5th Annual Parent Education Event

Kindred Hearts presented: Love & Logic on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at Marshall High School Theater Two programs were held - a seminar in the afternoon for teachers and an evening community presentation which included a resource fair.

Interested in attending local classes to learn the Love and Logic philosophy? Contact Kim Sanow at 507-530-3833.

Their presentations were packed with skills needed to stop the arguments and back-talk, guide children to solve their problems, and discipline with empathy and logical conclusions. Attendees left with specific strategies for challenging issues such as disrespectful attitudes, sibling fighting, class disruptions, handling the helpless hand raiser, chores, arguments, backtalk and whining.

Following are two questions that were brought to our attention after the event, along with the responses from Kindred Hearts.

What about ADHD kids? Is this what you'd use, or a modified program? Yes, this can be used with ADHD kids. It works well! As with everything in ADHD, it is just harder and needs to be used more consistently.
Do you have some more hints/tips for teenagers? Or put antoher way, does Love & Logic work on teenagers? Love and Logic works well for teens and even college age kids.

Thanks to our tremendous funding sponsors, including: United Way of Southwest Minnesota; Success By 6; Marshall ECFE and Little Cubs Preschool; Marshall Public Schools; University of Minnesota Extension; Midwest Child Care Resource & Referral; St. Stephen Lutheran Church - Youth and Family Ministry; Marshall Radio; Taher Foods; SW/WC Service Cooperative; Avera Marshall Regional Medical Cente; Lakeview Booster Club, Sanford Tracy Medical Center; Lakeview PTO; First Lutheran Church - Youth and Family Ministries; Ramada; Marshall Public Schools PTA

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4th Annual Parent Education Speaker featuring Author, Ada Alden was held Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at the Marshall High School Theater

Ada introduced parents to her simple but effective Red, Yellow, Green framework from her book: Parenting on Purpose: Red, Yellow, Green Framework for Respectful Discipline. This framework is a way to think about parenting in order to raise a well cared for self-reliant child. The framework provides parents a way to deliver direct and clear messages, establish necessary ritua

ls and routinngs, and communicate family values, beliefs and expectations. She also included information regarding cyberbullying and testing.

Responsibility + Self Reliance = Independence

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Thanks to the wonderful funding partners who helped make this possible: United Way of Southwest Minnesota; Success By 6; Marshall ECFE and Little Cubs Preschool; Lyon County Child Abuse Prevention Council - Help Us Grow (HUG); St. Stephen Lutheran Church - Youth and Family Ministry; Marshall Radio; Mary Rademacher - Psychologist; Xi Beta Epsilon; Sanford-Tracy; Taher Foods; Marshall PTA; Head Start of Western Community Action; Lakeview Booster Club; Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center; Lakeview PTO; Lincoln County CAPC; SW/WC Service Cooperative; Ramada Marshall; House of Hope

Supporting Partners: Midwest Child Care Resource & Referral; Marshall Lyon County Public Library; University of Minnesota Extension Service

2010 Parent Education Event was held March 23, 2010, and featured guest speaker - Barbara Coloroso

An e-newsletter was sent out to interested individuals, including teachers, school and daycare administrators in preparation for the event. Following are links to the e-newsletters that were sent out.

November 2009 Parent Education Newsletter

December 2009 Parent Education Newsletter

February 2010 Parent Education Newsletter

For more information on Barbara's book "Kids are Worth It," check out the parenting blog at http://www.uwswmnparentingblog.blogspot.com

Barbara Coloroso is an internationally recognized speaker and author in the areas of parenting, teaching, school discipline, non-violent conflict resolution and reconciliatory justice. Barbara has served as a classroom teacher, a laboratory school instructor, and a university instructor. She is the author of five international bestsellers. Learn more about her at http://kidsareworthit.com/

Her books include: Kids are Worth It! (giving your child the gift of inner discipline); Parenting Through Crisis (helping kids in times of loss, grief and change); The Bully, the Bullied, and the Bystander (from preschool to high school, how parents and teachers can help break the cycle of violence); Just Because It's Not Wrong Doesn't Make It Right (helping kids to think and act ethically); and Parenting Wit & Wisdom from Barbara Coloroso (highlights from her internationally bestselling books, Kids are Worth It! and Parenting Through Crisis).

