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Programs for Parents

The Parenting Center at The Institute for Parenting provides education, resources and support to young and developing families. The Parenting Center provides several educational support groups for parents to attend with their children as well as for parents to attend without their children.

Raising a Thinking Child

Learn new and more effective ways to talk to your kids!

Have you and your 3-to-5-year-old child experienced some of the following: temper tantrums, hitting siblings or peers, interrupting, not listening, whining, acting bossy, grabbing toys, saying mean things? Then the Raising a Thinking Child program may be just right for you! This program will help you guide your young child to resolve everyday conflicts and get along better with others.

While you take the class, your child will have their own class and be introduced to the "Raising a Thinking Child" concepts through play, making it easier for you to use the things you learn at home!

Location: Linen Hall Lower Level at the Institute for Parenting, Garden City Campus.

Times: Eight-week program plus three monthly booster sessions meets Wednesdays, 5:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.

Fee: The cost of learning this innovative, interactive, practical parent education program is usually $195 for the 11 week course, however, the Institute for Parenting will be evaluating the effectiveness of this program for families and kids here on Long Island. To show our appreciation for your participation in our full program (8 week course, 3 monthly booster sessions, and 3 interviews designed to help us to evaluate the program) we will refund to you $60 of the program cost. The total cost of this program will be only $135. We will also be giving you your own Raising A Thinking Child program manual!

Registration: Advance registration is required. Please call Cheryl Arbitelli, LMSW at 516.877.3016 for more information.

Fall/Winter 2010 Schedule
Regular Sessions: Wednesdays
Week 1
5:307:30 p.m.
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October 6, 2010
Week 2
  5:307:30 p.m.
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October 20, 2010
Week 3
5:307:30 p.m.
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October 27, 2010
Week 4
  5:307:30 p.m.
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November 3, 2010
Week 5
  5:307:30 p.m.
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November 10, 2010
Week 6
5:307:30 p.m.
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November 17, 2010
Week 7
  5:307:30 p.m.
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December 1, 2010
Week 8
  5:307:30 p.m.
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December 8, 2010
Booster Sessions: Wednesdays
No. 1
5:307:30 p.m.
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January 12, 2011
No. 2
  5:307:30 p.m.
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February 16, 2011
No. 3
5:307:30 p.m.
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March 23, 2011

Parent Coffee Series

This series features experts on a range of topics related to developing families and young children. Coffee and dessert are served while parents are able to talk with the speaker and interact with a Q&A session, providing a forum for parents and children to discuss topics that are relevant to their needs.

Upcoming Events
Check back for upcoming events.

View Past Events from our Parent Coffee Series.


Me and My Parent


Hey Babies! and Hey Toddlers!

These are renewable groups for support and education for parents with infants and toddlers. Our focus in developing an understanding of one’s child is combined with our motto of "come as strangers, leave as friends" which truly embodies all of our support and education groups.

If you're a newborn to 8 months old (or not walking just yet) or starting to walk to 18 months old, then the Adelphi University Institute for Parenting Hey Babies or Hey Toddlers programs may be just right for you. (Lots of babies and toddlers bring their moms but some are home with their dads and want to bring them—that's OK too!)

Meet other babies and toddlers close to your age that you and your parent can hang out with. Learn about key milestones and secure attachments. Have fun singing songs, and learn about how playing with your parent will enhance your brain development. You'll learn stuff like how to get to sleep so everyone in the house can be rested, and what a "transitional object" is and why you want one for comfort.

Fee: $140 per 8-week program

Registration
Advance registration is required.
Complete and mail the registration form along with your fee of $140.00 check made payable to Adelphi University.
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Register and pay your program fee using our online form .


Hey Babies! & Hey Toddlers! Fall/Winter 2010

Hey Babies! Sessions: Thursdays
Week 1
12:30 p.m.2:00 p.m.
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October 7, 2010
Week 2
12:30 p.m.2:00 p.m.
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October 21, 2010
Week 3
12:30 p.m.2:00 p.m.
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October 28, 2010
Week 4
12:30 p.m.2:00 p.m.
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November 4, 2010
Week 5
12:30 p.m.2:00 p.m.
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November 11, 2010
Week 6
12:30 p.m.2:00 p.m.
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November 18, 2010
Week 7
12:30 p.m.2:00 p.m.
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December 2, 2010
Week 8
12:30 p.m.2:00 p.m.
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December 9, 2010

Hey Toddlers! Sessions: Fridays
Week 1
10:30 a.m.12:00 p.m.
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October 8, 2010
Week 2
10:30 a.m.12:00 p.m.
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October 15, 2010
Week 3
10:30 a.m.12:00 p.m.
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October 29, 2010
Week 4
10:30 a.m.12:00 p.m.
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November 5, 2010
Week 5
10:30 a.m.12:00 p.m.
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November 12, 2010
Week 6
10:30 a.m.12:00 p.m.
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November 19, 2010
Week 7
10:30 a.m.12:00 p.m.
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December 3, 2010
Week 8
10:30 a.m.12:00 p.m.
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December 10, 2010


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Dads on Duty Support Group

Dads on Duty

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Specifically created for you, Dads on Duty is a series of 10 sessions for single dads of young children. Whether you are a custodial or non-custodial dad, parenting provides many challenges: communication, discipline, balancing work and family, long separations, financial stress, or parenting with an ex-partner. The program consists of 10 sessions that will provide helpful information about raising kids and it has been especially designed for you!

Topics include Managing Big Feelings, Positive Discipline, Responsibilities, Quality Time, School Readiness, and Communication.

Location: Adelphi University Institute for Parenting, Linen Hall Lower Level, Room 1, Garden City Campus

Dates & Times: For information on upcoming dates, call The Institute for Parenting at 516.877.3060 or email theinstituteforparenting@adelphi.edu.

Fee: $160.00. Please ask about availability of scholarships.


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Support Group for Expectant Moms

These groups support first time moms in the transition to new motherhood, examine the experience of pregnancy, plan for the postnatal experience, and build a support system of other expectant moms.

Times: Please contact us to inquire about times and dates for when groups are forming: 516.877.3060 or email theinstituteforparenting@adelphi.edu.

Fee: $135 (8 sessions)



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Contact
For additional information about the Institute for Parenting, please contact:

Marcy Safyer, LCSW-R
Linen Hall, Room 11
p - 516.877.3060
e - msafyer@adelphi.edu

The Institute for Parenting
Adelphi University
1 South Avenue
P.O. Box 701
Garden City, NY 11530-0701

f - 516.237.8512
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