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An Introduction to Think:Kids Collaborative Problem Solving parenting approach

Do you ever feel frustrated with your child? 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?

The Think:Kids Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) parenting approach provides parents with concrete tools to better understand and parent their kids in the face of day-to-day challenges – e.g., getting to school, homework, screen time – and more serious challenges.

CPS helps parents to:

  • Foster positive relationships with their child
  • Reduce their child’s challenging behavior
  • Solve problems collaboratively and proactively
  • Build their child’s skills in self-regulation, communication and problem-solving

For more information and to register for an upcoming CPS workshop in Brookline or Needham, please visit BeTheParentYouWantToBe.weebly.com

Greetings

Greetings from the Mayor’s Office for Cultural Affairs!

We are excited to announce that the Mayor’s Office for Cultural Affairs has a new weekly column in the Newton TAB. It is called ‘Spotlight On…’ and it showcases all the arts in Newton. This is an opportunity for you also to promote any cultural or artistic person, activity or group you are involved with.

Please send an email to Linda (lplaut@newtonma.gov) before Wednesday, for publication in the following week issue of the TAB, with one or two sentences (60 words or less) sharing this information. Last week’s column featured a call for sculptors for the upcoming Festival of the Arts. If you, or someone you know locally is a sculptor and would be interested in being part of the outdoor sculpture exhibition at Newton City Hall, please visit this link http://www.newtoncommunitypride.org/festival/sculpture.html

As always, keep checking our new free on-line calendar of the Arts at www.newtonartscalendar.org for everything cultural going on in Newton. And keep an eye on www.newtoncommunitypride.org for the Spelling Bee and Heartbreak Hill Road Race registrations, and the Tanglewood Marionettes “Cinderella” in February vacation.

Linda and I would like to wish you all a very happy and healthy New Year.

Jeannie Smith, Associate Director
Mayor’s Office for Cultural Affairs

First Day… on the Second!

Featuring live performances from Magician Evan Northrup, The Tim Hall Experience, Fortunes from Father Time, and a Broadway Sing-Along! With Visual and Performing Arts workshops for children to experiment with paint, paper, collage, performance, movement, and more!

This event is free to the public and open to families with children of all ages, a suggested donation of $5 per person or $10 per family will be gladly accepted. RSVP to let us know you’re coming. To sign up to sing on stage at the Broadway Sing-Along, register here!

First Day is brought to you in part by Watertown Savings Bank. For more information, please visit MosesianArts.org

January 2nd, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

Wishing all of you a very happy holiday season from WCT! Please consider giving the gift of the arts this holiday season by supporting the center with a donation.

Donate 

If you’d rather not donate online, feel free to mail a check to:
Dorothy and Charles Mosesian Center for the Arts,
321 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA 02472

Middle and High School students, parents, and guardians invited

Save the date for a fun, free EXPO at Newton North! Teens and adults are invited to the Just Think: Teens Making Smart Choices expo for participative, informative exhibits; live musical performances; free refreshments; and fun.

Meet 30 community exhibitors who help teens navigate life’s pressures in order to stay safe and healthy. Get information about everything from social media use and pedestrian safety to healthy eating and positive body image to stress reduction and mental health support. Sponsored by the Newton North PTSO.

  • Community resources for teens and families
  • FREE and fun!
  • Treat bags for the first 50 students who come with a parent/guardian
  • Giveaways and refreshments
  • Prize drawing
  • Table tennis challenge
  • “American Ninja Warrior” demo

January 23rd, 5:00 –  7:30 pm
Newton North High School

Stop the Power Struggles! Become Problem Solvers!

Cindy Kaplan, MA, Parent/Family Coach, and Certified Practitioner of the Collaborative Problem Method from MGH, will lead a course on Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS), a strength based neurologically-grounded approach that brings new ideas and hope for helping kids with challenging behavior.

Enjoy tea and coffee along with great pastries while you learn how to strengthen your relationship with your kids and learn to solve “problem behavior” collaboratively.
The Parenting Course will take place at Cafe L’Aroma.

Friday mornings, 10:00-11:30 am starting January 6th. To Register e-mail Cindy at cindy@cindykcoaching.com, or call 617-869-3305. For more information, please visit www.cindykcoaching.com or see this Flyer.

Spanish Tutor available

  • Fluent in Spanish
  •  Massachusetts licensed/certified
  •  6 years teaching experience
  •  BA Latin American Studies: Brown University
  •  MA Teaching: Boston College
  •  CAES School Leadership/Administration: Boston College
  •  Newton Highlands resident
  •  Available Services:  Spanish (all levels),  Organizational skills,  Study skills

Contact: Libby Sands at libby@libbysands.com or at 617-256-4780

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.

There are still tickets available for the 1pm show. Tickets $8 in advance/$10 at the door. Tickets available at www.newtoncommunitypride.org  Call 617-796-1540 for more information.