"Raising Resilient Children" Presentation Tonight

[Jodie Sannazzaro]

Monday, January 24, 2011 – HS Black Box Theater 7:00-8:30PM, the GDRSD Parent Organizations are sponsoring a (free) presentation by the well sought-after Dr. Robert Brooks, Ph.D., "Raising Resilient Children and Adolescents".  In this presentation, Dr. Brooks describes the importance of parents and other caregivers becoming effective disciplinarians.  He highlights three different kinds of disciplinary styles and identifies the style that contributes most to helping children to become increasingly self-disciplined, respectful, responsible, and resilient rather than angry and resentful.  He also emphasizes the importance of assuming a prevention rather than simply an intervention approach to lessen the emergence of counterproductive behaviors in children and adolescents. Dr. Brooks is 0ne of today’s leading speakers on the theme of resiliency, self-esteem, motivation and family relationships.