Saturday, May 3rd, 2003 - 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Fisher Park Public School, 250 Holland Ave., Ottawa
Presented by Ottawa Valley Cooperative Preschool Association, and the Child Care Professional Reference Centre.
KEYNOTE ADDRESS ~ Dr.Maggie Mamen,.
�The Pampered Child Syndrome and How to Avoid It�
With every good intention, we work at keeping our children happy, stimulated and challenged. However, if we are not careful, our children can become accustomed to a high standard of attention, which they then begin to demand. And good servants are hard to find. In extreme cases, these children can develop a range of mental health problems that cause difficulties in their overall development. This Keynote presentation outlines the development of the Pampered Child Syndrome, and suggests ways in which we can achieve a balance for our children that can allow them to train for real life.
Dr. Maggie Mamen is a clinical psychologist in a multidisciplinary private practice in Ottawa, Ontario, who specializes in working with children, adolescents and their families. She is the author of two books on parenting, the best-seller Who's In Charge? A Guide to Family Management (Creative Bound, 1997) and Laughter, Love and Limits: Parenting for Life (Creative Bound, 1998), and a recent handbook for parents and professionals on Nonverbal Learning Disabilities and Their Clinical Subtypes. Maggie has appeared on radio and television across Canada, and is a regular columnist for City Woman Magazine. She has taught university courses on child development and exceptional children for many years, and gives frequent workshops and seminars for community groups, teachers and other professionals, and parents of children of all ages. Prior to establishing her own practice in 1990, Maggie worked at Carleton University, the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario and the former Carleton Board of Education. She was the first elected President of the College of Psychologists of Ontario. Maggie and her husband are the parents of three adult children and two behaviourally-challenged dogs
Sparing the Rod Without Spoiling the Child:
Effective Discipline for Children of All Ages
WHAT IS OVCP? The Ottawa Valley Cooperative Preschool Association is a non-profit service organization existing to lend support to co-operative nursery schools and daycare centres in the Ottawa area.
WHAT IS THE CCPRC? The Child Care Professional Reference Centre is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to enhance the quality of children�s services by supporting individuals, organizations, agencies and associations who provide child care services.
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
8:00 to 9:00 Registration, Coffee & Marketplace
9:00 to 10:30 Keynote Address
10:30 to 11:00 Refreshment Break & Marketplace
11:00 to 12:30 Morning Workshop
12:30 to 2:00 Lunch & Marketplace
1:30 to 2:00 Book Signing with Keynote Speaker
2:00 to 3:30 Afternoon Workshop
LUNCHEON
A catered buffet luncheon by Carmello's Italian Restaurant will be available for $10.00 per person.
By purchase upon advance registration only.
There will be a lunch room available for those who bring their own lunch.
2. Building Self Worth in Children - AM
To cope with today�s complex world, children need family experiences that build a solid sense of themselves. This workshop will offer parents strategies, based on research, for increasing positive feelings of self worth in children.
Gus Fraser is a retired social worker and family educator with 40 years experience leading groups and workshops. He is married with 3 adult children.
3. Rights, Respect & Responsibility:Parenting the Teenager - AM
This workshop will assist parents and teachers to examine their attitudes and expectations towards teenagers. The leader will present practical principles and strategies to reduce conflict and stress between adults and teens. The rights of both parents and teens will be a topic of discussion as well as methods of promoting mutual respect and goodwill.
Susan Prosser, B.Sc.N., M.A., is an Associate at The Adlerian Counselling & Consulting Group where she counsels individuals, couples and families.
4. Conflict Resolution - AM
Conflict is a natural and inevitable part of our home life interactions. Learn how to effectively deal with these conflicts by developing skills such as anger management, problem solving and brainstorming techniques. This will enhance your ability to turn a negative process into one that promotes growth and creativity.
Cathy Lumsden, M.A. Psychology, with over twenty years counselling and
training, is the mother of two daughters.
5. Working With Anger -AM
Learn about the positive aspects of anger and how to use it safely and effectively. Models for anger that can be used to better understand ourselves and others will be presented and applied to participants� individual cases.
Dr. Paula Norman, M.D., C.C.F.P.(E.M.), offers counselling to couples, families and individuals with a special interest in relationship issues. She lectures at the University of Ottawa and has a spirited six year old son.
