Malcolm Astley, father of the late Lauren Astley, and a panel discussion with representatives from REACH, Journey to Safety, BARCC, and Kim Coney, NSHS School Resource Officer.
This event is sponsored by REACH, Journey to Safety, BARCC, The Second Step and the Wellesley Hospital.
April 7th, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Newton South High School Auditorium
Taking Care of Ourselves and Our Teens: Reducing Stress and Enhancing Resiliency
War Memorial at City Hall, 6:00-7:30 pm, April 10th, 17th, May 6th, 13th
As part of our Youth Stress grant, Newton Youth Services, in partnership with Newton Free Library, is pleased to offer a four-session wellness program for parents of adolescents developed by the world-renowned Benson-Henry Institute of Mind Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. This program teaches self-care skills to help cope with stresses of everyday life and aims to leave parents with a renewed sense of control and well-being. You must register to participate and registration indicates that you are able to attend all four sessions. Please visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/parentsofteens to register. This program is free to all Newton residents or parents of teens attending school in Newton.
Research shows that incorporating self-care strategies and healthy lifestyle behaviors can reduce medical symptoms and enhance quality of life. During the four, 1.5 hour sessions, you will learn:
Leadership
Taking care of ourselves is led by Rana Chudnofsky, MEd. Ms. Chudnofsky has served as the Director of the Education Initiative at the ben-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital (BHI) since 2006. Her areas of specialization include relaxation techniques and cognitive strategies for clinical treatment centers, schools and universities.
An Open Conversation: Lecture Series for Parents of Teens
Druker Auditorium, Newton Free Library, See dates below, 7:00-8:30 pm, free and open to all. The Newton Free Library and Newton Youth Services will be hosting a five-part series of workshops for parents around the topics of wellness, stress management, and communication. As part of the Youth Stress grant awarded to the Newton Health & Human Services Department this program is being offered by Newton Youth Services and Newton Free Library in partnership with Newton Cares, Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Riverside Community Care, the Massachusetts School for Professional Psychology and the Multiservice Eating Disorder s Association. Presenters will include mental health professionals and experts in adolescent development and communications.
Wednesday, April 30, 2014 Success under Stress
Newton is a high achieving community. Can how we define success contribute to the stressors in our lives and the lives of our teens? If we can’t eliminate stress, how do we teach our children to manage it in healthy ways?
Tuesday, May 13, 2014 #sorrynotsorry
It’s different today from when we were teens. This session will explore social media, how it is effecting teens and how we can help them navigate it.
Monday, June 2, 2014 OMG! Your teen actually talks to you?
Communication is one of the keys to raising a happy and healthy teen. This session will explore tips for open communication to help strengthen your relationship.
Thursday, June 19, 2014 Don’t Hate, Appreciate
Learn more about talking to teens about body confidence, eating disorders and media literacy. How can parents start the conversation, model healthy behaviors and teach young people not to put others down based on looks.
Newton’s CPC will meet on March 20th at 7:00 pm in City Hall Room 209. This agenda includes possible funding votes on two current proposals: Farlow Park Pond & Bridge (Newton Corner), CPA request $476,780; and Newton Highlands Playground, revised CPA request $200,000 (anticipated future construction request $2,147,400).
For additional information online, see the following links from www.newtonma.gov/cpa: “Committees & Meetings” (full agenda and pre-meeting packet), “Proposals & Projects” for the full text of all proposals. Contact Alice E. Ingerson, Community Preservation Program Manager, at aingerson@newtonma.gov or 617-796-1144.
You have a lot going on, so let The Help: Boston lighten the load! A woman-owned and women-run company that caters to a lot of moms and families, The Help: Boston is a lifestyle management company offering a wide variety of services, tailored to your every need. From running your errands to organizing your home, no task is too large or small. From moms and executives to young professionals; we could all use an extra set of hands sometimes, so let them be The Help that you need!
Types of services available include errand running (dry cleaning, groceries, retail returns, etc.); concierge services (waiting for a Comcast technician to come to the house); organization services (closets, toy rooms, basements, etc.) and home management (meal prep, tidying up, etc.). They also offer event planning, home styling and moving and staging services for folks selling their homes and/or moving to another.
For additional information visit http://www.thehelpboston.com/ or call 857-345-5379.
Newton Community Education offers the following vacation-week programs for kids this April: Babysitting and CPR training classes for kids ages 11 and up, and Science Gadgets and Contraptions, for kids in grades 1-4.
All programs will be held at Newton North High School. Call the NCE office at 617-559-6999 or visit www.newtoncommunityed.org for more information or to register.
If your child would like to be a part of an outstanding after-school youth theatre program, then Newton Youth Players could be the answer to their performing dreams! This program, that famously fills up one year in advance, has a few spaces available for ‘Oliver!’ and ‘Annie’, and the enrollment will start soon for next year. The casts are small, which gives every child an opportunity to feel they are an important part of the show. They sing, dance, make their own scenery, and wow their adoring public every time! Visit www.newtonyouthplayers.com for more information, and to enroll.
Spring 2014 – ‘Oliver’ (now enrolling)
Summer 2014 – ‘Annie’ (now enrolling)
Fall 2014 – ‘Annie Get Your Gun’ (now enrolling)
Winter 2015 – ‘Once Upon a Mattress’ (enrollment opens April 1st)
Spring 2015 – ‘Annie’ (enrollment opens May 1st)
A den of misfit pirates, characters searching for adventure, confusion on the high seas? Join WCT as they bring to life W.S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance. A cast of K-9th graders including Newton’s own Nisha Jha, Henry McPherson, and Jacob Resnick will sing, dance and act their way through this classic, comic operetta! Dress as your favorite Gilbert and Sullivan character for the Saturday 7:00 pm performance and be entered to win a prize!
Tickets are $12 and are on sale now through WCT’s website at watertownchildrenstheatre.org or by calling 1-800-838-3006. For more information, visit WCT’s website or call 617-926-ARTS.
March 21st at 7:00 pm, March 22nd at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm, March 23rd at 2:00 pm. Charles Mosesian Theater, Arsenal Center for the Arts, Watertown.
About Watertown Children’s Theatre: In its 30 years of service to Watertown and surrounding communities, the Watertown Children’s Theatre’s award-winning programs have enriched the lives of thousands of children and families. WCT offers year round theatre education programs, including musical and non-musical productions, voice/acting lessons, vacation programs, dance, and performing arts workshops for children in kindergarten through high school. Combining values of artistic excellence with inclusiveness, reflected in its affordable fee structure, its open audition policy and its involvement of entire families, WCT has continuously ensured its place as a highly valued member of this flourishing artistic community.
A discussion, support and activist group open to all Newton mothers of tween/teen daughters who are interested in figuring out how to best empower and support their girls.
Drop-in Discussion Group – March 25th, 7:30-9:00 pm
• Open to all mothers of tween/teen girls in Newton
• Share any concerns related to raising your daughter with a group of other supportive moms
Meeting at Samadhi, 796 Beacon St, Newton Center (near B Street restaurant). For more information or to RSVP, please contact: Kim Gallaugher at 617-558-0092 or momofiggy@hotmail.com or visit the website: www.ParentingOurTeens.org.
Centre Street Food Pantry is looking for a special someone who would like to have a part-time position as Pantry Manager. The current Executive Director will split up the duties with this energetic, detail-oriented Pantry Manager who will:
The Centre Street Food Pantry is a 501(c)(3) organization which opened its doors in January of 2011. If you are interested, or know someone who might be please email centrestfoodpantry@gmail.com.