Thoreau Middle School PTA presents
PARENT EDUCATION SERIES 2012

If you missed this program, you can find the information here. 
BFF(Best Friends Forever) 
How to Make New Friends in Middle School and How to Keep Them

Cathi Cohen, LCSW, Director and Founder of In Step PC and author of Raise Your Child's Social IQ.

The nature of friendships change in middle school.  Children are making new friendships, separating from their families, and forming their own social universes.  There are also power struggles, cliques and mean girls.  Learn how to help your child make friends and maintain old friends, and build resiliency to navigate the new social landscape. 

March 12 at 7:00 pm
Stressed Teens?  How to Help Your Child Manage Middle School           

Dr. Peter Robbins, MD, Medical Director of Child & Family Counseling Group

Middle School can be a pressure cooker filled with power struggles, conflicting impulses, physical growth and strong emotions.  Stress, anxiety, and depression can be common, and have an impact on our child's emotional, physical and mental well being.   Learn what to look for and how to help your child manage the middle school years.

April 16 at 9:00 am
6 Simple Ways to Prepare Your Middle Schooler for High School and College

Anne Dolin, M. Ed, President & Founder,  Educational Connections and author of Homework Made Simple
Its not too early to start thinking ahead to college; the four years of high school are important and go by fast.  Learn  subtle and simple steps parents can take now to make the college admissions process easier down the line.  Topics to be covered include which courses to  take that will have a positive impact on college acceptance, time management skills  for high school success, and how to work with your child's strengths to help him achieve academic goals.