Series: Parenting Your Soon-to-be Teen

Four-part series Thursdays, Oct. 17, 24; Nov. 7, 14
6-8 p.m

As children approach the teen years (8 to 12 years old), it’s a key time to lay the foundation for the adolescent years.  This proactive approach will ease the transition to the middle and high school years.

In this 4 session class offered by Youth Eastside Services, parents will learn how to:

• Help your pre-teen build skills to understand body and brain changes.
• Manage school changes.
• Support social and emotional growth.

Instructor: Jennifer Watanabe is a parent coach and certified Positive Discipline parenting educator. The mother of two adolescent sons, she has been teaching parenting classes at Bellevue College for 16 years.

Cost: $100 per parent or parenting couple for series including book, Wise Minded Parenting by Dr. Laura Kastner.  Preregistration required. For more information and to register for the series, please call 425.747.4937 or email Info@YouthEastsideServices.org.

For more classes, go to: http://www.youtheastsideservices.org/classes/