The Parent Group meets on THIRD TUESDAYS, from 7-9 PM, (except in December, due to the holidays), at St. Luke's Lutheran Church, at the corner of 4 Mile and the E. Beltline.
Click for directions to 3215 Four Mile Rd. NE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49505. We usually meet downstairs, unless CHADD signs are posted, indicating otherwise. (If you come in the door with the ramp off of the parking lot, the stairs will be to your left with an elevator straight ahead.)
August 21st, 2012, "Getting the School Year Off to a Good Start!"
Getting help for your child at school, homework, a parent's role, communication between home and school, Response to Intervention, Positive Behavior Interventions and Support, Section 504 vs. Special Ed, gifted students with AD/HD, and other topics will be discussed that best meet the needs of the group.
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January 18th, 2011, Steven and Anna Aurand were "Speaking from the Heart" when they spoke from both their personal and professional experience. Steven is the Director of Hope Network's new Autism program and Anna is a speech pathologist in Grand Rapids Public Schools.
February 15th, Richard LaVoie, a nationally acclaimed expert on learning disabilities, spoke on social skills in a DVD called, "It's So Much Work to Be Your Friend!" When most children think of recess and lunch, they may think of those as the best times they have in school. This is not necessarily the case with children with disabilities. They used to think that doing poorly in school is what caused children with disabilities to get in trouble, but now they are learning that children who may not understand the context of a situation, or can't read facial expressions or social cues, or may not realize how something they say may be interpreted, often is what gets them into trouble.
March 15th, We will watch the second half of Richard LaVoie's video with a focus on Bullying in students with disabilities. They are more often bullied, perhaps because they tend to overreact, and are more likely to be bullies. This may be in an attempt to be more popular or to feel more in-control. He relates poor social skills, due to having disabilities, to a child being more likely to be sexually abused as well as being more likely to be charged with abuse. They may never get the "Uh Oh!" feeling when someone is acting inappropriately. They also may not realize that urinating in public may be legal when someone is little, but not when they are older.
Past Parenting Meetings of 2010
May 2010 ~ Bullying
April 2010 ~ AD/HD-Friendly Environments At Home and At School Part II
March 2010 ~ AD/HD-Friendly Environments At Home and At School Part I
February 2010 ~ Social Development & AD/HD with Nicole Beurkens
January 2010 ~ Giving Your Child the Gift of Inner DisciplineSee Archives for 2009 Meetings
August 21st, 2012, "Getting the School Year Off to a Good Start!"
Getting help for your child at school, homework, a parent's role, communication between home and school, Response to Intervention, Positive Behavior Interventions and Support, Section 504 vs. Special Ed, gifted students with AD/HD, and other topics will be discussed that best meet the needs of the group.
*******************************************************
January 18th, 2011, Steven and Anna Aurand were "Speaking from the Heart" when they spoke from both their personal and professional experience. Steven is the Director of Hope Network's new Autism program and Anna is a speech pathologist in Grand Rapids Public Schools.
February 15th, Richard LaVoie, a nationally acclaimed expert on learning disabilities, spoke on social skills in a DVD called, "It's So Much Work to Be Your Friend!" When most children think of recess and lunch, they may think of those as the best times they have in school. This is not necessarily the case with children with disabilities. They used to think that doing poorly in school is what caused children with disabilities to get in trouble, but now they are learning that children who may not understand the context of a situation, or can't read facial expressions or social cues, or may not realize how something they say may be interpreted, often is what gets them into trouble.
March 15th, We will watch the second half of Richard LaVoie's video with a focus on Bullying in students with disabilities. They are more often bullied, perhaps because they tend to overreact, and are more likely to be bullies. This may be in an attempt to be more popular or to feel more in-control. He relates poor social skills, due to having disabilities, to a child being more likely to be sexually abused as well as being more likely to be charged with abuse. They may never get the "Uh Oh!" feeling when someone is acting inappropriately. They also may not realize that urinating in public may be legal when someone is little, but not when they are older.
Past Parenting Meetings of 2010
May 2010 ~ Bullying
April 2010 ~ AD/HD-Friendly Environments At Home and At School Part II
March 2010 ~ AD/HD-Friendly Environments At Home and At School Part I
February 2010 ~ Social Development & AD/HD with Nicole Beurkens
