Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Positive Parenting Series for Parents of Children with Special Needs‏

Miami-Dade County Public Schools Pre-kindergarten Program for Children with Disabilities & The Parent Academy present Positive Parenting Practices for Young Children with Autism and Other Developmental Delays or Learning Disabilities, a series of nine workshops for parents of young children.



Topics include:

The ABCs of Behavior

Teaching Children to Follow Directions

Introduction to Reinforcement

How to Use Reinforcement

Planning Activities to Increase Desired Behaviors

Responding to Undesirable Behaviors

Deciding What to Teach

Encouraging Communication

Teaching New Skills



Please share the fliers with pre-k – 3rd grade teachers, other organizations that work with parents, or with parents you know who may be interested in participating in the workshops. The workshops are free. To register, please call Dolores Mendoza, Supervisor, 305 271-5701 or email at dmendoza@dadeschool.net.



Thanks,

Sandy Moise

The Parent Academy

Miami-Dade County Public Schools

Phone No.: 305-995-2680

Fax No.: 305-523-0505

www.theparentacademy.net

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