If I could only recommend one book to someone, this is it.  It's a quick read, but it's fascinating for parents, and is applicable to every aspect of your life.  We referred to this book in our discussion last week, at our first ES "Parent-to-Parent" meeting.  The next P2P meeting will be on December 12 after the ES Parent Coffee. You can expect the meeting to start at approximately 10:00 and end at 11:00.  The next brief presentation, and longer discussion, will be about "Third Culture Kids."  The information will be based on David Pollock & Ruth Van Reken's book, "Third Culture Kids:  Growing Up Among Worlds."  Hope to see you there!

"Parent 2 Parent" Kicks Off!

I hope to see many of you at the first "Parent 2 Parent" meeting on November 14 after the Parent Coffee.  The meetings are intended to provide support for parents who are always looking to find better ways to interact with their children.  I hope to cover a variety of topics in the coming months.  The structure of the meetings will involve the presentation of a parenting topic at the beginning, followed by discussion among all of us present.

In class this week, I've been talking with the kids about the art of compromise, and working out solutions to conflicts.  Some classes in the younger grades are learning about anger management as well.