6. Literacy Through Crafts for Kids AM
Learn how to use a children's story as a springboard for arts and crafts to develop fine motor, as well as, early literacy skills. Craft time with your child can be a very enjoyable, creative experience and so much more.
Jennifer Cowan, M.Ed., has fifteen years teaching experience. In her
current position as Principal of Astolot Educational Centre, she teaches
parents and students to develop learning styles to their fullest.
7. Prophylactic Parenting: AM
Strategies for Today to Avoid the Problems of Tomorrow
A light hearted look at strategies for setting up your home life so that you and your children understand and live by your own "family culture" which promotes healthy relationships and satisfying interactions. Participants will be encouraged to reflect on their own behaviours and how these contribute to a positive environment or work against it.
Judy Kiar, B.A. Psych., M.A. counselling, is an Individual, Marriage and Family Therapist in private practice in Ottawa. She worked as a Child and Youth Worker at various children's service centres and was a stay-at-home mom to her three children for eight years before returning to study and work outside the home.
8. Parenting After Separation -
CANCELLED AM
This workshop will focus on understanding the needs of children after
separation. Learn how to develop strategies for communicating with the
children, as well as how to communicate between co-parents. The impact
of parental conflict on children will also be discussed.
Marianne Cuhaci, M.S.W., R.S.W., Family Consultant and Mediator, (member of O.A.F.M.) has a background in child welfare and psychiatric social work. She has spent the last 8 years in private practice working with families experiencing separation and divorce.
9. When "I Don�t Know Is The Answer" CANCELLED AM
A Childs View of AD/HD
The AD/HD child�s insightful views are most often overlooked or worse, not taken into account by parents, teachers, caregivers and clinicians alike.Many people are surprised by children�s response to simple questions such as "What is the first thing you think of when you hear your name called?" Who should attend? All persons involved with AD/HD at any level.
Robert Cooper, diagnosed at age 8 as being Hyperactive (the term used for what today is known as Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder) lives with many of the traits associated with being AD/HD. He now operates a consulting company, AD/HD In Perspective, and works with adults and parents of children diagnosed as AD/HD. He is the Director of a new AD/HD Information Network sponsored, in part, by C.H.E.O.
10. Grieving Children � How to Help
CANCELLED AM
Storytelling is a child�s natural way of dealing with difficulties in life. Children turn to their imaginary world to make sense of one that is too problematic or confusing for them. Using an approach that comes naturally to a child to deal with grief achieves favourable results. This workshop will discuss the use of metaphors and storytelling when working with children who have suffered a traumatic loss.
Gisèle Lamontagne, M.S.W., R.S.W., has worked for nearly six years as a trauma counsellor with the Trauma Management Group of Ottawa and works in the general counselling and the school units at Jewish Family Services.
11. Relax and Renew CANCELLED AM
In this workshop you will learn about the effects of stress on yourself and your family and the importance of taking time to relax and renew. You will experience some restorative yoga postures and practices that will give you some tools to take home with you. It�s time to take care of yourself so you will be better able to cope with and have more energy to give to the little ones in your life.
Phyllis Danu, Yanumoja Yoga Instructor. Phyllis has been involved in
personal growth work for over 15 years. She has taught prenatal yoga, acted as a doula and done volunteer work with breastfeeding support groups. She has two children, ages 5 and 13.
13. Everyday Concerns PM
A light hearted look at the need for clear consistent rules and consequences in everyday day life and suggestions for how these can work for all family members. Participants will be asked to reflect on their own parenting styles and to challenge some of their assumptions about ways to teach kids how
to get along in the societies within which they live.
Judy Kiar, B.A. Psych., M.A. counselling, is an Individual, Marriage and Family Therapist in private practice in Ottawa. She was a Child and Youth Worker at various children's service centres and a stay-at-home mom to her three children for eight years before returning to study and work outside the home.
14. Eating Disorders: An Overview for Parents, Caregivers
and Educators PM
This workshop will present an overview of eating disorders. In it we will
discuss what an eating disorder is; the behavioural, psychological and family implications of an eating disorder; what parents and educators can do to help someone with an eating disorder. This workshop will also focus on how to promote healthy body image and discuss resources available in our community.
