EARLY
CHILDHOOD CONFERENCE MARCH 18, 2006
One
of Amerca's more witty authorities on parenting -
Gail Reichlin - will share her "sanity savers," "fast
answers" and years of research and on-the-ground
wisdom and expertise with Hawai'i Island parents,
grandparents and foster caregivers, teachers and
child care providers during an all-day conference
from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Sat., March 18, 2006
at the Waikoloa Beach Marriott. Registration starts
at 7:30 a.m. and the conference fee includes a continental
breakfast and lunch.
The
conference is open to everyone interested in strengthening
parenting skills and supporting and expanding the
quality and professionalism of early childhood programs
and services on Hawai'i Island. It is sponsored by
the Hawai'i Island Chapter of the Hawai'i Association
for the Education of Young Children (HAEYC), in partnership
with the North Hawai?i Drug-Free Coalition, Kamehameha
Schools, People Attentive To Children (PATCH), INPEACE
- SPARK, and the Good Beginnings Alliance.
Keynoter
Gail Reichlin, co-author of the bestselling "Pocket
Parent," will highlight a day-long series of
presentations, enlightening workshops and vendor
exhibits. She will draw on her popular book's quick
and easy digest of solutions to dozens of behavioral
issues most parents face with their child. Well known
for her humor and real life stories, Reichlin will
also give a family workshop on "Positive Discipline."
A
30-year veteran preschool teacher and founding executive
director of 20-year-old not-for-profit Parents Resource
Network in Chicago, Reichlin's book was first published
in 2001 and has more than 100,000 copies in circulation.
It also has been translated into Spanish, Portuguese,
Arabic, Russian and Indonesian. Reichlin frequently
appears on national television, including "The
Sunday Today Show" with Deborah Norville, and
she is a consultant to Sesame Street Workshop.
Other
workshops during the conference will focus on timely
issues for practitioners and families. Topics being
presented include:
*
The important role of fathers with Michael Kramer
and Larry Ursua from Family Support Services of
West Hawai?i;
*
The effects of ICE on a child?s brain and how to
support development of ICE-exposed infants and
young children by Dr. MariaIliana Stark;
*
Everything you always wanted to know about the
DOE?s new Jr. Kindergarten program presented by
Liz Chun of Good Beginnings Alliance;
*
Keeping keiki healthy with Dr. Dana Lee of Waimea;
*
Why reading to your child is important with Pat
Mizuno of Read to Me International, and
*
How to identify and support giftedness presented
by the Hawai?i Gifted Association.
Cost
for the conference is $50 for HAEYC members and $55
for non-members. Partial scholarships are available
to reduce the fee by $20. A brief note about why
a scholarship is merited should accompany an application.
To
register, go online to www.Hawaiiaeyc.org,
(click on Hawai'i
Island Chapter), or call Gail Judd (325-3800).
Deadline to register is Wed., March 15, 2006.
The
conference - formally themed "Strengthening
Families - Strengthening Communities" -- is
the annual spring meeting of the Hawai?i Island Chapter
of HAEYC, whose mission is to promote, support and
expand the quality of and professionalism in early
childhood programs and services for Hawai'i's young
children (0-8) and their families. HAEYC is the state
affiliate of the National Association for the Education
of Young Children (NAEYC).
To
learn more about the organization and to join, go
to www.Hawaiiaeyc.org.
