Upcoming Parent Discussion & Support Groups

Ali Farquhar’s passion is working with the parents of 'quirky' kids. Certified to teach the CHADD (Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) Parent-to-Parent program, and as a trainer for the Active ParentingTM series of workshops, she has also been trained in Ross Greene's and Stuart Ablon's Collaborative Problem SolvingSM approach, and has attended more than fifty workshops on learning disabilities, Learning and the Brain, Tourette's Syndrome, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, risky and other challenging behaviors, executive functioning and both general and special education.

She is personally experienced, lively, extremely knowledgeable and remarkably empathetic. The feedback from participants in her groups has been uniformly positive.

Ali facilitates small (5-10 people), peer-to-peer discussion and support groups for parents of children with special needs. Here is the schedule of upcoming programs. For additional information or to make reservations, please contact Ty Curran at 617-658-9800 or by email to tcurran@nesca-newton.com. Space is limited!

But all my friends have perfect kids!
Just the group for you if your children don’t fit the mold.

Discussion and support around life with children who aren’t mainstream. Finally, a place to speak openly about the challenges, the heartbreaks, and the joys of raising quirky kids.

• Four Tuesday mornings: April 6, 13, 27 & May 4, 2010, from 10:15am - 11:45am at NESCA (55 Chapel Street, 2nd Floor , 2nd Floor, Newton, MA 02458). Cost per person: $180.00, payable in advance.

Living (better) with AD/HD

Come share your frustrations and your pride with other parents, tell us what works for you and what doesn’t, and feel the support of others who know just what you are dealing with.

Information, discussion and support around managing AD/HD in the home. Topics will include the basics of AD/HD, impulse control, self-regulation and behavior management, homework and other school issues and supporting children socially.

• Four Tuesday mornings: May 11, 18, 25 & June 1, 2010, from 10:15am - 11:45am at NESCA (55 Chapel Street, 2nd Floor , 2nd Floor, Newton, MA 02458). Cost per person: $180.00, payable in advance.