An award-winning author and speaker who has appeared on many national TV shows including CNN, The Today Show, and Good Morning America. Nancy Samalin will talk about the daily challenges faced by parents of toddlers to teens and provide practical solutions on how to:

• Develop positive two-way communication
• Establish effective rules and consistent consequences without threats or bribes
• Be firm with behavior put permissive with feelings
• Make "no" mean "no", not "maybe"
• Express anger without hurting or insulting children
• Increase responsibility, respect and independence

Tower School Performing Arts Center
75 West Shore Drive, Marblehead
Tuesday, December 4, 7-9pm
$5 Admission
This series of programs for parents and students sponsored by the Marblehead Female Humane Society.

Studies show that 47% of students have been bullied online and 1 in 5 has been approached by a sexual predator online. This presentation will help you learn:

• How children use cell phones and the internet for instant messaging, online gaming, and social networking sites.
• How to establish and enforce safe guidelines to empower our children to protect themselves.

Learn strategies to support your child's development and success in school by understanding:

• How children take in, process, and store information
• The healthy balance of academic and extracurricular activities
• The role parents can play supporting a child's learning process
• Develop specific strategies for prioritizing activities, organizing time,
  and structuring study routines

Facilitated by Research ILD staff in partnership with the Marblehead Counseling Center. These workshops will provide more detailed information and discussion for parents in an interactive forum. Specific focus will be given to strategies to help your child to:

• Organize an effective work space
• Develop time management skills
• Manage long-term assignments
• Become accountable for their own work
• Prepare for tests