Parent Education

Parent Organizations can find current educational and child-centered information through Commitment to Learning, LLC. From the affect of media on behavior and brain development to understanding learning disabilities, we provide parents with the knowledge and strategies they need to make informed decisions regarding their children.

Parent EducationAs a parent you can help your child:

  • Develop problem-solving skills
  • Make better decisions
  • Become more creative
  • Develop self-control and self-discipline
  • Experience improved academic success
  • Create stronger friendships
  • Learn how to deal with life situations

Other topics of interest to parents include:

  • Learning development
  • Behavior management
  • Brain development
  • Learning and thinking strategies

Parenting matters. How we talk with our children and the experiences we give them have immediate and long-term impact on their brain development. The adolescent brain is in a growth spurt, and the experiences that the adolescent has during this time will have much greater impact than at any other time in the child’s life.

We can design and facilitate workshops to address the concerns and needs of parents or school communities.

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Workshops/Presentations

  • Alcohol, Drugs and Our Children:  What Every Parent Needs to Know
  • Becoming a Competent, Successful Adult Learner
  • Bridge the Gap to Fall:  Quick and Fun Activities to Keep Them Thinking and Learning
  • How We Learn
  • Practical Parenting:  10 Steps to Growing Healthy, Happy Kids
  • The Important Differences between Girls and Boys
  • Understanding Our Adolescents:  What Happened to My Sweet, Loving Child?
  • Unmotivated and Underachieving Boys:  The Causes and the Cures
  • Identifying your child's strengths
  • Identifying and addressing attention issues, including ADHD
  • Navigating the IEP process
  • Reading, writing, and other academic concerns
  • Surviving and thriving through the adolescent years
  • Translating educational testing
  • Understanding and guiding child behavior
  • Understanding learning disabilities (such as dyslexia and dysgraphia)