Dr. Barbara Virley is a clinical psychologist at the Regional Centre for the Treatment of Eating Disorders at the Ottawa Hospital. Her specialties include diagnosing and treating eating disorders, and child and family therapy. She is the mother of a 3 year old daughter.
15. Raising Sons � Leading by Example PM
Humans have been parenting for tens of thousands of years. Even with all of this history, raising our children appears to constantly change from generation to generation. We sometimes forget that the more things change, the more they remain the same. In this workshop we will discuss a "back to the basics - the use of not-so-common sense" approach to raising your male child.
Robert Cooper,diagnosed at age 8 as being Hyperactive (the term used for what today is known as Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder) lives with many of the traits associated with being AD/HD. He now operates a consulting company, AD/HD In Perspective, and works with adults and parents of children diagnosed as AD/HD. He is the Director of a new AD/HD Information Network sponsored, in part, by C.H.E.O.
16. Your Child's Earliest and Most Important Relationship - PM
The quality of the attachment relationship that children form with their parents / primary caregivers influences children's capacities to develop healthy social relationships with others, to regulate their emotions, and to solve problems. We will discuss attachment theory to help parents gain insight into their emotional relationship with their children, and thus be more able to promote their children's feelings of security, self-confidence, and emotional well-being.
Dr. Karen Tsuk, Ph. D. in clinical psychology, recently moved here from Toronto, where she provided assessment and therapy to young children and their families at North York General Hospital and Hincks-Dellcrest Centre for Children's Mental Health. She is the mother of two boys.
17. Helping Children With Fears and Phobias - PM
All young children experience fears of varying kinds (e.g., darkness,
certain animals). In some cases, fears develop into phobias which can cause intense distress and interfere with the child�s daily activities. This workshop is designed to facilitate a better understanding of childhood fears, how phobias develop, and how to help children through prevention and intervention strategies.
Peter Liu, Ph.D., C. Psych. is a registered clinical psychologist in private practice in Orleans, and provides children, parents, and families with assessment, psychotherapy, and consultation services.
18. "But I Only Stood and Watched"
Why Bullying Occurs and What to do About It
- PM
We will examine the nature of bullying, why it occurs and the kind of
preventative practices that can be implemented to reduce its occurrence
in our schools. Focus will be on how to help children manage anger and
resolve conflict in an effective manner.
Tina Daniels, M.A. Sc. in Educational Psychology, Ph.D. in Developmental
Psychology, is Associate Professor at Carleton University and has taught
in the Psychology Dept. there for 18 years. She is the Coordinator of the Child Studies Programme and Interdisciplinary Studies.
20. Is there Sex After Children? CANCELLED PM
Many couples feel isolated and unique if they are having distress in the
bedroom after the birth of the baby. This workshop offers education, support and lots of humour to help repair the couple divide!
Stephanie Irwin, M.A., is a Family Therapist in private practice, specializing in transition to parenthood and postpartum depression. Prior experience includes childbirth educator and birth attendant for the Childbirth Education Assoc. She is the mother of two daughters.
21. 101- Fun Things To Do With Children-For Little or No Money PM
Ideas for arts and crafts, gross motor, nutrition, field trips and toys. Ideal for parents and new child care providers. (Booklet available for $5.00 payable to workshop presenter.)
Colleen A. Taylor, D.S.W., E.C.E., E.C.E.,R.T., has 20 years experience in a variety of child care environments.
22. "Use Your Words" � A Question of Perspective AM
The objective of this workshop is to help educators and students re-examine and refresh their ideas about behaviour guidance and to encourage a more child-focused approach to helping children deal with conflict.
Carlos Pereira, ECE, B.A., M.Ed., teaches in the ECE Program at Algonquin College.
23. Healthy, Happy Me! AM
Learn a song about your bones, an activity to teach about germs and games about food, as well as science, fine motor and cognitive and circle time activities. Suitable for teachers and caregivers of preschool to school age children. (Comprehensive handout - $2.00 payable to presenter)
Carrie Webb, E.C.E., is the Supervisor of Barrhaven Nursery School and teaches at Algonquin College.
