TKG LISTEN: T. Gordon’s P.E.T with Meike Lemmons @ TKG on Jan 28

Join TKG for a P.E.T. Workshop: P.E.T. stands for Parent Effectiveness Training. Thomas Gordon, the author and mentor of P.E.T.,  was nominated for three nobel peace prizes for this work. Also, as a result he received Lifetime Achievement Awards from both the American Psychological Foundation and the California Psychological Association. His approach …

TKG LEARN: Trust.

Trust by Lisa A. McCrohan//BarefootBarn Blog I hurriedly stuck my hand into my bag looking for my keys. Rushing, feeling frustrated, feeling like there were too many things to do and not enough time, getting irritated with myself for not being compassionate with myself because “I should know better” (how’s …

TKG KNOW: School of Hard Knocks // ‘How Children Succeed,’ by Paul Tough

“Character is created by encountering and overcoming failure.” By ANNIE MURPHY PAUL Published: August 23, 2012 in The New York Times Most readers of The New York Times probably subscribe to what Paul Tough calls “the cognitive hypothesis”: the belief “that success today depends primarily on cognitive skills — the kind …

LAST CHANCE Playful Parenting Workshop with Lawrence J. Cohen REGISTRATION

Wednesday, September 5th 2012, 6PM at The Knowing Garden Playful Parenting means joining children in their world of play, focusing on connection and confidence, giggling and roughhousing, and following your child’s lead. Lawrence Cohen, PhD, psychologist, author, and consultant will be at The Knowing Garden for a special talk on …

IN THE COMMUNITY: Parent Education

UCLA Extension Course Description – Parent Education New Course X 430.1 Parent Development with an Emphasis on Raising Children for School and Life Success (Online) Education 5 units  $600 This course is for principals, parents, school counselors, school psychologists, parent involvement coordinators, early childhood specialists, and school administrators, and also may …