Dear fellow Hanoverians:
Thanks to the good folks in the Hanover Public Schools Guidance Department
for their connections that made the following programs happen!
The Mental Health Action Team, an arm of the Fogg Outreach Committee of the
First Parish of Norwell, is delighted to announce that two free public
programs for parents of children of all ages will be held in October of
2023.
The first program is titled “Peaceful Parenting”, and will include
strategies to help parents to:
• build an authentic and compassionate relationship with their child,
• learn how to model effective communication and thoughtful responses,
• set boundaries using structure and routine to encourage positive
behaviors,
• devise strategies for concentration, coping skills, stress management
and sleep,
• focus on your child’s strengths, building self-esteem and decision
making,
• understand the positive impacts of mindfulness, and
• create a peaceful home environment.
The “Peaceful Parenting” session will be held Sunday, October 15th from
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. in the Meeting House of First Parish of Norwell,
24 River Street in Norwell.
The second program is titled “Anxiety and Stress Management” will take
a deeper dive into parenting children with anxiety and provide strategies
for stress management. It will be held Sunday, October 22nd from 11:30
a.m. – 1:00 p.m. in the Meeting House of First Parish of Norwell, 24 River
Street in Norwell.
“We are excited to host these programs with Educational Psychologist
Linda Price”, said First Parish of Norwell’s Mental Health Action Team
member Cathy Harder-Bernier. “Linda came to us through our connections
with the Hanover Public School’s Guidance Department and was highly
recommended by them. We’ve seen her in action since then and know that
she will bring valuable information and skills to parents of children of
all ages”, Harder-Bernier continued.
Both programs will be simulcast on Zoom for those unable to attend in
person. Join the Zoom Meetings (both sessions at this same Zoom address a
week apart) at
http://atotw.com/maillist/lt.php?tid=VA2FlAzb7jGNJQtm8Q7DhcMeRTQAxHUKl0QjFKVIcWBoqLt7nDNYRqoN783ZLADJ
or with the following information:
Meeting ID: 840 6715 9093
Passcode: 047679
Dial by your location
+1 646 931 3860
The sessions will build on each other but will also stand alone for those
unable to attend both. Both sessions are free and open to the public.
Free childcare will also be available. If it is nice out, the kids will be
out on the playground!
The presenter, Linda R. Price, is a Licensed Educational Psychologist who
provides individual and group counseling, social emotional learning groups,
and parent consultation and workshops through her private practice,
Wellness Empowerment ( www.wellnessempowerment.care ) in Scituate, MA. She
specializes in working with youth coping with ADHD, Autism Spectrum
Disorders, anxiety, social and executive function struggles, and learning
differences. Linda earned her Masters of Education Degree in School
Adjustment Counseling and her Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in
School Psychology at Northeastern University. In building her expertise,
Linda became certified in Children’s Yoga, Yoga Nidra meditation, is an
Experienced-Registered Yoga Teacher and Continuing Education Provider,
received intensive training in Mindfulness, and Train the Trainer in Calm
Classroom, Resilient Schools from the Benson-Henry Institute through
Massachusetts General Hospital, and Anti-Bullying and Cyberbullying through
the Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center.
No matter the audience or topic, Linda ensures that participants leave with
resources and skills they can implement immediately. Linda may be reached
at lindaprice@wellnessempowerment.care .
The Mental Health Action Team, an arm of the First Parish of Norwell’s
Fogg Outreach Committee, was newly formed in June of 2022 in response to
the challenges faced by all of us as we negotiated the pandemic and finally
began to normalize discussions regarding mental health challenges. The
Team meets several times a year for an hour at a time – usually on Sunday
afternoons and via Zoom – and receives generous funding from the Fogg
Outreach Committee. All are welcome to attend our programs and/or our
meetings. Previous programs have included sessions on dementia, on “In
our Own Voice” with the National Alliance on Mental Illness, and
regarding suicide and depression awareness with the Samaritans and Families
for Depression Awareness. For more information, go to:
www.firstparishnorwell.org/committees-programs or contact Cathy
Harder-Bernier at cathyhb@comcast.net .
For “Around Town on the Web”,
Cathy H-B
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