Schools
Inspired Parenting: Charting a Course for Success (A parent education conference)
Join the Early Childhood Center
(ECC) and the Parent Encouragement Program (PEP) for a one-day conference on
Inspired Parenting. The conference will cover topics of concern to all parents
and provide inspiration, tools and techniques to help empower the most
important role of a lifetime - parenting.
It includes a keynote address,
"Why Don't My Kids Listen to Me," presented by Patti Cancellier, a
certified Parent Educator and the Education Coordinator for PEP. Workshops,
which will follow the keynote address, include "Setting Limits for Young
Children," "Mindful Parenting," "Developing
Social/Emotional Skills," "Healthy Foods, Healthy Kids," and
"Kindergarten Readiness." Free lunch is being provided by Noodles
& Company. Conference Fee: Early Bird $35 (by Oct. 1), $40 after Oct. 1.
Registration form can be found at
http://eccpreschool.com/forms/2012-ECC-PEP-conf-brochure-final.pdf. For more
information, call (301) 424-8065.
Conference sponsors (as of Sept. 24) include Noodles & Company, My Organic
Market, Premiere Printing, the Montgomery County Early Childhood Mental Health
Consultation Project, VPC Design and Its My Moon.
The Early Childhood Center's (ECC) mission is to create a positive school
experience that fosters a love of learning through a child-centered program in
a nurturing community. ECC has been proudly supporting learning through play
for over 40 years.
The Parent Encouragement Program (PEP) is a 30 year-old local non-profit
educational organization whose mission is to support parents and others who
work with children in the challenging task of child rearing. Each year over
2,500 parents take a PEP workshop or course held at various locations in the DC
area.