2019 Diamonds in the Rough Conference
The 9th Annual Diamonds in the Rough Conference will place a special focus on the skills and supports students need to successfully launch at each educational stage. For parents raising a child with special educational needs, even small changes can feel big. Growing in confidence and hope, thinking farther out, and developing plans for a […]
Book Club: Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst
Join us for a book club discussing the book: Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst by Robert Sapolsky Monday April 22nd, 2019 from 7:30pm to 9:00 […]
Book Club – Differently Wired by Debbie Reber
Join us for a book club discussing the book: Differently Wired: Raising an Exceptional Child in a Conventional World by Debbie Reber Tuesday, July 9th, 2019 from 7:30pm to 9:00 pm Offices of Guiding Exceptional Parents, Riverdale Park, MD (map it) REGISTRATION IS CLOSED - We are filled to capacity! Special Guest: Debbie Reber will […]
Fall 2019 – Parent Child Journey – Raising Your Challenging Child
The 10-session Parent Child Journey: Raising Your Challenging Child program is designed to help parents identify the source of their child’s challenging behavior and learn what they can do about it. During each session, parents discuss proactive strategies for raising children with difficult temperaments and developmental differences. The emphasis is on customizing the strategy to fit each child’s unique profile. Different children. Different approaches.
Parent Academy Series – Fall 2019
Learn how to help your kids with disabilities! Come learn about language development, behavior management, and navigating the IEP process from the experts - Debrah Martin, Tiffany Phoenix, Kimberly Brown Lucas and Sarah Wayland.
Parenting Autism Summit
We’re bringing together 28 of the world’s autism and parenting experts to share the most effective symptom management and parenting strategies for kids with less-obvious autism (or Asperger’s) and their parents. If you want to improve life for your child with autism, and improve life for yourself as a parent of a child with autism, this is an event you can’t afford to miss.
Winter 2020 – First, Put On Your Own Oxygen Mask
It can be difficult to get what you need when other family members are struggling. In this eight-session workshop you will learn new ways to think about your problems and how to implement self-care techniques proven to reduce stress, even when life is incredibly busy. In addition to learning more about yourself, you will join with other parents who want to learn skills taught in cognitive and dialectical behavior therapy, as well as mindfulness–based stress reduction techniques.
Book Club – The Out-of-Sync Child by Carol Stock Kranowitz
Join us Wednesday January 15th, 2020 from 7:30pm to 9:00 pm in Riverdale Park, MD to discuss the book The Out-of-Sync Child by Carol Stock Kranowitz (who will join us in person!) The groundbreaking book that explains Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) – and presents an approach that offers hope for parents – now revised and updated. Sensory Processing Disorder is a common but frequently misdiagnosed problem in which the central nervous system misinterprets messages from the senses. The Out-of-Sync Child offers comprehensive, clear information for parents and professionals – and a treatment approach for children.
Spring 2020 – Raising Your Challenging Child – Parent Child Journey
Dr. Dan Shapiro’s Parent Child Journey – An Individualized Approach for Raising Your Challenging Child is a 10-session program for parents of children (ages preschool through early adolescence) with difficult behaviors. It is designed to help parents identify the sources of their children’s challenges and learn what they can do about them. During each session, we will discuss proactive strategies for raising children with difficult temperaments and developmental differences. The emphasis is on customizing the strategy to fit each child’s unique profile while taking parents’ profiles into account as well. Different children, different parents, different approaches.
Book Club – Self-Compassion by Kristin Neff
Join us on Wednesday April 8th, 2020 from 7:30pm to 9:00 pm to discuss the book Self-Compassion by Kristin Neff, Ph.D. (Location to be determined - let me know if you are interested in hosting!) This groundbreaking book shows readers how to let go of their constant, debilitating self-judgment and finally learn to be kind to themselves. Using solid empirical research, personal stories, humor, and dozens of practical exercises, Dr. Neff—the world’s leading experts on self-compassion—shows readers how to heal the wounds of the past so that they can be healthier, happier and more effective. Entertaining, highly readable and eminently accessible, this book has the power to change your life.
