ParentMap newsmagazine is
pleased to announce the expansion of Pathways, its lecture series for parents,
into the Portland region. Partnering with local businesses and organizations, ParentMap will present nationally known
expert and best-selling author Dr. Laura Kastner with “Getting to CALM:
Cool-Headed Strategies for Parenting Tweens & Teens”
What happened to that sweet little child you took to preschool? If
silence, surliness and attitude are rearing their ugly heads at your house, you
need the tools Dr. Kastner can provide. Find out how to stay calm when your kid
is pushing all your buttons. Learn how to choose your battles…and how to stay
closely connected with your newly chaotic and wonderfully complicated teen.
Laura Kastner, Ph.D. is a clinical associate professor of
psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the University of Washington and a
nationally recognized expert on teen behavior and development. She is the
author of The Seven-Year Stretch: How Families Work Together to Grow Through
Adolescence and The Launching Years: Strategies for Parenting from
Senior Year to College Life, and the forthcoming Getting to Calm: Cool-Headed Strategies for Parenting Tweens &
Teens, all with co-author Jennifer F. Wyatt. In addition to teaching, she
maintains a private practice with a focus on children, couples and families. In
2003, Dr. Kastner was voted one of the "Best Doctors" by local
physicians in Seattle Magazine and was elected "Psychologist of the
Year" by the Washington State Psychology Association.
“Getting to Calm” will take place Thursday, May 14 from 7
– 9 p.m. at First Unitarian Church of Portland.
Tickets are $20 in advance; $25 at the door. For tickets, visit www.parentmap.com/PDXPathways or call 800-838-3006.
For more info contact Kimberly McDonald at 206-937-3830 or email kimberly@parentmap.com
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