IT'S ALL CONNECTED! MENTAL WELLNESS & FAMILIES
IT'S ALL CONNECTED! MENTAL WELLNESS & FAMILIES
Monthly Workshops focusing on different areas of family life today!
Monthly Workshops focusing on different areas of family life today!
Dec 13
Dec 13
2021
SUICIDE PREVENTION - QPR Training
SUICIDE PREVENTION - QPR Training
QPR Training stands for Question / Persuade / Refer. Giving teens and adults the tools to be able to talk with someone who is expressing despair and suicide ideas. Teens grades 10-12 will be in a separate session from the adults. Please register for the appropriate one!
Location: Branford High School
FREE
FREE
PLEASE REGISTER!
Feb 28
Feb 28
2022
THE DEVELOPING BRAIN - Understanding your child
THE DEVELOPING BRAIN - Understanding your child
Let's look into Human Development: the impact of stress at home and in school, the impact of substance use and other factors. Practical tips for parents including having reasonable expectations for each stage of their growth. Location Blackstone Library.
FREE
FREE
PLEASE REGISTER!
CHILDCARE NOTE:
CHILDCARE NOTE:
we will provide an adjacent area where the children can work on their work, read, or engage in a craft or artwork. This childcare area will only be made available if attendees let us know they will need it.
We strongly urge you to register for the entire series and let us know well in advance if you need this resource. We have to plan ahead for materials and supervision.
NOTE: ALL REQUIRED COVID-19 SAFETY GUIDELINES WILL BE OBSERVED
NAMI "COLLABORATION" Ready in 2019!!
NAMI "COLLABORATION" Ready in 2019!!
THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE CLASS FOR PARENTS ON COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING.
We encourage all families with difficult behaviors, conflict, and generally troubled relationships between parents and children to join us. This class will teach you special techniques to manage behavior, skills you can apply to any situation.
A FIVE-WEEK commitment is required.
Child-care is provided.
Good for families with children aged 3 and above: as long as they understand verbal / language commands.
"APPY HOUR"
"APPY HOUR"
HANDS-ON WORKSHOP ON APPS, PARENTAL CONTROLS
Bring your own device, learn options for protecting your children, how to monitor activity, bring your questions, try to stump our technical expert.
we recommend you discuss with your family before you install and monitor. Refer to Dr. Farrell's material on trust, collaborative problem solving and contracts.
The Lay of the Land: Schools and Screens
The Lay of the Land: Schools and Screens
Meet the team working with our kids at Walsh Intermediate.
Discuss the 1:1 ratio, rules and regulations, "what-if" scenarios, how to prepare for when things go wrong.
Put names to faces: school social worker, guidance counselor, IT, digital media, etc.
This will be held at the FACULTY Room in WIS.
starts at 6:30pm
The Device and the Law
The Device and the Law
Join us for a presentation with School Resource Officer about the law in Connecticut, who is held responsible, what are the repercussions of breaking the law depending on the age group.
Discussion and presentation are free and open to the public.
Register so we have enough material for everyone!
DR. ALICIA FARRELL WORKSHOP
DR. ALICIA FARRELL WORKSHOP
JOIN US for the next installment of the Growing Healthy Families in the Digital Age!
FEBRUARY 6, 2018
Program will run from 6:30pm - 8:00pm
please let us know if you need childcare. We will have volunteers running a CRAFT!
always free
always open to everyone
always there for community!
ScreenAgers - Kick-off event - 2018 Series
ScreenAgers - Kick-off event - 2018 Series
RAISING HEALTHY FAMILIES IN THE DIGITAL AGE
We're partnering with Branford Public Schools to bring families a series of events to look closely and THOUGHFULLY at the various aspects of digital lives of our children.
The documentary Screenagers touches briefly on the different areas and will be a great start to the discussion.
In February, we'll have expert speaker and cognitive psychologist give us tools for approaching the subject at home, contracts, ways to prepare conversation, etc.
in March, the school will host SRO talking about the legal issues surrounding behaviors online.
April the schools talk about screen time, lay of the land in the school, meet the staff and admin.
and more to come later in the Spring!
UPCOMING MEETINGS 2020-2022
UPCOMING MEETINGS 2020-2022
What would you like to see?
Do you have a special need or interest?
Could you SPONSOR a workshop?
Contact us: Info@BranfordFamilies.Org
What would you like to see?
Do you have a special need or interest?
Could you SPONSOR a workshop?
Contact us: Info@BranfordFamilies.Org
SCREEN-AGERS THE NEXT CHAPTER!
A community Conversation about Screen Time,
Quality Content and
Family Bonding
SCREEN-AGERS THE NEXT CHAPTER!
A community Conversation about Screen Time,
Quality Content and
Family Bonding
Dad! CALLING ALL DADS!
Bring your topics
or concerns, share stories with other fathers, find support and resources
JUST FOR DAD!
Dad! CALLING ALL DADS!
Bring your topics
or concerns, share stories with other fathers, find support and resources
JUST FOR DAD!
ANGST!!
Helping children cope with anxiety. Struggles often go unnoticed. Come with your doubts to the full series!
ANGST!!
Helping children cope with anxiety. Struggles often go unnoticed. Come with your doubts to the full series!
THE MASK YOU LIVE IN
a constructive & positive conversation about the expectation we place on boys to be MANLY. How to teach young men to be OK with their just being human
THE MASK YOU LIVE IN
a constructive & positive conversation about the expectation we place on boys to be MANLY. How to teach young men to be OK with their just being human
HOW TO TALK WITH YOUR CHILD ABOUT …
Real strategies for helping children and adults of all ages connect around stressful topics.
Discussion on topics of your choosing… register ahead..
HOW TO TALK WITH YOUR CHILD ABOUT …
Real strategies for helping children and adults of all ages connect around stressful topics.
Discussion on topics of your choosing… register ahead..
NAVIGATING SCHOOLS
Wonder who you can go to
at the district? Need to figure out the network of schools?
Meet teachers, staff and admin from each school
NAVIGATING SCHOOLS
Wonder who you can go to
at the district? Need to figure out the network of schools?
Meet teachers, staff and admin from each school
BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT II
Collaborative Problem Solving for families facing tough behavior and challenges.
We'll get: plans, strategies, & parent training.l
BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT II
Collaborative Problem Solving for families facing tough behavior and challenges.
We'll get: plans, strategies, & parent training.l
GET OUTDOORS! Families finding ways to unplug AND reconnect in Branford’s amazing landscape !
GET OUTDOORS! Families finding ways to unplug AND reconnect in Branford’s amazing landscape !
SIGN UP TODAY!
SIGN UP TODAY!
We will hold our events on the First Wednesday of Every Month starting at 6:30pm UNLESS PUBLISHED AHEAD OF TIME. Most of our workshops will run 1.5 hours.
They are all FREE of charge to Branford residents.
Childcare is available.
WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO REGISTER for our events.
We never charge for the workshops! Anyone can attend!
We also need to know if you will need child-care so you can participate fully.
If there are events which include the children, we will alert you ahead of time.
When you register, we will ask you for the age or grade the child attends in order to have enough child-care providers and to help us plan activities for them.
We will not share any of this information with anyone!
