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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.
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.
2010 Schedule
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| 02.10.10 |
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Parenting the Challenging Child:
What is Temperament and Why do Parents Need to Know About it?
with Doreen Miller, MA, MBA
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| 03.24.10 |
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Art Activities:
Strengthening Relationships While Supporting Preschoolers Development
with Eileen Leibman, MA
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| 05.26.10 |
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Understanding and Handling Big Feelings
with Marcy Safyer, MSW, LCSW-R
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View Past Events from our Parent Coffee Series
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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: $125 per 8-week program
Registration: Advance registration is required.
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If you are paying by credit card, you can register using our secure online form.
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If you are paying by check, download the registration form (PDF 32 KB) and mail, along with appropriate registration fee, to: |
Institute for Parenting
Marcy Safyer, Director
Adelphi University
1 South Avenue,
P.O. Box 701
Garden City, NY 11530-0701
Please make all checks payable to Adelphi University.
Fall/Winter 2009-10 Schedule
| Hey Babies Sessions: Thursdays |
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| Week 1 |
12:30–2:00 p.m. |
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November 12, 2009 |
| Week 2 |
12:30–2:00 p.m. |
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November 19, 2009 |
| Week 3 |
12:30–2:00 p.m. |
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December 3, 2009 |
| Week 4 |
12:30–2:00 p.m. |
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December 10, 2009 |
| Week 5 |
12:30–2:00 p.m. |
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December 17, 2009 |
| Week 6 |
12:30–2:00 p.m. |
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January 7, 2010 |
| Week 7 |
12:30–2:00 p.m. |
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January 14, 2010 |
| Week 8 |
12:30–2:00 p.m. |
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January 21, 2010 |
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| Upcoming session dates to be announced. Call 516.877.3060 for more information.
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Support Group for Working Parents
Group forming now! Call for information.
This six session group meets monthly and is designed for moms and dads who are juggling the tasks of working and raising children. Come and build a support system by connecting with other working parents.
Location: Harvey Hall, Lower Level Lounge, Garden City Campus
Times: 6 sessions. Meets on the second Tuesday of each month.
7:30 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
Fee: $145
To Register: For more information or to register for the program, call The Institute for Parenting at 516.877.3060 or email theinstituteforparenting@adelphi.edu.
 Dads on Duty Support Group
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.
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)
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: Early Learning Center, Garden City Campus.
Times: Eight-week program plus three monthly booster sessions meets Thursdays, 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 8 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.
Register by printing out and mailing this Registration Form (PDF 19KB).
Fall/Winter 2009-10 Schedule
| Regular Sessions: Thursdays |
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| Week 1 |
5:30–7:30 p.m. |
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October 22, 2009 |
| Week 2 |
5:30–7:30 p.m. |
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October 29, 2009 |
| Week 3 |
5:30–7:30 p.m. |
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November 5, 2009 |
| Week 4 |
5:30–7:30 p.m. |
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November 12, 2009 |
| Week 5 |
5:30–7:30 p.m. |
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November 19, 2009 |
| Week 6 |
5:30–7:30 p.m. |
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December 3, 2009 |
| Week 7 |
5:30–7:30 p.m. |
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December 10, 2009 |
| Week 8 |
5:30–7:30 p.m. |
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December 17, 2009 |
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| Booster Sessions: Thursdays |
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| No. 1 |
5:30–7:30 p.m. |
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January 14, 2010 |
| No. 2 |
5:30–7:30 p.m. |
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February 11, 2010 |
| No. 3 |
5:30–7:30 p.m. |
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March 18, 2010
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Winter/Spring 2010 Schedule
| Regular Sessions: Thursdays |
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| Week 1 |
5:30–7:30 p.m. |
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January 21, 2010 |
| Week 2 |
5:30–7:30 p.m. |
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January 28, 2010 |
| Week 3 |
5:30–7:30 p.m. |
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February 4, 2010 |
| Week 4 |
5:30–7:30 p.m. |
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February 25, 2010 |
| Week 5 |
5:30–7:30 p.m. |
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March 4, 2010 |
| Week 6 |
5:30–7:30 p.m. |
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March 11, 2010 |
| Week 7 |
5:30–7:30 p.m. |
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March 25, 2010 |
| Week 8 |
5:30–7:30 p.m. |
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April 8, 2010 |
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| Booster Sessions: Thursdays |
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| No. 1 |
5:30–7:30 p.m. |
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May 6, 2010 |
| No. 2 |
5:30–7:30 p.m. |
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June 3, 2010 |
| No. 3 |
5:30–7:30 p.m. |
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July 8, 2010
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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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