'Parenting The Selfie Generation' Series Comes to Ridgefield

From the Ridgefield Library:

2016-2017 Schedule of Parent Workshops: a collaboration with Ridgefield Public Schools, Ridgefield Council of PTA’s, Ridgefield Library, Ridgefield Youth Commission, Books on Common, Project Resilience, Town Vibe and Silver Hill Hospital

• September 27, 2016: (Tuesday, 7:00 pm, Ridgefield Library) “The World of Work: Getting Your Teen Ready Begins Now” Jeffrey Selingo, author of “There Is Life After College” with book sale and signing
• October 4, 2016: (Tuesday, 7:00 pm, Ridgefield Library)
  “Stress Busters: Teaching Your Kids to Cope Effectively” Tracy Masella, LCSW (Silver Hill), Leslie Cohen-Rubury, LCSW; Elizabeth Archibald, MPH, RD; Kristin Kleis (Ridgefield Public Schools)
• November 1, 2016: (Tuesday, 7:00 pm, Ridgefield Library)
  “Sexting, and Hooking Up: Talking With Your Teen About Sex and Healthy Relationships “ Kate Ott, author of Sex + Faith: Talking to Your Child from Birth to Adolescence; book sale/signing Anne Rodwell-Lawton, Director of Education, Women’s Center of Greater Danbury
• December 1, 2016 (Thursday, 7:00 pm, Ridgefield Library):
  “When Kids Won’t Go: Coping with School Avoidance and Anxiety Aaron Krasner, M.D.; Silver Hill Hospital
• January 24, 2017 (Tuesday, 7:00 pm, location TBD):
  “How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success” Best-selling author and dean at Stanford University will discuss the crucial skills necessary for success in college and beyond. (Nominal admission fee; book sale / signing) Julie Lythcott-Haims
• February 7, 2017 (Tuesday, 7:00 pm, Ridgefield Library)
  “Interning for Adulthood: Essential Skills Teens Need to Succeed in Adulthood” TBA
• March 9, 2017 (Thursday, 7:00 pm, Ridgefield Library):
  All Our Children: Understanding the LGBTQ World Cathy Plourde, M.A. April 4, 2017 (Tuesday, 7:00 pm, Ridgefield Library): “Tweets, Sexts and Taunts: What Parents Need to Know About Teens and Social Media” TBA
• April 4, 2017 (Tuesday, 7:00 pm, Ridgefield Library):
  “Tweets, Sexts and Taunts: What Parents Need to Know About Teens and Social Media” TBA

Each workshop will be followed the next day by a brown-bag lunch discussion, 12 noon, at Ridgefield Library. For more information and locations, like us on Facebook (Project Resilience) Admission is free (except Jan. 24th) but registration is requested. Please go to www.ridgefieldlibrary.org or call 203-438-2282

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