Sanity Circus

A free six-week series for parents and teachers who want more cooperative, respectful, and joyful relationships with children and youth. Sponsored by the Arbor Heights PTSA and the Puget Sound Adlerian Society Funded in part by the Horizons Foundation

February 23-April 6, 2009 (no session Mar. 30)
Arbor Heights School, 3701 S.W. 104th St., West Seattle
Mondays for six weeks, 7:00-8:30 p.m.

To register, e-mail Cori, coriroed@gmail.com.

Childcare is available for potty-trained children four years old and older.
Clock hours and CE hours are available for teachers and counselors.
Certificates of participation are also available.

Feb. 23 Choosing Our Parenting Style: Autocratic, Permissive, Democratic A Sense of Belonging: The Primary Goal of Children and Adults Mistaken Goals: Undue Attention, Power, Revenge, and Display of Inadequacy

Mar. 2 Encouragement: Helping Your Child To Live with Courage

Mar. 9 Communication: Listening and Expressing Yourself, Respectfully

Mar. 16 Getting Out of Power Struggles: Problem Solving, Cooperatively

Mar. 23 Discipline ≠ Punishment: Teaching Self-Discipline, Tearlessly

Apr. 6 Family Meetings: Caring and Mutual Respect

Suggested Reading: Positive Discipline, by Jane Nelsen, Ed.D. A free notebook of handouts will be available.

The Puget Sound Adlerian Society is a nonprofit educational organization. Alfred Adler, MD, founder of Adlerian Psy-chology, believed that healthy families, classrooms, workplaces, etc., rest on a cornerstone of mutual respect. PSAS helps people learn and model the skills and attitudes of mutual respect. Please call 206-527-2566 to learn more about PSAS or see our Web site at www.psasadler.org. The Parenting Calendar, a quarterly listing of parenting classes and support groups sponsored by many organizations in the Puget Sound area, is at psasadler.org/calendar.pdf. We also offer quarterly Professional Development Seminars for mental-health professionals (see psasadler.org/education.htm). Visitors are welcome to come to our free monthly Adlerian Forums and to use our library. Membership inquiries and donations are most welcome! PSAS is an affiliate of the North American Society of Adlerian Psychology.

By Newsletter in Newsletter on January 6, 2009