Adelphi University Institute for Parenting Presents "Raising a Thinking Child" Program

Garden City, NY
February 5, 2009

Adelphi University’s Institute for Parenting presents an eight-week program, "Raising a Thinking Child," for parents of children ages three to five, on Wednesdays beginning on March 4, 2009, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at Adelphi University, 1 South Avenue, Garden City, NY. The goal of the program is to teach parents and their young child a new and more effective way of communicating with one another.

The program is designed to teach parents how to help their child identify and think through problem situations and everyday conflicts, find solutions that work, get along better with others, cope with frustration and anger, care about and understand their own as well as others’ feelings, realize that there is more than one way to solve a problem, and learn essential language skills in a fun-filled way. The program involves exercises and communication techniques to help parents think about their own feelings, become sensitive to those of their child's, find out their child's view of the problem, and find ways to engage their child in the process. During the program, each child will have a class of their own, in which games, stories, puppets, and role playing are used to make learning enjoyable.

Registration and pre-interviews will be held until February 27. To register, call Amy Heinowitz, program director, at 516.877.3016. For more information, visit the Institute for Parenting web site.

About The Institute for Parenting: The Institute for Parenting was established to help ensure the health and well-being of young children and developing families by supporting and enhancing parental capacity to provide nurturing, healthy, and developmentally appropriate environments. The Institute provides parents, educators, service providers, and students with training, education, service, and research within a culturally sensitive framework.


About Adelphi University: Adelphi University, chartered in 1896, was the first institution of higher education for the liberal arts and sciences on Long Island. Through its schools and programs—The College of Arts and Sciences, Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, Honors College, Ruth S. Ammon School of Education, University College, and the Schools of Business, Nursing, and Social Work—the co-educational university offers undergraduate and graduate degrees as well as professional and educational programs for adults. Adelphi University currently enrolls nearly 8,500 students from 41 states and 63 foreign countries. With its main campus in Garden City and centers in Manhattan, Hauppauge, and Poughkeepsie, the University maintains a commitment to liberal studies in tandem with rigorous professional preparation and active citizenship.


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