UPCOMING Parenting Matters Lectures

1226 N. Alvarado Street, Los Angeles, CA  90026 | Phone: (213) 484-6676

Past Parenting Matters Lectures

	FEBRUARY 27, 2012, 7pm RUTH BEAGLEHOLE on RAISING GIRLS From a very young age, girls are inundated with messages that they should “act like a lady” at the expense of their own unique self. Helping to empower girls to be authentic, feeling, thinking people who are confident and loving means developing and expanding our own ideas about gender and power. Ruth is the founder and executive director of Echo Parenting & Education and in this two hour session will offer concrete tools to help adults support girls. Click here to register.
	MARCH 5, 2012, 7pm BRIAN JOSEPH on RAISING BOYS The adage “boys will be boys” allows us to neglect our responsibility to teach boys how to solve problems peacefully. Helping boys develop their emotional intelligence can diminish the association of violence with masculinity, and increase their capacity to love. Brian is a founding parent of the Peace School Cooperative Preschool in Los Angeles and director of teaching at Echo Parenting & Education. Here he offers many tools for supporting boys to be emotionally intelligent. Click here to register.
	MAY 7, 2012, 7pm RUTH BEAGLEHOLE on ANGER Have you regretted things that said or did while you were angry with your children? Been frustrated with how they express anger with you? Every parent and every child has experienced deep feelings of frustration and rage. Ruth will examine the roots of anger and strategize about how to help children (and adults!) safely navigate these feelings. Click here to register.
	FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 2012, 7pm PAUL KIVEL — BOYS WILL BE MEN Raising our boys for courage, caring and community.  Young people today face a world of ever-increasing complexity, alienation, and violence. But our schools and other institutions seem largelyunable to provide them with the skills and understanding they need to survive, to thrive, and to make a difference. The cycle of violence and injustice that entraps them will not stop until boys are raised to become powerful and loving participants in the struggle to end it. – Visit Paul’s website to see more about his work.
	A very heartfelt and special thanks to Alfie Kohn for kicking off our Parenting Matters lecture series in such a grand manner!  Alfie continues to be an inspiration to us and so many others.  We’d love to hear what you got from the talk, what you’re thinking about and what questions you still have!  Continue the conversation below in our comments and read what other people thought about the talk here and here.