has openings for 3-5 year olds.

Newton South Preschool Program, a high-quality Early Education program located at Newton South High School, is currently accepting applications for September 2017 for children aged 2.9-5 years old. There are two classrooms staffed by three fully certified teachers. The preschool is also a child development lab school and serves as an internship site for high school students who are taking early childhood courses. The program is open from 7:00 am-4:00 pm with full day and half day options available. This program is accredited by NAEYC.

Please contact Lauren Atkinson or Loretta Wieczner if you are interested in enrolling your child or would like a tour. Contact info: nsppinfo@gmail.com or call 617 559-6533.

A New Way of Understanding and Parenting Kids. Do you ever feel frustrated with your child/teenager? Find yourself shouting often and imposing punishments or rewards in reaction to challenging behavior? Do you wish you had a more effective parenting approach that also helps to build a better relationship between you and your child/teen?

Think:Kids Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) approach, based in MGH’s Department of Psychiatry, provides parents with concrete tools to better understand and parent their kids (ages 3-18) in the face of day-to-day challenges – e.g., getting to school, homework, screen time, bedtime – and more serious challenges. It’s based on the understanding that many kids lack the skill, not the will, to behave well – specifically skills related to problem-solving, flexibility and frustration tolerance.

The Think:Kids Collaborative Problem Solving Approach helps parents to:

• Shift their thinking and approach to foster positive relationships with their child/teenager
• Reduce their child/teen’s challenging behavior
• Solve problems collaboratively and proactively
• Build their child/teen’s skills in self-regulation, communication and problem-solving

For more information and to register for the April/May 4-week CPS group in Newton or the 1-day CPS training on May 21st in Brookline, please visit: http://www.betheparentyouwanttobe.weebly.com.

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