Community Education - current class catalogs Families - Fall 2014 | Page 17

ecfe EARLY CHILDHOOD FAMILY EDUCATION parent education classes Enjoy Parenting! - NEW! Parenting with Love & Logic II Discover the top three holistic parenting strategies to shift your child from mad to glad. Hear how to avoid the triggers of tantrums and eliminate explosive behavior; how to motivate your child for increased cooperation and independence; and how to create peace at home so being together as a family is actually fun! Love and Logic is a way of working with children of all ages that puts the adult back in control while avoiding power struggles, stopping back talk and teaching responsibility. Gain usable strategies on guiding children to solve their own problems, empathy, money management plus handling homework and chores. Date/Day Time Location Sep 22 M 7-8:30 pm Champlin Park HS AL077-3C65-F1 Oct 14 T 6:30-8:30 pm Staff Dev Ctr AL077-2C33-F1 $25 one; $39 two Course No. Class Fee $19 Everywhere we turn we have choices and more choices. Explore ways to manage the “I wants” and how to promote generosity as individuals and families through creative, engaging activities and lessons. Class is held in a TelePresence room that will connect remotely to classrooms at other locations. Location Course No. Nov 6 Th 6:30-8:30 pm Staff Dev Ctr AL077-2C23-F1 Class Fee Location Course No. Class Fee We are overrun with tech gadgets these days and it can feel like a losing battle to try to put healthy boundaries around technology usage for our children. Discuss when to limit tech usage and why, as well as how to use technology in ways that support your child’s growth and learning. Date/Day Time Location Course No. Oct 23 Th 6:30-8:30 pm Northdale MS AL077-2C24-F1 Class Fee $25 ECFE is 40 years old! Learn practical skills to avoid power struggles, stop arguments or back talk and get chores done. Parent with empathy and logical consequences so your kids will learn to accept responsibility for their actions. Oct 7 T Course No. $25 Parenting with Love & Logic I Date/Day Time Location Technology & Children Today - NEW! Managing the “I Wants” in a “Too Much” World! - NEW! Date/Day Time Date/Day Time Class Fee 6:30-8:30 pm Staff Dev Ctr AL077-2C32-F1 $25 one; $39 two. Join us to celebrate 40 years of successfully supporting families! October 24 from 5:30-7 p.m. Family Center Mall 11254 Crooked Lake Blvd., Coon Rapids. Explore vehicles, face painting, a visit from the love YOUR melon superheroes, and much more. October 25 from 9:30-11 a.m. Riverview Early Childhood Center 1400 93rd Ave. N. Brooklyn Park. Join us for a Saturday morning filled with music. Families will be able to sing, dance, and learn about music. Happy Birthday to ECFE is sure to be one of the requests we will sing! Events are free for families with children ages birth up to kindergarten. No registration is necessary. For more information, please call 763-506-1275. www.discovercommunityed.com 17