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Family Vision Board Workshop

Most of us have fleeting ideas of what we want for our families. But they remain just that: fleeting. It’s hard to take time to step back and be intentional when we are busy taking care of our kids, working, driving carpools and attending to other people in our lives.

Creating a Vision Board is a way to bring your family together to share your family values as well as your individual interests. You will discover things about yourselves and each other in a totally new ways. If you have already begun to think about being a mindful parent, this is a wonderful way to take another step towards being intentional about your parenting and your life.

You can expect:

  • Clarity on what you and your family really want
  • Space and time to map out your dreams and desires
  • Connection with other families
  • All the tools and time to create your own powerful Family Vision Board
  • Your very own Vision Board to take home and effortlessly attract your ideal outcomes in the months ahead.
  • An afternoon of reflecting, dreaming and playfully creating with your family.

Fee is $59 – all materials provided, but you are welcome to bring additional photos, magazines, or images you may wish to use. This workshop is appropriate for parents and their children – ages 5 and up. Space is limited to 8 families, so sign up quickly*. Sign up:

https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=208968&stype=-8&sVT=32&sView=day&sLoc=0

Instructor Amy Behrens, M.Ed. is a certified parent coach and educator. Learn more about Amy at http://www.amybehrens.com/

December 4th, 1:30-3:30 pm
Artemis Yoga, 639 Mt. Auburn Street, Watertown

*If you don’t get into this one, you can also register for another Family Vision Board workshop at the same location and time on Sunday, January 29th.

Newton Community Preservation Committee meeting December 8th

December 8th Agenda:

Jackson Road New Senior Housing  (Newton Corner), Newton Housing Authority request for off-cycle consideration)
Newton Homebuyer Assistance Program (discussion about possible restructuring)
236 Auburn Street  (Auburndale), CAN-DO pre-proposal for affordable housing and historic preservation)
Echo Bridge Historic Railing (Newton Upper Falls and Needham), MWRA pre-proposal for historic reconstruction

The full agenda and pre-meeting packet are available on the program website, www.newtonma.gov, under Committees & Meetings – Current CPC Meetings .

MEETING FORMAT: Please note that no public hearings or funding votes are scheduled at this meeting. The CPC uses pre-proposal discussions to determine whether and when it will consider each project’s full proposal, and to advise project sponsors. For each full proposal it agrees to consider, the Committee then holds a public hearing before voting on whether to recommend funding to the Newton City Council.

December 8th,  7:00 pm
Room 204, Newton City Hall

Parent Workshop

Media and the Mind

Join an interactive workshop designed to help you understand the effects of media on the brain, learn ways to set limits on media use, and know what to focus on to keep your children happy, self-aware, and healthy. Session Fee is $20, half of which goes to benefit the Waban Library Center. Instructor: Amy Behrens, M.Ed., certified parent coach and educator. Learn more about Amy at http://www.amybehrens.com/

To RSVP and get the signup sheet, please email Amy at amy@amybehrens.com or follow this link: http://www.wabanlibrarycenter.org/parent-coaching-sessions-at-wlc/.

December 13th, 7:30-9:30 pm
Waban Library Center
1608 Beacon Street, Waban

The Tanglewood Marionettes present “The Dragon King”

An underwater fantasy based on Chinese folklore, “The Dragon King” tells the tale of an intrepid Grandmother who journeys to the bottom of the sea in search of the elusive Dragon King, and the answers to why he has forsaken the land above. A terrible drought has overtaken the land, and all the world has turned brown and lifeless. The Dragon King is ruler over all things water, and the people are beginning to wonder why he has not brought the life-giving rains in such a very long time. Colorful sea creatures, an exciting adventure, and a Dragon King that will knock your socks off! All this and more can be found in this award-winning production.

Tickets $8 in advance at www.newtoncommunitypride.org or $10 at the door.  Call 617-796-1540 for more information.

December 28th, 10:30 am and 1:00 pm
Newton Cultural Center at City Hall
1000 Commonwealth Avenue

Holiday Lighting Ceremony

Start the Holiday Season off with a cheerful evening of song, hot chocolate and fun! Sing-along with the Stacey Peasley Band – an award-winning band whose music is joyful and playful – as they play your favorite holiday songs. Then, enjoy some hot chocolate courtesy of PhysicianOne Urgent Care, or tea from David’s Tea, and delicious snack bars donated by KIND, as you watch a “Rockettes” performance by Creative Dance Steps Studio.

All of this excitement builds up to the Grande Finale of Mayor Setti Warren flipping the switch that turns the grounds into a twinkling winterland! Please bring a donation for Newton’s Food Pantries. For more information, visit www.newtoncommunitypride.org or call 617-796-1540.

