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MARYLAND INTERNATIONAL DAY SCHOOL PRESENTS A FREE PARENTING SEMINAR

Maryland International Day School 

invites you to  Positive Parenting for Busy Parents

by Dr. Elliott B. Jaffa

Saturday, November 16  9:00 am - Noon


Fee: $100 per MIDS family

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To register, online at www.themidschool.org or call 301-567-9101

Note the fee for non-Mids parents is $150 per family.

- Speak the "language of the positive" and learn how to continually "catch your child(ren) being good." Dr. Elliot Jaffa

As a parent you will learn how to:

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Build new socially appropriate behaviors and skills into your child's
repertoire such as completing their daily chores, homework and school
assignments, study habits, getting along with siblings and other
children, citizenship and common sense skills, and even critical
thinking skills. 

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- Modify your own behavior in order to change your child's behavior

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Eliminate or decrease the frequency of your child's undesirable or
inappropriate behaviors thus eliminating your continual nagging,
yelling, and frustration

- Develop an in-home behavioral management program using a reward system to produce the desired behaviors, skills, and positive results

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How to best reinforce and compliment what your child has learned in
school each day and more effectively partner with your child's teachers

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More effectively control your child's meltdowns and behavioral
outbursts both at home and in public while maintaining your
own composure

- Effectively use the withholding of rewards or loss of privileges and application of a variety of "time out" procedures

- Recognize how your own behavior influences your child's behavior 

- Make the best use of "quality time" with your children

Who Should Attend? Ideally both parents as well as any family members or care givers living in your home

...a few words about Dr. Elliott B. Jaffa

Dr.
Elliott B. Jaffa is a behavioral psychologist and creative problem
solver with over 25 years of experience who has organized and developed
two private non-profit schools in the Washington, DC area. As a dynamic,
humorous, and high-energy professional speaker, trainer, and
consultant, his focus is on results and solutions - - the immediate
transfer and application of learning to the home environment. Parents
will come away with a better understanding of how to apply newly learned
skills to become a more effective, communicative, productive and
positive parent. He feels that, "No matter how well things may be going
at home this week, they could always be better." Dr. Jaffa incorporates
lecture, simulation and role playing, audience participation, and case
studies to build new positive behaviors into both the parents' and
child's behavioral repertoire. 

 Dr. Jaffa takes great pride in his sense of humor and common sense in addressing parenting concerns and guarantees to make learning a positive experience. Dr. Jaffa's Rx: a "how-to," practical, creative, interactive, high-energy presentation to motivate each parent to become a more positive parent.
Dr. Jaffa holds a doctorate in education in school psychology from the
University of Maryland and master's degree in clinical psychology from
Xavier University. He is co-author of "Ice Cream, Poker Chips, and Very
Goods: A Behavior Modification Manual for Parents & Teachers.

 

...a few words about Dr. Elliott B. Jaffa

Dr.
Elliott B. Jaffa is a behavioral psychologist and creative problem
solver with over 25 years of experience who has organized and developed
two private non-profit schools in the Washington, DC area. As a dynamic,
humorous, and high-energy professional speaker, trainer, and
consultant, his focus is on results and solutions - - the immediate
transfer and application of learning to the home environment. Parents
will come away with a better understanding of how to apply newly learned
skills to become a more effective, communicative, productive and
positive parent. He feels that, "No matter how well things may be going
at home this week, they could always be better." Dr. Jaffa incorporates
lecture, simulation and role playing, audience participation, and case
studies to build new positive behaviors into both the parents' and
child's behavioral repertoire. 

 Dr. Jaffa takes great pride in his sense of humor and common sense in addressing parenting concerns and guarantees to make learning a positive experience. Dr. Jaffa's Rx: a "how-to," practical, creative, interactive, high-energy presentation to motivate each parent to become a more positive parent.
Dr. Jaffa holds a doctorate in education in school psychology from the
University of Maryland and master's degree in clinical psychology from
Xavier University. He is co-author of "Ice Cream, Poker Chips, and Very
Goods: A Behavior Modification Manual for Parents & Teachers.

 
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