Hull Special Education Advisory Council (SEPAC)
And
Judith Kuehn, Director of Student Services
Presents
Maria Trozzi
Maria’s style delivers user- friendly words and strategies with humor, pathos and a clear knowledge of both the parent and child. She is an assistant professor of developmental pediatrics at Boston University School of Medicine, Director of the Good Grief Program at Boston Medical Center, author of Talking With Children About Loss (Penguin-Putnam), and faculty for T. Berry Brazelton’s National Lecture series.
Helping our Children Develop Resilience
as They Face a Complicated World
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Memorial Middle School
Grade 7 Community Room
81 Central Avenue
Hull, MA
Some of the topics Maria will address:
¨ Creating the mix to produce an outstanding person: the surprising research
¨ Dealing with life’s disappointments: when our children hurt, what to say and not to say
¨ To push or not to push. The race to get ahead and what it means to your child.
¨ Too many choices: How affluence can complicate parenting decision-making.
¨ Self-efficacy: what it is, why it’s important; what to do about it
¨ How to ‘not hover’; moving towards scaffolding your children as they problem solve
¨ The world news events; facing them with your child