December 1st, 6:00 pm
Newton City Hall, 1000 Commonwealth Avenue

Newton Holiday Craft Show

It happens every holiday season…“What can I get for Aunt Sarah? My next-door neighbor’s baby? My boss?” With over 50 talented artisans displaying their one-of-a-kind treasures, you are sure to find something for the most discerning person on your shopping list at the Newton Holiday Craft Show. Admission is Free!

As you wander the many hallways and rooms of Newton City Hall, you will discover stall upon stall of beautiful hand-crafted jewelry, hats and scarves, pottery, cards, glass works, tablecloths, paintings, purses, delicious chocolates and so much more that will help you solve your gift giving challenge this year. Be sure to pick up a map when you arrive as the booths are tucked into every nook and cranny of the building and you don’t want to miss any!

With ample free parking on the streets around City Hall, all entrances will be open. Please bring a non-perishable food item for the Newton Food Pantries. For more information, please visit www.newtoncommunitypride.org

December 3rd, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Newton City Hall

South vs North Boys Hockey scrimmage

Please come to the Newton South and Newton North Boys Varsity Hockey Scrimmage to benefit the Travis Roy Foundation. Cheer on your teams and support those affected by spinal cord injury and paralysis. All proceeds collected at the game will benefit the Travis Roy Foundation

DONATE NOW: Newton North and Newton South Boys Varsity Scrimmage – to benefit the Travis Roy Foundation

December 7th, 8:00 pm
John A. Ryan Arena, Watertown

Raising Teens in Today’s Hookup Culture

This Is Real: Raising Teens in Today’s Hookup Culture

What does current research say about how to talk with your teens about sex? How can we have these important conversations in an honest and nurturing way?

Over the course of the evening, the group will share information, clarify our own values and share the concerns and hopes we have for our teens around sex and sexuality. Using Jewish wisdom as the foundation, we hope you will leave feeling more supported in guiding your child toward a healthy and happy young adulthood.

For more information and to register, please go to: movingtraditions.org/bostonevent http://movingtraditions.org/bostonevent. Presented by Moving Traditions in partnership with Temple Emanuel, Newton.

December 7th,  7:00 – 9:00 pm
Temple Emanuel, Ward Street, Newton

Upcoming Teen Programs at the Library

Typewriter Poetry, November 21st, 7:00 pm, second floor Teen Area:
Get creative with the monthly Typewriter Poetry group. You’ll be getting together to use old-school typewriters and write poems for library patrons on the spot! The group will meet in the Library on the third Monday of every month. Grades 7-12.

Books & Brownies, November 30th, 7:00 pm, second floor Teen Area: Join the parent/guardian and teen book club and enjoy brownies! The group will discuss We Were Liars by e. lockhart. Grades 9-12 and their adult.

School Assignments: How Parents Can Help, December 8th, 7:00 pm, Druker Auditorium: Professional writers have editors who read their words before their work is shared. Student writers should have the same opportunity before submitting their work to teachers. Jane Hirschhorn will facilitate a program designed to help parents learn how to help their high school student with writing assignments in a way that is productive, respects the child’s ownership of his or her work and avoids some common pitfalls. Ms. Hirschhorn, a professional writing tutor with more than two decades of experience working with Boston-area students in both classroom and one-on-one settings, tutored writing at the Mount Ida College Writing Center where she was also a supervisor. She holds a Master of Arts in Teaching from Tufts University. This program is for parents of high schoolers.

3D Printing Workshop, December 15th, 4:00 pm, second floor Computer Center: Come design something to print on the library’s new LulzBot Mini 3D printer! Grades 7-12. Registration begins November 24th.

Staying Engaged with your Child through the Teen Journey

Parent Workshop at the Waban Library Center

Come join an interactive workshop designed to help you better understand your child as she or he enters adolescence. Learn and practice skills that will help you communicate with your child through their tween and teen years.

Fee: $20.00, half of which goes to benefit the Waban Library Center. To RSVP and get the signup sheet: Please email Amy at amy@amybehrens.com or follow this link: http://www.wabanlibrarycenter.org/parent-coaching-sessions-at-wlc/

November 15th, 7:30-9:30 pm

About the Instructor: Amy Behrens, M.Ed. is a certified parent coach and educator who has been working with children, adults, and families, domestically and internationally, for over 20 years. She has three children of her own and loves helping parents find ways of turning challenges into opportunities for growth, love, and connection. To learn more about her work, visit www.amybehrens.com.