our children is often more than they need or can handle, and we cross the line into overindulgence. Learn how to avoid—-or repair —the damage overindulgence causes.

#4 Understanding Your Child's Temperament
With facilitator Ronnie Armstrong
Thurs., Nov. 20, 2008
MPS Board Room
549 N. Stapley
Mesa, AZ 85203-7203
6:30 - 8:30 pm

Identify the different temperaments and strategies to work with each temperament. By charting your temperament and your child's, we can better understand each other and the ways in which we interact.

#5"But Dad Said I Could"
With Educator and Director of Prevention for
Boys & Girls Clubs, Bob Blatz
Thurs., Dec. 4, 2008
Brimhall Jr. High Auditorium
4949 E. Southern
Mesa, AZ 85206-2759
6:30 - 8:30 pm

Parents don't come with handbooks on how to... Do you wonder what it takes to be a successful parent? In this class you will learn:

  • Effective ways parents can communicate with each other
  • Negotiating an equal share of the work load
  • Solving differences in approaches to discipline techniques
  • Strategies for parenting from separate households and alternative family structures

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