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Helpers for Parents is the first seminar in the

popular Lunch and Learn series provided by

Fayette County Schools' Pupil Services.

It

is scheduled for Sept. 14 from 9 - 11 a.m. at

Huddleston Elementary, and noon to 2 p.m. at

Peeples Elementary.

The

session will be repeated Sept. 16 from 9 - 11

a.m. at Peachtree City Elementary and noon to 2

p.m. at Kedron Elementary. It will be led by Amy

Shay, a school psychologist for DeKalb County.

According

to Karen Spangler, social worker for the Fayette

County School System and coordinator for Lunch

and Learn, "If we can assist parents, then

we can help children." This is the fourth

consecutive year the Lunch and Learn series has

been offered free of charge to parents of

children enrolled in the county's public schools.

Spangler

said the program has received an extremely

favorable response from parents who want more

topic discussions and longer sessions. In

response, 26 sessions ranging in topics from

"Stress Reducers for Parents" to

"handling Childhood Anger" will be

offered.

Coming

up Sept. 30 from 7 - 8:30 p.m. is "Living

and Parenting in an Indulged Community" at

Burch Elementary School, led by Kenneth Hoats, a

counselor in the Fulton County School System.

October

starts off with a discussion of attention deficit

disorder and attention deficit and hyperactivity

disorder with Dwight Foulk on the first, 9 -

10:30 a.m. at Tyrone Elementary and 11 a.m. to

12:30 p.m. at Braelinn Elementary. Also, Oct. 1,

from 1 - 2:30 p.m., "Is Your Child and

Family Over scheduled?" will be led by

Dwight Foulk at East Fayette Elementary.

Foulk

is a licensed professional counselor and heads A

New Start Counseling Center in Fayetteville.

The

STEP workshop, Systematic Training for Effective

Parenting, will begin Tuesday, Sept. 14 at Rising

Starr Middle School and run for 10 consecutive

Tuesdays, 6:30 - 8 p.m. The classes help parents

understand their children's behavior and teaches

them how to listen and talk in an effective

manner with their children.

Other

areas of discussion include reducing conflict,

sensible discipline, building your child's

confidence, and democratic and positive

parenting.

Registration

must be received by Sept. 1, and costs $16 for

the workbook. Rising Starr parents are given

priority, but after Sept. 1, parents from other

schools will fill up any available space. Classes

are limited to 50 parents. For information phone

Janice McLeroy at 770-486-2721, ext. 205.

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