Teleclass for Parents of Kindergartners

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What: LEARN THE 7 KEYS TO HELPING YOUR PRESCHOOLER TRANSITION
SUCCESSFULLY TO KINDERGARTEN

Where: Teleclass
Date: 30 May 07
Time: 7p-8p PST
Cost: $15
Who: Parents of children in a full time daycare center entering
Kindergarten this fall

Enroll at www.Kinder.Family-Rx.com

Comment from a Las Madres Mom who attended last summer:

“. . . In case you missed Dawn-Marie's teleclass on preparing your kids for kindergarten . . . It was excellent information! I've been to 2 speakers and seen one TV show on "getting ready for kindergarten", and most of Dawn-Marie's key points weren't even covered by the other sources. It wasn't rocket science or anything surprising, but just things that I didn't even think of discussing with my daughter... but definitely will now. It's all based on experiences Dawn-Marie had when her older son was going to kindergarten years ago... not from any book you'll read (I don't think). . – EB


Dawn-Marie Cook
www.Parent.Family-Rx.com

The Future

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The Future

Teleclass
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The Future

I had coffee with a friend of mine. Her eldest had just competed in an international robotic competition. She made a comment that I wanted to share with you.

The director of DARPA and the founder of YouTube spoke at this event! There were ~6000 teenagers from around the world at this event. Some had Mohawks, some had lip rings, some had tattoos, but nowhere did she see the classic “nerd.”

Her comment was, after being with these teenagers for a few days, “She does not fear the future.” These are everyday well rounded kids who are poised to lead us in the next decade or two.

The media always gives us the negative view of teens today. I think teens are great and my friend’s declaration of the future just confirmed this.

Teens are typically given the short end of the deal in our society. They are important members of our society because they will be leading our nation in the near future. We should respect them, as we do any adult.

The next time you are in the presence of a teen, give them the time of day and make them feel like they are important.

To find out more about this Robotic Competition go to http://www.usfirst.org/community/frc/

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"THE 7 KEYS TO HELPING YOUR PRESCHOOLER
TRANSITION SUCCESSFULLY FROM PRESCHOOL
TO KINDERGARTEN"

This teleclass was created to help the parents of pre-
kindergartners support their child through this change.

As you well know, the transition from Preschool to
Kindergarten is one of the most significant changes in a
child's life. It affects them socially, emotionally, physically
and cognitively.

You can help your child . . . click on the following url to
read more www.kinder.family-rx.com/Why.pdf

When: May 30th, 2007
Time: 7p-8p PST

To read testimonials of others who have attended this class
go to the following www.kinder.family-rx.com/testimonials.html

To enroll go to
www.kinder.family-rx.com/index.html

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Touch

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Touch

Teleclass
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TOUCH

My preteen is not one to give me a hug or let me hug him.
Usually he has to be cajoled.

Several weeks ago, the latest addition to our family, a cute
little fluff ball kitten – Cricket, was killed by a vehicle.

My son wasn’t home at the time. When I picked him up the
following morning from his friend’s house, I told him the
bad news.

Fortunately for me, he was sitting in the front passenger
seat. As he expressed his sorrow over this loss, I rubbed his
shoulders and told him how sorry I was. I say fortunately,
because I know if we were standing he would not have let
me hug him.

On a day to day basis, I look for small opportunities to
tousle his hair or lean on him (he’s only 2 inches shorter
than I.) There are times that he leans against me and I kiss
his head.

I’m sure you’ve heard of the stories that newborns that are
not caressed and hugged, do not thrive. I don’t think this
stops once kids begin to walk, go to school, become
teenagers or leave the nest. Everyone needs positive human
touch.

How do you find ways to keep in “touch” with your kids?

Please comment.

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"THE 7 KEYS TO HELPING YOUR PRESCHOOLER
TRANSITION SUCCESSFULLY FROM PRESCHOOL
TO KINDERGARTEN"

This teleclass was created to help the parents of pre-
kindergartners support their child through this change.

As you well know, the transition from Preschool to
Kindergarten is one of the most significant changes in a
child's life. It affects them socially, emotionally, physically
and cognitively.

You can help your child . . . click on the following url to
read more click here

When: May 30th, 2007
Time: 7p-8p PST

To read testimonials of others who have attended this class
click here

To enroll go to www.Kinder.Family-Rx.com

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Happy Mother's Day

Have a FABULOUS Mother's Day!!!!!

Teenage Awkwardness

I struck up a conversation with a parent the other day that I want to share.

She mentioned that her teenage son and friends were lamenting about their physical awkwardness; their heads, ears and eyes did not form a “beautiful” face. She walked up to the group and they asked her opinion. She agreed. She stated that their facial features hadn’t grown at the same rate, when their features catch up with each other, you’ll look great.

Then she suggested that they go through her freshman yearbook and pick out the good looking and the not so good looking kids in the class. Then go to her senior yearbook and look up those same people.

You guessed it. What they found is that those “good” looking kids looked “not so good” looking. And the “not so good” looking kids looked “good.” She restated that when your facial features are not growing at the same rate, you’re not considered “good” looking, but once all your features catch up with each other, you look great.

I love her wording that the facial features were growing at different rates. This not only makes a lot of sense, but puts everyone on the same playing field. All teenagers go through this awkward stage and at different points of their teenage years.

I never went to one school longer than 2 years; so I cannot perform this experiment. Have you experienced this? Have you had any conversations with your kid about this? I’d love to hear your comments.