Thanks to the many partners who worked together to bring Barbara Coloroso and her messages to this area.

Funding Partners include: United Way of Southwest Minnesota, Success By 6, Marshall ECFE and Little Cubs Preschool, Share group-Canby, Mary Rademacher (Psychologist), Marshall PTA, Pride in the Tiger Foundation, University of Minnesota Extension, Lyon County Child Abuse Prevent Council - Help Us Grow (HUG), SW/WC Service Cooperative-Teacher/Learning Division, St. Stephen Lutheran Church-Youth and Family Ministry, Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center, Xi Beta Epsilon, Lakeview PTO, Lakeview Booster Club, Sanford Tracy, Taher Foods, Ramada Marshall

Supporting Partners include: Midwest Child Care Resource & Referral, Western Mental Health, Lincoln County Child Abuse & Prevention Council

If you are interested in becoming a partner for future parent education events, please contact Teresa Kock at 507-929-2273 or email at teresa.kock@unitedwayswmn.org.

2009 "Wild About Parenting" Event

"Say Yes to No" Message

IT WAS AWESOME! The second annual "Wild About Parenting" event was held on Tuesday, March 24, 2009, at the Marshall High School Theatre, Marshall, Minnesota. The presentation by Dr. David Walsh, based on his book "No, Why Kids of All Ages Need to Hear It, and Ways Parents Can Say It," was a hit! We are thrilled to have been able to work with several local organizations to bring the "Say Yes to No" message to Southwest Minnesota.

An e-newsletter was sent out to interested individuals, including teachers, school and daycare administrators, etc. Following are links to the e-newsletters that were sent out.

October Parenting Tips Newsletter

November Parenting Tips Newsletter

December Parenting Tips Newsletter

January Parenting Tips Newsletter

February Parenting Tips Newsletter

March Parenting Tips Newsletter

Funding provided by: United Way of Southwest Minnesota, Success By Six, Marshall ECFE and Little Cubs Preschool, Marshall PTA, the Marshall Area Early Childhood Coalition in partnership with The Southwest Initiative Foundation, SW/WC Service Cooperative/Division of Teaching & Learning, Pioneer Public Television, Lyon County Child Abuse Prevention Council – Help Us Grow (HUG), Pride in the Tiger Foundation, First Lutheran Foundation and Marshall Radio.

Sponsoring partners include: Midwest Child Care Resource & Referral, Marshall Public Schools; Lynd Public Schools; Lakeview ECFE, Marshall-Lyon County Library; Marshall Area YMCA; Canby Public Schools; Milroy Public Schools; Tracy Public Schools; Holy Redeemer; RTR Public Schools; University of Minnesota Extension; and the Masonic Lodge.

2008 "Wild About Parenting" Event

Sleepless in America

The first annual "Wild About Parenting" event was held on Tuesday, March 18, 2008, at the Marshall Middle School in Marshall, Minnesota. The presentation by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka was based on her book, Sleepless in America: Is Your Child Misbehaving or Missing Sleep. This event was sponsored by the United Way of Southwest Minnesota Success by 6 Committee with funding from the Marshall Area Early Childhood Coalition, the Marshall ECFE and United Way of Southwest Minnesota.

For a recap of this event, CLICK HERE.

Partners in this event were: Marshall ECFE and Little Cubs Preschool; Western Community Action Head Start; midwest Childcare Resource and Referral; RTR Schools ECFE; Lakeview Schools ECFE; Marshall Public Schools; Marshall Area YMCA; Lyon County License Family Child Care Association; New Horizons Crisis Center; Tracy Kids' World; SW CCR&R; MOPS; Yellow Medicine East ECFE and School Readiness Programs; Wee Care Preschool; Balaton-Fulda-Murray County Central ECFE and School Readiness Programs; Canby Public Schools, Affiliated Community Medical Center (ACMC); Tracy ECFE; Lake Benton Family Education, Marshall-Lyon County Library; Discovery Center Preschool & Daycare, Inc.; Minneota ECFE and Lynd ECFE.