Lee Carlson Center is offering no cost parenting groups for parents of school age children!

Lee Carlson Center is offering parenting groups at no cost for families for parents of elementary age children and for middle and high school age children on Wednesday evenings from 6:30pm to 7:30pm starting 6/24/2020. These groups are offered via telehealth and will cover the following topics:

Week 1: Balancing Act: School, Activities, & Family Time: Figuring Out What’s Best for Your Family.

WEEK 2: Family & Technology: Safely & Moderation

WEEK 3: Importance of Sleep & Routines

WEEK 4: Navigating Nutrition Challenges

WEEK 5: All Feelings Welcome: Helping Kids Recognize, Understand, & Manage Emotions

WEEK 6: Responding to Difficult Behaviors

WEEK 7: Fostering Resilience & Self-Esteem through Mindfulness & Play

WEEK 8: Friendship Central: Navigating Peer Relationships for Kids & Parents

Parents can come to some or all of these groups. To register, please call our main office number at 763-780-3036. Tell them which age group you would like to sign up for and provide them with your email address for the invitation to access the group.

GET FLYER – Parenting Groups Elementary

GET FLYER – Parenting Groups Middle & High

Lee Carlson Center is a proud member of AspireMN, an association that works to improve the lives of children, youth and families served by member organizations through support for quality service delivery, leadership development, and policy advocacy.

This month AspireMN is launching registration for Facilitated Conversations with Field Experts on issues pertaining to work with clients amid the Covid-19 pandemic.  Please consider connecting for this important series.

Two team members Matt Lindberg and Nicole Rohrer from Lee Carlson Center are being featured in the series.

Registration is now live.

Mindfulness for You and Your Clients
Thursday, May 28, noon – 1:00 pm
With Matt Lindberg, Lee Carlson Center for Mental Health and Wellbeing

What is Mindfulness? How can it be helpful? The session will focus on mindfulness practices that you can use with kids and parents.
Key words/concepts for this session include: experiential, problem solving, moving forward, developing your practice, and sharing resources.
REGISTER HERE: https://www.aspiremn.org/events/register.aspx?id=1382812

Supporting Telehealth Play Therapy with Young Children
Tuesday, June 2, noon – 1:00 pm
With Nicole Rohrer, Lee Carlson Center for Mental Health and Wellbeing

Learn strategies for conducting tele-play therapy sessions with young children and their parents. Discuss challenges and successes to utilizing tele-play therapy with clients. Create your own “cheat sheet” of activities to use with clients.
REGISTER HERE: https://www.aspiremn.org/events/register.aspx?id=1382814

 

Get Registration Information for AspireMN – Facilitated Conversations with Field Experts