Want new strategies to help with your children?

An opportunity to develop stronger relationships with our children is coming to our area!

on February 26, March 5th and March 12th there will be a FREE Playful relationship training.
Classes will last from 6-8 each evening

the classes will cover brain development, attachment & guidance techniques.

it will be well worth the time spent. Hope many will be able to make it.

for more information call or come by the school.

Also I have several books that may be checked out through my office. These are:

For Parents and Teenagers by William Glasser
The Roller Coaster Years by Giannetti and Sagarese
Radical Parenting by Dr. Brad Blanton
The Good Divorce by Constance Ahrens
How to Survive the Loss of a Love by Colgrove, Bloomfield and Mc Williams

If you are interested in any of the above call or come see me at RVT

Introduction to the Counselor

Thank you for visiting this site. I hope that it will help me connect more with the parents of my schools. I will be using this site to post my newsletters and to update you on activities that I am doing with your kids. A main focus of both Southside and RVT this year is to have drug and alcohol prevention information spread throughout my lessons. We all know how devastating these substances can be and hope that when the kids grow up they will make choices that will keep them healthier and happier. Our theme for November and December is we are thankful to be drug free. the kids each drew a picture of something they are thankful for which was displayed on a "quilt" for all to see. Come and find your child's drawing.

Counselor Connection October 2008

During the past few months I have been teaching the children about personal space and being respectful to other people’s feelings. It is important that children learn that they control their own bodies. Not only can they choose what they do but they also have the power to tell someone to stop when they are doing something they do not like. Kids need several skills to be able to do this:

§ Recognize feelings
§ Assertively say stop when needed
§ Stop when they are asked to stop.

You can easily help your children utilize these tools. Help them recognize and name their feelings, point them out when they are experiencing a feeling and talk about your own feelings. Play stop and go games (red light, green light and freeze tag) to develop the ability to control their bodies, and to stop immediately. Finally, always model the behavior you expect, children learn more from your example than from any other teaching.