Parenting Matters 2008

Session I: 10:45 a.m. - 12 p.m.

1. Helping Children Cope With Stress and Anxiety
   Learn practical tips for helping children handle the stress and anxiety of a fast-paced world.
   Molly Choate, PhD, and Amy Przeworski, PhD, Bradley Hasbro Children’s Research Center/The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
   
   
   
2. Managing Difficult Behavior in Teens
   Learn strategies to effectively handle difficult
   behavior and promote more cooperation by
   your adolescent. Gary Regan, LICSW; Kim Waggoner, LICSW, Bradley Hospital
   
   
3. New Approaches in Diagnosing and Treating Children with Intellectual Disabilities
   Learn how the new classification of "intellectual disability" will affect the way we categorize, asses and treat children with intellectual disability. J. Zen Meservy. MD, Bradley Hospital/The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
   
   
4. Hello Mrs. Jones, We Need to Talk: Sharing Sensitive Information with Parents
   Learn how to empathetically and respectfully express information that may be difficult for a parent to hear. Marilyn M. Sykulski, LICSW; Maria S. Regan, LICSW, Bradley Hospital
   
   
5. Help Your Family Eat Healthier
   Learn from a pediatric dietitian how to promote good nutritional habits, read food labels and plan healthy snacks. Janet Hooks, MS, RD, LDN, Bradley Hospital
   
   
6. Positive Approaches to Discipline: Firm, Fair and Consistent
   From timeout to natural consequences, learn how to promote good behavior and responsibility in your children ages 5 to 10 years. Rowland Barrett, PhD, Bradley Hospital/Brown Medical School
   
   
7. Behaviors that Challenge Child Care Providers
   This workshop focuses on behaviors that are challenging to elementary school-age providers, and examines the "whys" and "hows" of addressing them. Marge Paccione-Dyszewski, PhD, Bradley Hospital/The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
   
   
8. The Basis of Sensory Processing
   Understand and utilize sensory strategies and supports to maximize a child's successful participation in a day care/classroom setting. Jessica Moreau, OTR/L, Bradley Hospital
   
   
9. Psychiatric Medications: An Overview
   Get answers to your questions. Henry Sachs, MD, Bradley Hospital/The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
   
   
10. Bipolar and Mood Disorders
    Learn to recognize the signs and symptoms of bipolar disorder as well as other mood disorders and what treatments are available. Jeff Hunt, MD, Bradley Hospital/The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
    
    
11. Social Skills Development and Building Relationships Using Natural Opportunities
    Learn how to help children (ages 7 to 12 years) with developmental disorders and autism spectrum disorders develop social skills. Jennifer K. Chace, MS APRN; Marybeth O'Donnell, LICSW, Bradley Hospital


12. Helping your Preschooler Develop and Use Self-Control
    Discover ways to encourage good behavior. Sarah Martin, PhD; David McConville, PhD; Bradley Hospital/The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

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