Bear Creek School to host Parenting Your Child for Success Seminar

Parents and educators are invited to learn how to nurture a child’s faith, mind and heart at the seventh annual Parenting Your Child for Success Seminar. Receive help in developing qualities needed for success in school and life by attending this seminar from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Nov. 1 at The Bear Creek School (8905 208th Ave. N.E., Redmond).

Parents and educators are invited to learn how to nurture a child’s faith, mind and heart at the seventh annual Parenting Your Child for Success Seminar. Receive help in developing qualities needed for success in school and life by attending this seminar from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Nov. 1 at The Bear Creek School (8905 208th Ave. N.E., Redmond).

The presentations cover a wide range of topics taught by local teachers and education experts. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased online at www.tbcs.org/success. The seminar is open to the public and is ideal for parents with children in preschool through sixth grade, educators, Sunday school teachers, and anyone interested in the success of children.

During each of the three break-out sessions, participants attend the topic that is most relevant or interesting to them. The sessions and instructors include:

• Keynote Technology and Kids: What Every Parent Needs to Know – Karen Blankenbeckler, Jennifer McDonough and Kristen Gephart

• How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk – Kellie Anderson

• Understanding Personality and Temperament – Denise Peeler

• Parenting the Powerful Child  – Rachael Urban

• Learning in a Noisy World – Cheryl Joyner

• Essentials of Speech for Elementary – Amy Svennson, M.A., CCC-SLP

• Using the Intelligences to Awaken and Strengthen Your Child’s Mathematical Foundation – Lena Whitlock

• Time to Eat: Strategies to Create Fun and Healthy Eating Habits for Children (PS-6) – Camille DeYoung

• Early Learning at Home – Allison Fletcher

• Navigating the Preteen Girl World – Christy Brady Smith, Ph.D.

• A Culture of Competition – Kellie Anderson

• Raising Kids with Character – Rachael Urban

• Building Blocks of Parenting – Janet Jacobson

• Essentials of Speech for Preschool – Amy Svennson, M.A., CCC-SLP

• Raising Resilient Kids – Tressa Parker

• Setting Yourself Up for Success: How Simple Routines Can Help Mitigate Common Behavior Problems – Christy Brady Smith, Ph.D.

“We want to give parents ideas and skills they can use to help their children develop independence and responsibility. We care about kids and want to be a valuable education resource to our community,” said Karen Blankenbeckler, vice president for Academic Affairs at The Bear Creek School.

A mother who attended a recent seminar commented, “I felt that I was able to leave the seminar and apply the knowledge I gained right away when interacting with my kids,” and another attendee commented, “Presenters were engaging and used real life examples in getting their message across.”