WATCH
Be sure to catch the current episode of Howard County’s Cable TV show, “Trooper Magazine.” The program includes a segment about intimate partner violence featuring Michaele Cohen, Executive Director, Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence and DVC’s Director of Community Engagement, Vanita Leatherwood.
The program will air on the following days and times, January to April.
- Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m.
- Wednesdays at 9:30 p.m.
- Thursdays at 10:00 a.m.
- Fridays at 10:30 p.m.
- Saturdays at 12:30 p.m.
Other segments of the program include interviews about “Modern day Illegal Drugs” and the “Move Over Law.”
COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS
The Howard County Family Institute presents
More “New Age” Challenges for Parents of Adolescents
Thursday,January 12, 2012
6:30 – 8:30 P.M.
The Bain Center
5470 Ruth Keeton Way, Columbia, MD 21044
An honest and practical panel discussion on issues facing today’s parents of middle and high school students. A panel of local representatives from several community programs, including Vanita Leatherwood, DVC’s Director of Community Engagement, will address pointers for maintaining open communication with teens, including:
- Promoting Positive Self-Esteem
- Managing Anger
- Dating and Relationships
- Sibling Rivalry
After presentations from each panel member, all parents will have the opportunity to take part in an open discussion or submit questions anonymously, depending on their comfort level.
FREE - Space is limited; please pre-register by calling 410-313-1940 or emailing children@howardcountymd.gov (leave your name and contact email). This discussion is for parents only!
The Howard County Family Institute is a parent education program of the Office of Children’s Services, Department of Citizen Services. The Institute offers informational sessions and training workshops for parents on many topics, including child development, positive discipline, finding resources, and adolescent issues. To learn more, please call at 410-313-1940.
