BCD Presents "How to Speak so Kids Will Listen," a Workshop for Parents with Children of Any Age

LENOX/STOCKBRIDGE, MA (09/24/2007)(readMedia)-- What: "How to Speak so Kids will Listen!" Parenting Workshop

When: Friday, October 19th at 8:15 a.m.

Where: Berkshire Country Day School, 55 Interlaken Road, Route 183, Stockbridge, (413) 637-0755

Who: Bill Corbett, at the invitation of The Enrichment Committee of the BCD Parents' Association

Fee: Free and open to the public for parents with children of any age

The Berkshire Country Day School Parents’ Association is pleased to present “How to Speak so Kids Will Listen,” an informative and interactive workshop to be held on BCD’s campus Friday, October 19 at 8:15 a.m. in the PM Room with featured guest speaker, Bill Corbett. If you are a parent tired of repeating yourself over and over to get your child to cooperate than this workshop is right for you!

Bill Corbett is a co-author of the “Creating cooperative Kids™ program and an executive training director with the International Network for Children and Families. Parents will be given several highly effective tools to use with their children, including: o Easy to use alternatives to yelling o Tips for keeping kids from falling into "Parent Deafness" o New approaches for speaking to children, from 18 months through 18 years old o Ways to handle backtalk and sassing o Techniques for ending arguments

ABOUT BERKSHIRE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL Founded in 1946, BCD is an independent school serving Pre-kindergarten through ninth grades. BCD is an academically rigorous school with a caring community in which students and teachers share in the process of learning. Steadfast in its commitment to learning in the spirit of inquiry and discovery, the school community is dedicated to encouraging academic excellence at the highest level, advancing each student's unique potential for well-rounded development, and fostering responsive and responsible citizenship. More information can be found at www.berkshirecountryday.org.