24. How To Do More With Less AM
Are you faced with a stretching budget and shrinking dollars? In this hands-on workshop we will discuss where to purchase or find, and what to do with inexpensive and innovative equipment, furniture and accessories, art and craft supplies, "loose parts" and healthy food for your child care centre.
Dinah Payne, B.A., E.C.E., is the Director of Florence Street School Age Programme and teaches at Algonquin College.
Jennifer Whiteford, B.A., E.C.E., is Assistant Director at the same school.
25. Keep it Creative! Artistic Expression of Preschoolers CANCELLED AM
Explore ways to provide art activities for preschoolers that truly enhances the creative process. "A hands-on workshop" - participants should "dress for success with mess". We will paint, glue, sculpt and create!
Lavonne Carter, E.C.E., C. is the director / teacher at Westboro Nursery School; Wendy Dunn E.C.E., C. is a teacher at the school. Both share a special interest in children's art.
26. Come to my Kitchen Party - AM
As a Newfoundlander, all my parties begin and end in the kitchen. Come to my party and sing the songs that bring you back to childhood!
Issie Mullen presently teaches a variety of subjects at Algonquin College
in the continuing Education Program for Early Childhood Education.
AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS
27. Early Literacy Skills For Preschoolers PM
Studies have shown the enormous importance of early literacy in helping children to be successful throughout their school and later careers. Introducing children to the world of the written word is a rewarding experience for both children and their teachers. Learn about some of the approaches that help children to begin to develop literacy skills.
Margaret Moffett was educated in England and Canada. She has been educating pre-schoolers for many years in many different positions; tutoring privately, teaching with the Ottawa School Board, as (past) Director of Good Morning Playgroup and most recently at The Beacon Learning Centre.
28. Enhance Communication with Parents
of Children You Care For - PM
Do barriers affect your communication with parents? Do you continually use the same methods of communication? This workshop will teach Educators working directly with families how to establish and build upon effective communication skills with their clients. Unique, creative and simple ideas that can be easily implemented into their own programmes.will be discussed. The creation of a "developmental portfolio" will also be touched upon.
Christine Adams B.A., E.C.E., C, has 12 years experience in the field of Early Childhood Education with- children at risk, developmentally challenged children, in resource centres, as a home care consultant, and as director of a kindergarten school age program. She works with the OCDSB providing a seamless day kindergarten program at The Kanata Research Park Family Centre. She works to provide and maintain a cohesive team of professionals who aim to lead young children towards a life long love of learning.
29. Anaphylaxis Awareness!CANCELLED PM
Anaphylaxis is on the increase. Aside from peanuts, there are 7 other primary food and 2 non-food allergens. Learn about them, the potential causes for anaphylaxis, the difference between Intolerance, Allergy, Anaphylaxis and much, much more. A must for anyone in the childcare field.
Angela Patey, Pres. of Patey Enterprises, has a background in teaching child and home health care. She developed theAnaphylaxis Management and Crisis Intervention Programme that she now teaches to medical and childcare professionals across Canada.
30. One Potato, Two Potato - Musical Games and Much More PM
Let's get together and play some musical games � and just have fun through music!
Issie Mullen presently teaches a variety of subjects at Algonquin College in the continuing Education Program for Early Childhood Education.
31. Guiding Behaviours:
Knowing Yourself and the Children in Your Care - PM
This workshop will appeal to both parents and caregivers looking for new techniques to guide children�s behaviours so both the child and the caregiver feel empowered. Preschool through to school-aged children.
Paula Milbradt, E.C.E., since 1993, has taught storytelling and music and movement at Algonquin College. She has extensive experience as a foster parent for the C.A.S.�s Parent Model Programme.
32. Creative Arts: Introduce Art & Drama to your Preschoolers PM
This workshop is designed to inspire creativity in your teaching and in the children you teach! Discuss ideas about the value of introducing your preschoolers to the wonderful world of Art & Drama! Learn how to introduce and implement ideas and concepts; find out what and where resources and materials are available. If you love to teach, you CAN teach art and drama!!
Liane Gallop, BA, ECE, RT (Resource Teacher) worked in daycare, home day care, and integration and is presently director / teacher at Good Morning Preschool.
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Fisher Park School, 250 Holland Ave, Ottawa
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