Want a preview of PCPO’s Spring, 2007 Conference Keynote?

Join us Friday evening, March 9th for
Parenting with Your Child’s Brain in Mind.

How can parents meet our children’s important developmental needs within the demands of busy, and often stressful, lives? Gloria DeGaetano, national speaker and noted expert on children’s brain development, explains Brain-Compatible Parenting™ and how it can help moms and dads easily address critical needs of each stage of children’s and teen’s development. She will focus on how we can build our children’s communication skills, competence, and autonomy as doorways that open optimal brain development at any age!

Located at & Co-sponsored by
Portland Children’s Museum
4015 SW Canyon Rd
off Highway 26
Opposite the Oregon Zoo

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY, MARCH 10
Registration.............................................................. 8:15 - 9:00
PCPO Welcome and Keynote Speaker:
Gloria DeGaetano................................................... 9:00 - 10:30
Morning Workshops.............................................. 10:45 - 12:15
Lunch/Vendor Displays .......................................... 12:15 - 1:30
Afternoon Workshops............................................... 1:30 - 3:00
Vendors remain open until ..................................................3:30

MORNING WORKSHOPS SELECTIONS

A "Manufactured Horror and Real Children"
Gloria DeGaetano (Keynote Speaker, founder and CEO of The Parent Coaching Institute)
Research indicates that media violence is a significant contributing factor to real-life violence. Media violence can profoundly impact children’s present and future attitudes, behaviors and values by increasing their aggression, fear, callousness, and appetite for violence. Examine the research and learn the concept of “stimulus addiction” as related to children’s developing brains. Receive information needed for dealing effectively with media violence in the lives of children.

B What About Boys  CANCELED, no replacement yet
Lisa Sloan (Executive Director of Full Esteem Ahead, BA in Children’s Television, worked for Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.)
Discover the unique and wonderful world of our sons. Why are boys so active? Why do they think the way they do? How can we raise them to be strong, yet sensitive and compassionate too? Explore these and other topics about boys and learn some specific strategies from listening to, and communicating with, our sons.

C Enhance Your Marriage! Improve Your Parenting!
Allan Cordova, Ph. D. (joined The Children’s Program in 2002, worked with youth and families in hospital and school settings.)
Explore the spillover between marriage and parenting; sharpen communication and problem solving skills that apply to interactions with your spouse and your preschooler.

D Introduction to Positive Discipline – Part 1
Steven Foster (Licensed clinical social worker and early childhood specialist at Clackamas Education Service District)
Introduction to a positive discipline approach to parenting and teaching young children. Positive discipline is empathy based and emphasizes dignity and respect for both parents and children. Interested in moving away from punishment and rewards towards an approach that stresses kindness and firmness at the same time? Attend this workshop.

E Importance of Play
Dana Anderson (Learning Style Specialist, owner of Multi-Mode Learning, helps chidren and adults overcome reading and attention difficulties) Simple play activities are actually very powerful brain-development exercises. Explore the science behind these activities, learn the value of simple play, and how to make good playtime choices.

F Yoga at Home with Your Children
Jim and Lynea Gillen (Still Moving Yoga and developers of Yoga Calm for Kids; view www.stillmovingyoga.com)
Yoga Calm’s poses, breathing techniques, games and related social/emotional processes are specifically designed to develop a child’s physical and emotional strength, self-control, and inner awareness. Learn specific Yoga Calm techniques, social/emotional processes, and strategies that can be used in the home.

G It’s a Homeschool Life: The ABC’s and 123’s of Homeschooling
Lori Walker (Founder and president of Village Home Education Resource Center)
Homeschooling is the fastest growing education movement in the country. Is it for your family? Explore homeschooling, and discover: How parents homeschool without giving up their own lives.

H Family Life with LESS Screen Time: How Do You Get There?
Lynn Collins Ph. D (Administers the Parent/Child Program at Willamette Falls Hospital, Teaches classes for parents and their children) Making less screen time work for your family. Explore specific strategies to reduce or eliminate screen-time for your family. Discuss how to create “quiet-time” and alternative activities for your family. Discuss how to handle the big question: “How will I ever get anything done?”

I Grand Conversations + Engaging Activities = Mathematical Mind!
Karen Lokting (Math Consultant, former elementary Teacher and Tigard Preschool parent)
This fun-filled workshop includes concepts to weave into everyday conversations and activities that build math sense. Parents will think like math educators, and their children will think like mathematicians.

J (T) Engaging the Preschooler: Promoting Social and Emotional Development
Sharron Donnely, MS, OTR/L (owner Advanced Pediatric Therapies)
"Six basic developmental levels lay a foundation for all our learning and development. Appropriate experiences in the classroom during each phase promotes cognitive, social, emotional, language and motor skills, and a sense of self." This workshop is based on the Stanley Greenspan Floortime approach.

K (T) "If you lived on my street" – A Resiliency Based Approach to Understanding Poverty
Catherine Beckett (Licensed Social Worker and National Program Director of Friend of the Children)
This interactive workshop based on the work of Dr. Ruby Payne, will present foundational points in understanding poverty and the beliefs and behaviors which may result from it. Learn to assess and examine your own assumptions about poverty, explore the concept of the “hidden rules” of socioeconomic classes, and begin to recognize the skills and strengths of those who come from a background of poverty.

L (T) What Are You Talking About? Preschoolers Can’t Write!
Donna Prinzmetal (Licensed Psychotherapist, Teacher, published poet, writing tutor, and coach)
A workshop for teachers who want to teach writing to preschoolers. Experiential workshop in which participants will pretend that they are in preschool. Two or three writing activities will be done. Bring pencil and paper, please!

AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS SELECTIONS

M "Screen Technologies and Children's Reading Abilities: The Cart Before the Horse"
Gloria DeGaetano (Keynote Speaker, founder and CEO of The Parent Coaching Institute)
Discuss how children’s developing brains respond to TV and video and learn three important things that growing brains need most in this media age. Learn why language development and reading and writing abilities can be negatively influenced by overuse of visual media. Discuss ways to help children become print and media literate.

N Stop the Bullying  CANCELED, no replacement yet
Lisa Sloan (See A.M.) Explore the world of peer aggression and emotional bullying that plagues the lives of our children, beginning in preschool and peaking in middle school. Learn how to support and empower your child in these difficult situations as well as how to take steps to create a bully-free environment at school, at home and within the circles of friendship.

O Parenting With Emotional Intelligence
Allan Cordova, Ph. D. (See A.M.)
Using ideas presented by Daniel Goleman and John Gottman as a springboard, we will focus on strategies for understanding and working constructively with preschooler’s emotions.

P The Misunderstood Child: Getting Kids in Sync
Sharron Donnely, MS, OTR/L (See A.M.)
Learn the connection between the biology of the brain and a child's learning ability and behavior. Become familiar with the sensory systems that promote and support sensory integration.

Q Pre-reading skills and Development
Dana Anderson (See A.M.)
Mastery of some simple (and fun) activities help prepare young children to read when they are ready. Identify helpful skills and learn playtime and fun activities that help prepare children for reading and writing.

R Coping With Children’s Challenging Behaviors
Margaret Scott (Facilitates parenting groups at Willamette Falls Hospital, Parenting Consultant/Therapist in private practice)
Parents' reactions to children's challenging behaviors often results in both parent and child feeling upset and disconnected. Learn ways to manage behavior while maintaining and strengthening parent-child relationships.

S Introduction to Positive Discipline – Part 2
Steven Foster (See A.M.)
Continuation of morning workshop L. This workshop will continue to cover positive discipline options and will also feature information and methods to avoid power struggles.

T Strengthening Family Bonds Through Rituals
Lynn Collins, Ph. D. (See A.M.)
Learn how rituals help families stay connected, ease transitions, reduce stress and prevent misbehaviors. You’ll gain ideas for how to enhance your family life though rituals in daily life and special events.

U What I Know About You: Writing Scrapbook for Parents
Donna Prinzmetal (See A.M.)
In this experiential workshop, parents will investigate ways to write to their children throughout their life. Document your observations and your complex feelings about your children so you will have a record to give them. Bring pencil and paper, please!

V Protecting Your Children on the Web
Kathleen Maloney Dunn (Attorney, International Aid Worker, Author and Parent)
How can we keep kids safe from cyber sexual exploitation; both at home and on the go? Learn some rules and tools to protect your child and explore how to talk to your child about the issues.

W (T) Building Math Foundations
Karen Lokting (See A.M.)
Building mathematical foundations through thoughtful experiences. These fun, hands-on, developmentally appropriate activities reinforce number sense, spatial reasoning, logical thinking and patterning. Experiences include books, songs, and games.

X (T) Incorporating Yoga into the Preschool Classroom
Jim and Lynea Gillen (See A.M.)
Yoga Calm’s poses, breathing techniques, games and related social/emotional processes are specifically designed to develop a child’s physical and emotional strength, self-control, and inner awareness. Learn specific Yoga Calm techniques, social/emotional processes, and strategies that can be used in a pre-school classroom.

Advanced workshops with this mark (T) before the title
were developed for Teachers

GENERAL INFORMATION

PCPO Group Fee - A PCPO member school group fee may have been paid allowing your school’s members to attend the conference at the lowest rate. Your PCPO Rep or Treasurer will know if your school has chosen to prepay the group fee.

Scholarships - A limited number of scholarships for discounted fees are available upon written request. Scholarships will be awarded on a first come, first served basis with priority given to PCPO members.

Refunds - We regret we are unable to issue refunds.

Check-In - When you arrive, please check in at the registration desk. You may pick up your agenda, workshop assignments and a map at that time.

Child Care Division Credits - Certificates for CCD credits needed by child care workers will be available at the end of the day.

Displays & Vendors - Displays and vendors will be available before, during and after the conference workshops. Some offer merchandise to purchase. Major credit cards and personal checks may not be accepted by all (bring cash!). PCPO does not endorse any vendor or displayer.

Host - Want to make sure you get in your 1st choice workshop? Be the first person to offer to HOST a workshop, and your space is guaranteed. Hosting simply means arriving a few minutes early, passing out materials & collecting evaluations. Please check the HOST portion of your registration form. Thank you!

Questions - For referrals to co-ops in your area, call PCPO at 503-293-6161 or email us at: 

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Workshop Enrollment - Workshop enrollments are limited by room and instructor capacity. It is recommended that you register early in order to ensure your first workshop choices. Registration is processed according to postmarked date. Advanced workshops with this symbol (T) before the title were developed for Teachers.

Workshop Selections - If your first choice is already full, we will use one of your two alternate choices.

Registration Form - Please only 1 registration per form. You are welcome to copy the form or provide the needed information on another sheet of paper.

Walk-In Registration - Mail-in registration must be postmarked by March 2^nd . Although walk-in registration is welcomed and is available at the conference at 8:15 AM, specific workshops may be full and the fee is higher.

Lunches - Catered box lunches are available for $7.00 each, paid with advance purchase only. Please make your selection on the registration form. You are also welcome to bring your own lunch.

Please Note - So that everyone may hear and learn from the speakers,
please do not bring infants or children to the conference.

Click here to download the 2007 Conference Brochure
with Registration Form.

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