Spring 2012 (Completed): Raising God’s Children

Feb  12

Nurturing Your Child’s Faith at Home

Parents (and grandparents) are the first-line faith models for children. Learn ways to nurture children’s faith in your everyday lives. A slight change of view can make a big difference in how our children grow in faith and wisdom.

Carol Wehrheim – Association of Presbyterian Church Educators’ Educator of the Year, active Sunday School teacher, elder at Nassau Presbyterian Church, author and editor of curriculum, periodicals, and books for children.

Feb 19

Learning Differences

Multiple intelligences, executive functioning, attention deficit, sensory integration. What do those terms mean anyway? How can I understand what is going on with my child and then support him/her both socially and academically? How do I best advocate for my child? What is dyslexia and what isn’t dyslexia? What is multisensory reading instruction? Does every child need it? What are the typical behaviors of emerging readers? What are the components of a highly successful school reading program?

Kris Deni – Retired Special Education Administrator. Current consultant to the Department of Education, Office of Special Education.

Ken Eiker – Reading Specialist at the Lawrenceville Elementary School.

Feb 26

Many Children Are Stressed, Over-Stimulated and Over-Committed: What Can We Do?

This class will focus on helping our children budget their time, organize their academic and extra-curricular commitments, set realistic priorities, and become responsible and achieving members of their school and home communities. Parents of children as young as pre-school and as old as high school will learn to recognize the stressors which can lead to anxiety in children, with tips on how to manage or avoid over-stimulation and over-commitment at any age.

Dr. Dana Liebmann is a Certified School Psychologist who has worked in Princeton for the past thirty years. She was the psychologist on the Child Study Team at Princeton High School for many years, was in private practice, and, for the past twelve years, has been the Director of Personal Counseling at The Hun School of Princeton. She is a frequent speaker and writer on adolescent and parenting issues.

Mar 04

Bullying: What Can We Do About It?

Bullying has become a problem for children of all ages. What is behind this kind of behavior? What can parents do to help a child who is being bullied? What if your own child is the bully?

Ben Gering is a detective for the Princeton Township Police Department.