On November 16, we shared in this blog efforts to make Salinas, California an “emotional-health-friendly city.” We’re now happy to provide an update.
The Salinas Adult School held its annual Parent University program on Saturday, January 31. The focus of this year’s Parent University: raising emotionally healthy families.
Through more than 50 workshops, parents learned skills to address problem solving, stress reduction, conflict resolution and healthy communication with their children.
In advance of the event, Kathy Bauer, a parent educator at the school, said, “Parenting is the most challenging job, and parents need support these days to get new ideas, get resources, to get support… I think that’s the whole intent these days, to get more emotional stability in these troubling times… I think parents will have fun. They’ll learn new skills, they’ll learn new community resources, and they’ll get connected with other parents.”
The first 300 people who attended Parent University received a copy of “How to Raise Emotionally Healthy Children” by Gerald Newmark.
Original Source: thecalifornian.com/article/20090123/NEWS01/901230314