We are excited to announce a new program for parents of tweens on Bainbridge that Hyla is co-hosting with Raising Resilience and the Bainbridge Island School District. The program is called “Right in the Middle: Coolheaded – Warmhearted Tools for Parents of Tweens Grades 5-8.”

We know that when it comes to parenting tweens, the stakes are higher than ever. The traditional challenges of this age (identity, sexuality, risk-taking, communication with parents, etc.) are complicated by the dominance of technology and media in a broader culture of busy-ness, strain and stress that threatens the quality of family life. Through a variety of channels, parents on Bainbridge are saying the same thing: they need help to parent through these challenges with confidence.

This new program is our response to that request for help. With a grant from the Bainbridge Community Foundation, we are thrilled to be a part of this collaborative program:

Parenting Right in the Middle
Warmhearted – Coolheaded Tools For Parenting Tweens Grades 5-8

A positive, practice-based approach to parenting that:
-Develops essential internal strengths in parents and kids
-Helps parents learn to limit, love, listen and laugh

During the current school year, this program will offer:

-Monthly TIPs classes (Tools for Intentional Parenting)
-Spring Workshop with guest speakers
-Weekly social media TIPs (available on Hyla’s website, Hyla’s Facebook page, and at www.RaisingResilience.org starting 11/24).

Join us at the Kick-Off Event 

December 3, 2014
7 – 9 PM
Bainbridge High School Library
Suggested Donation $10

Kathie McCarthy and Karolynn Flynn will present the basics of intentional parenting:

-What’s up with my tween? Inside tween development
-Move from worry to “smart empathy”
-Raising resilient tweens – what research reveals
-Intentional parenting: what, why, how to get started

Kathie and Karolynn integrate a science-backed approach to parenting that celebrates the essential developmental and emotional behaviors of this age. Both speakers are local pioneers in mindfulness and parenting techniques.

Register for Kick-Off Event at: RaisingResilience.org