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Workshops at a glance -- start dates and instructors for upcoming workshops
(workshop descriptions appear further down)

September 20: 8 week Practical Parenting Workshop w/ Julie Ross (Evening)

September 29: 8 week Practical Parenting Workshop w/ Carolyn Meyer-Wartels (Daytime)

September 28: 8 week How to Hug a Porcupine Tween Workshop w/ Julie Ross (Evening)

September 29: 8 week How to Hug a Porcupine Tween Workshop w/ Barbara Nusbaum (Daytime)

Workshop Specifics:

Monday Evenings w/ Julie Ross Practical Parenting
Dates: 9/20, 9/27, 10/4, 10/18, 10/25, 11/1, 11/8, 11/15
Time: 6-8pm
Location: 405 West 57th Street, apt 1F, at 9th Ave
Fee: $600/ 8 weeks or $1100 per couple
Register: 212-765-2377 or julie.ross@parentinghorizons.com

Wednesday Daytime w/ Carolyn Meyer Practical Parenting
Dates: 9/29, 10/6, 10/13, 10/20, 10/27, 11/3, 11/10, 11/17
Time: 12:15pm-2:15pm
Location: 200 W. 86th St. #3A
Fee: $600/ 8 weeks or $1100 per couple
Register: 212-765-2377 or julie.ross@parentinghorizons.com

Tuesday Evenings w/ Julie Ross How to Hug a Porcupine
Dates: 9/28, 10/5, 10/12, 10/19, 10/26, 11/2, 11/19, 11/16
Time: 6pm-8pm
Location: 405 West 57th Street, apt 1F, at 9th Ave
Fee: $600/ 8 weeks or $1100 per couple
Register: 212-765-2377 or julie.ross@parentinghorizons.com

Wednesday Afternoons w/ Barbara Nusbaum How to Hug a Porcupine
Dates: 9/29, 10/6, 10/13, 10/20, 10/27, 11/3, 11/10, 11/17
Time: 12pm- 2pm
Location: 27 W. 86th Street, 5B
Fee: $600/ 8 weeks or $1100 per couple
Register: 212-765-2377 or julie.ross@parentinghorizons.com

Workshop Descriptions -- Which one is right for you?

8 WEEK PRACTICAL PARENTING WORKSHOP
(Based on Julie Ross' book "Practical Parenting for the 21st Century: The Manual You Wish Had Come With Your Child")

Does your toddler have difficulty going to sleep at night? Bite when he's angry? Seem overly sensitive?
Does your child or teenager fight with his siblings? Fail to respect curfews? Treat you disrespectfully?
As a parent, are you angry with your child? Repeating requests over and over (with no results)?
Losing confidence in your ability to parent?
Would you like to have the best possible communication with your child?

Practical Parenting will help you establish tangible parenting skills so you can communicate with your child, no matter the situation. We teach SKILLS, not theory. You'll learn to be pro-active, instead of reactive, in times of conflict. You'll leave the course feeling confident in your ability to eliminate unacceptable behavior, and raise responsible, cooperative children with high self-esteems. Most importantly, you will be able to create and foster the type of parental relationship that lasts a lifetime: one based on respectful communication.

8 WEEK HOW TO HUG A PORCUPINE WOKSHOP for parents of tween and teens
(Based on Julie Ross' book "How to Hug a Porcupine: Negotiating the Prickly Points of the Tween Years")

Yesterday, your child was a sweet, well-adjusted eight year old. Today, a moody, disrespectful twelve-year-old. What happened? And, more important, how do you handle it? This workshop offers practical techniques that will allow you to hug even the prickliest porcupine:

Find out how other parents survived the nightmarish tween and teen years -- and still raised great kids.
Break the "nagging cycle," give your kids the right balance of responsibilities, and get results
Talk about sex, drugs, and alcohol so your kid will listen
Discover the techniques that will help your child disregard peer pressure and make smart choices -- for life.
This workshop will prove that it's possible to hug a porcupine, if you know how!

What people have to say:

"It is so good to come to this class and get some relief from nagging/negotiating. Thanks for the ideas and support."
- participant of Winter '09 Tween Series

"It's rare to find such a compassionate educator who sees to the heart of both sides of parent-teen conflicts."
- Parenting Horizons' client

MEET OUR TEACHERS:

Julie Ross, M.A., is the Executive Director of Parenting Horizons, an organization devoted to enriching children's lives through parent and teacher education. She is the author of "How to Hug a Porcupine: Negotiating the Prickly Point of the Tween Years," in which she offers tangible techniques for optimal parent to Tween communication. Other books include "Practical Parenting for the 21st Century: The Manual You Wish Had Come with Your Child," "Joint Custody with a Jerk: Raising a Child with an Uncooperative Ex," and "Now What Do I Do?: A Guide to Raising Elementary Children." Ms. Ross has led parenting workshops nationwide. In New York City, she frequently works with Parents In Action, The Parent's League, The Board of Jewish Education, the NYC Public School system, and several NYC private schools. Her work can be found in Good Housekeeping, New York Family Magazine, and Real Simple, among other national publications. Mrs. Ross has appeared on the Today Show with Matt Lauer, the Daily Show with Jon Stewart, the Montel Williams show, NPR: Weekend America, Good Day New York, and Oprah and Friends Radio's "Meet the Peetes." Julie Ross is currently a member of the American Counseling Association, and runs ongoing parent workshops and support groups.

Barbara Nusbaum, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist working with parents, adults, adolescents and children for over 15 years. She has a long-standing, deep interest in collaborating with parents and children/adolescents on enhancing their lives and relationships. Barbara has worked as Middle School psychologist at Trinity and The Town School for 10 years, and as a teacher at The Little Red School House. As a psychologist, she has led parenting groups at The Town School, Trinity School and Columbia University Medical Center. Barbara's interest in parenting has its roots in her research on how positive parent-child relationships directly enhance children's lives. Additionally, Barbara has post doctoral training from the Ackerman Institute for the Family and Institute for Child, Adolescents and Family Studies.

Carolyn Meyer-Wartels, L.C.S.W., is a licensed and certified social worker in private practice with over fifteen years of experience helping parents, children, and families. Her professional history working with adults, children and teachers includes psychotherapy, teaching parenting skills, leading group therapy workshops, and directing programs. Carolyn is a graduate of the Institute of Infants, Children and Families at the Jewish Board of Family & Children's Services and has led seminars and workshops for national and local organizations, including the New York City Parent's League, Deutche Bank, Goldman Sachs, UJA Federation and the New York City Public Schools.

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