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Dos and Don'ts of
Children Discipline
(pdf)
Heallthy Eating
Habitsfor Kids
(pdf)
Parenting 101 Simple
Steps to Create Your
Child's Self-Esteem
(pdf)


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Ambiguous Loss & Grief
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Discovering Hope

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LIFESKILLS TRAINING
and WORKSHOPS

Using a Peaceful Mind
to Overcome Depression
Saturday, March 3
9:30 to 11:30 am
Reservations Requested
Fees Apply
Some Insurances Accepted

 


Children and Adolescents

If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder, he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the joy, excitement and mystery of the world we live in. ~ Rachel Carson

 

Community Support

  • Children's Challenging Behaviors Workshops - This one-day workshop is for parents of children with challenging behaviors. Information is provided on childhood mental healh disorders along with support and strategies for home and school. Contact NAMI-MN at 651.645.2948 (888.NAMI.HELPS) or visit their website at www.namihelps.org.

  • Kidshops - Offers support and informatin to kids (ages 7-18) who have a parent or sibling with a mental illness. Contact NAMI-MN at 651.645.2948 (888.NAMI.HELPS) or visit their website at www.namihelps.org.

  • Kids Workshops are free "How-To Workshops" designed for children ages 5-12. The hands-on sessions are offered the first Saturday of each m onth at all The Home Depot Stores. For more information go to http://corporate.homedepot.com/wps/portal/Kids_Workshops.

  • Pacer Center: Champions for Children with Disabilities. Pacer Center provides education and support to families. Call them at 888.248.0822 or visit their website at www.pacer.org and specifically check out their workshop opportunities at www.pacer.org/workshops.

  • Sibling Support Project is a national effort dedicated to the life-long concerns of brothers and sisters of people who have special health,developmental, or mental health concerns. Ceck out their website at http://www.siblingsupport.org.

  • TreeHouse is a faith based, non-profit organization offering hope and guidance to hurting teens, alumni, and parents during difficult times. TreeHouse is a safe place to be real about the pain in their lives that is causing them to think and act out in destructive ways. TreeHouse is a place to have fun, meet friends, discover faith, overcome pain, serve others, and be empowered to succeed. Find out more by calling them at 952.238.1010 or check out their website at www.treehouseyouth.org.

 

Suggested Reading

1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12 (Advice on Parenting)

Parenting a Child Who Has Intense Emotions: Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills to Help Your Child Regulate Emotional Outbursts and Aggressive Behaviors

Positive Parenting With A Plan (Grades K-12)

Surviving Your Adolescents: How to Manage-and Let Go of-Your 13-18 Year Olds

 

Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands. ~ Anne Frank


 

 


 

Children

THOUGHT TO PONDER

Without continual growth and
progress, such words as
improvement, achievement, and
success have no meaning.

~Benjamin Franklin

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CONTACT

952 545 6966 phone
952 545 6969 fax
jodygrande@hopeallianz.com
11900 Wayzata Boulevard
Suite 216G
Minnetonka MN 55305-2035
(directions)
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How to Love a Child
Unconditionally

Provide physical contact
eye contact, discipline
and focused attention.
Use eye contact when
speaking to a child.
Give a child focused and
dedicated attention.
Use physical contact when
spending time with your child.
View discipline as a way of
training your child for the
world and reality ...
developing their character.
Source: eHow

 

Wise Mind Connection

Bitter are the tears of a child:
Sweeten them.
Deep are the thoughts of a child:
Quiet them.
Sharp is the grief of a child:
Take it from him.
Soft is the heart of a child:
Do not harden it.
~ Pamela Glenconner

 


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