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Learning how to raise successful children
Nationally recognized pediatrician and author Dr. Kenneth Ginsburg will speak in the Washington D.C. area about how to raise successful children and build resilience. The Parent Encouragement Program is offering a 20% discount on tickets for DCUM readers, for both the evening talk at the Bullis School, on Wednesday, Oct. 24, and the morning talk at the Woman's Club of Chevy Chase on Thursday, Oct. 25.
PEP offers DCUM readers a 20% discount on upcoming parenting talks.
When I first heard that Dr. Kenneth Ginsburg was coming to speak in the Washington D.C. area, I thought: what can an expert on adolescents say that's relevant to me? My girls are barely 6 and 8 years old, and we're (I thought) far from needing a toolkit for parents of teens. But my favorite volunteer cause, the Parent Encouragement Program, is bringing him to town, so I picked up his book, "Letting Go With Love and Courage," and signed up to interview him for a Washington Parent Q&A on his advice for building resilience in children.
Consider me a convert. I am halfway through the book and can already see clearly the seeds that we parents plant in the preschool and early elementary school years take root in middle school and flower in the heat of adolescence. Just this morning, as I walked my girls to school, I spoke differently and pointed out hazards with an eye to the day when they will be walking themselves along a busy road, alone.
I anticipate that Dr. Ginsburg's upcoming talk at the Bullis School, on Wednesday, Oct. 24, will be even more useful. After all, it's geared at parents of children of all ages, not just teens, and I tend to learn better when someone's speaking to me -- as opposed to just via a book. On the following day, Thursday, Oct. 25, Dr. Ginsburg will give a hands-on workshop in Chevy Chase for parents of adolescents -- which might not be quite as useful to me at this stage of parenting. But I will still be there!
You can too, with a 20% discount just for DCUM readers, when you enter the code DCUM20 during checkout at PEP's Web site, or if you call 301-929-8824. More details below.
Wednesday, Oct. 24, 7:30-9:30 pm "Building Resilience - How to Raise Successful Children and Adolescents" at the Bullis School on Falls Road in Potomac. $25/person
Your Oct. 24 ticket includes a 6:30 pm reception celebrating PEP's 30th anniversary! Special guests include Maryland's Peter Franchot and Doug Gansler. Washington Post columnist Petula Dvorak will introduce Dr. Ginsburg.
Thursday, Oct. 25, 9:30-11:30 am, "Peers, Pressure and Parental Expectations, Preparing Your Adolescent to Thrive" at the Woman's Club of Chevy Chase on Connecticut Ave. $35/person
You can learn more about Dr. Ginsburg at his Web site or at http://www.pepparent.org
