Two Great Learning Opportunities from Two Parenting Your Teen Educators!

Tell Your Parents: Research-Based Parent Education Courses are being offered by Challenge Success

How much help is too much when it comes to homework?

How do I decide which extracurricular activities are best for my kid?

Is it okay for my 13-year-old to be on Facebook every day?

If you’re not sure how to answer these questions, you’re not alone. At Challenge Success, we hear regularly from parents who are trying to be the best parents they can be, but who aren’t always sure what to do.  Learn more here: http://www.challengesuccess.org/Parents/tabid/277/Default.aspx

PARENTING GROUP for PARENTS OF TEENS

Facilitated by Elana C. Reinin, MPH, CPCC

Parenting is not easy, and can create a lot of stress in a time when we crave joy and connection with our children. We don’t have many opportunities to share and vent all the feelings we hold about the trials, tribulations, and yes, joy of child rearing.  Join other parents of teens for support and sharing of mutual wisdom. You will walk away with new tools in your parenting toolbox, and a sense of connection with fellow parents.

 

What: A parenting group is now forming in Oakland.

Who: Parents of teens who are interested in:

• Sharing support and wisdom with other parents

• Learning how others handle parenting challenges

• Listening to others, and being heard

• New tools for your parenting toolbox

# Of Sessions: Six (6) sessions, each for 2 hours, meeting approx. twice a month

When: Wednesdays, March to May 2012: 3/21, 3/28, 4/18, 4/25, 5/9, 5/23

Time: 7:30 – 9:30 pm

Where: The location in Oakland will be shared once you register

Fee: $150/person for the 6-session series.

Reserve a spot now!

Please contact Sue Proctor: susandproctor@gmail.com

 

Elana C. Reinin, MPH, CPCC, is a Co-Active Parenting Coach and Consultant, Positive Discipline parent educator, and is the past Co-President of the JCHS Parent Organization. Elana’s approach focuses on relationship, and is two-fold: to act as a sounding board so that you are seen and heard, and to help you develop the tools that nurture the parent-child connection. She is the mother of three wonderful children: a 22-year-old son and two teenage daughters.

This Sunday: Don’t Miss a Presentation on Nesiya!

This Sunday, learn about Nesiya’s summer journey through Israel for high school students, including information about generous fellowship funding available for young people from Northern California:

Sunday, March 18, 2012, 5:00-7:00 pm

Berkeley, CA

The presentation will feature the participation of Northern Californian Nesiya alumni.

Prospective participants, parents, alumni and other friends of Nesiya are all welcome.

Please RSVP to info@nesiya.org as soon as possible.

Click here for more information.

Teens: APPLY FOR AN AWESOME INTERNSHIP TODAY!

Apply now for Teen Art Connect Internship

Deadline: Friday, March 16, 2012

Get paid to work and learn at the CJM as part of a year-long internship program for high school students of all backgrounds. Those entering 10-12 grades in fall 2012 are invited to apply online (thecjm.org/teens)

175 Participants, One Amazing Day!

Here is the poem JCHS student Talia Young performed at “Parenting Your Teen:”

When we started to plan Parenting Your Teen, we knew two basic things:

Parents were eager for insightful wisdom to help them parent their teens, specifically around setting healthy boundaries, communication and relationships; and BJE’s Jewish Teen Alliance knew experts who could help our parents.

Last Sunday we brought the two groups together at Parenting Your Teen. Thank you for attending and for contributing.  We hope that you returned home with some learning that will resonate with you and your family.

This is just the beginning of our teen-focused parenting events. If you enjoyed yesterday’s event, please consider signing up for additional workshops.

First up: Rabbi Howard Ruben and Rick Concoff, MA, two of yesterday’s presenters, are offering a four-part series of Parenting Classes. to be held in San Francisco at Jewish Community High School of the Bay.

Learn more and register here:   

http://parentingyourteencontinues.eventbrite.com

See You Sunday!

We are counting down the minutes until our “Parenting Your Teen” Event THIS Sunday!

We still have a few tickets available, so register today!

http://parentingyourteen.eventbrite.com

 

Only 12 More Days Left…To Register for “Parenting Your Teen”

How can BJE help you, and your child, navigate the teen years? Parenting Your Teen workshops include in depth conversations and parenting tools on bullying, sex and sexuality, stress, drug use and abuse, and more, all presented within Jewish framework.  Led by some of the top experts in their fields, our workshops focus on healthy boundaries, healthy relationships and communication.

You will also hear from a diverse group of teens directly, through spoken word presentations and in teen panel workshops.

Featuring Keynote Speaker Denise Pope, Ph.D.

Co-founder, Challenge Success · Senior Lecturer, Stanford University School of Education

Workshop Presenters include Denise Pope Ph.D., Marsha Rosenbaum Ph.D., Rachel Brodie MA, Rabbi Howard Ruben, Naomi Tucker, Zephira Derblich-Milea, Rick Concoff MA, Lisa Cohen-Bennett Ph.D., Holly Pederson, Ph.D., MFT; Jamie Simon, Geoff Smith, Elana Reinin, MPH, Co-Active Coach and Sheva Feld, Ph.D.

Click here for the workshop descriptions.

Click here for the schedule of the day.

JCCSF is Accepting Applicants for the 2012 JCC Maccabi Experience

For Jewish Teens Ages 13 – 16 (as of 7/31/12)

August 3 – 10, 2012, Houston, TX

JCC Maccabi Games ®  – 30 th  Anniversary Year!

Join nearly 5,000 Jewish teen athletes competing in the summer of 2012 at the annual JCC Maccabi Games. The Games provide a unique experience for teens to compete from all around the world.

JCC Maccabi ArtsFest ® 

Be a part of the JCC Maccabi ArtsFest designed to inspire Jewish teens to develop their individuality through the medium of artistic expression and to celebrate their cultural identity.

 

For registration and further information, please contact Jackie Lewis at 415.292.1241 or jlewis@jccsf.org, or visit www.jccsf.org/maccabi for information about tryouts, auditions and registration.

For news and updates, visit www.facebook.com/jccsfmaccabi.