Workshops

May Workshops

Topical Workshops

  • Helping a Recalcitrant Child
    Wednesday, May 8
    7 – 8:30 PM
  • Parents of Adult Children
    Monday, May 13
    7-8:30 PM
  • A Workshop for Parents Handling the Challenges of Divorce and Separation
    Friday, May 17
    7-8:00 PM
    Park Slope Food Coop
    782 Union Street – open to all – no fee
  • Parents of Tween, Teens and Young Adults with Special Needs
    Wednesday, May 22
    7-8:30 PM

Ongoing Groups

  • Parents of Children with Special Needs
    Thursday morning, May 9 and 23 – 9:30 – 11:00 AM
    Monday evening – May 6 – 7:00 – 8:30 PM
  • Parents of Teens and Tweens
    Monday, May 20 – 7:00 – 8:30 PM

To register, receive more information or make suggestions of workshop topics that might be helpful to your family click on “Contact Sharon” below.
Contact Sharon

Recent Workshops for Schools and Organizations:

  • A Workshop for Professionals Who Work with Parents – Staff of multiple PS in East New York Brooklyn
  • Handling Anger at Home – Brooklyn Parents of Twins
  • Useful Perspectives for Pediatricians to Keep in Mind – Grand Rounds Methodist Hospital Park Slope, Brooklyn
  • Juggling the Emotions of Tweens – PS 39
  • Handling Separation Anxiety - Brooklyn Children’s Museum
  • Mornings – Can They Ever Go Well? – PS 39
  • Communicating Effectively with Your Teen – IS 61
  • Establishing Good Communication with Your Child – PS 39
  • Reducing Tensions in Our Homes – MLK Day Celebration organized by Spoke the Hub
  • What is Effective Parenting? – parenting forum at BAX
  • Thinking Well of Parents in School Settings -Lighthouse International
  • Ongoing Workshops – Baruch College Early Learning Center
  • Parenting As a Couple – Holistic Moms Meeting
  • A Workshop for Parents Whose Children Only Act Out at Home – PS 321
  • How to Support Parents Suffering from Peri-Natal Loss – NYU Midwife Training Program and Real Birth Parent Center
  • “How can You Tell if You’re a Good Parent?” - Mothers of Twins Convention

Recent Workshops at Parents Helping Parents

  • Helping Your Family with Loss, Illness or Transition
  • A Workshop for Professionals Who Work with Parents
  • Helping Your Child with Anger,Frustration or Fears
  • Parents of Boys/Parents of Girls:what’s the same,what’s different?
  • Picking Your Battles.When to Say No and When to Let it Go
  • Transistions!!! How to Make them Easier
  • Parents of Siblings
  • Pregnant and New Parents
  • Parents of Young Children
  • Parents of Teens and Pre-Teens
  • Single Parents
  • Parenting Children in Challenging Times
  • Parenting Children who only “Act Out” at home
  • Mornings! Can They Ever Go Well?

Fees for workshops held at Parents Helping Parents are based on a sliding scale from $15 to $35/family.

To allow for a full discussion in our one room space, there is unfortunately no childcare available during workshops.