Do you wonder how to open the door for conversation with your child, who seems to be changing rapidly -- and responding with BIG emotions even more rapidly -- who communicates primarily through social media, and who seems to be evolving into someone you aren't sure you really know? Do you need help finding ways […]
Come Visit FSC Offices and Meet our Bilingual Spanish Counseling Team! Stop in any time between 4:30pm to 6:30pm. Bring the whole family! Enjoy goodies, treats and crafts and visit with FSC staff at their offices in Northfield IL. Questions? Reach out to us at programa-espanol@familyservicecenter.com Open House Real Estate Instagram Post (2)
Get ready for the 2023-2024 school year by connecting with friends, neighbors, and community resources! Join us on Wednesday, August 9 from 3:00pm to 6:00pm at Attea Middle School (2500 Chestnut Avenue, Glenview). You can connect with resources, including: D34 Registration/Residency D34 Transportation D34 Food & Nutrition Services D34 HR: Explore D34 as a great place to work! D34 Parent Organizations (Gelfand, […]
CATCH LUNCH AND LEARN Tuesday, September 12 at noon via zoom, "Raising Digital Natives: Ensuring our Kids Use Technology Responsibly" Speaker: Brittani Sitar - Addiction Counselor and Mental Health Educator Register for Zoom link here
Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic and What We Can Do About It, featuring Jennifer Breheny Wallace and Denise Dubravec. The event will take place at New Trier High School, Northfield Campus, Cornog Auditorium, 7 Happ Rd., Northfield, IL 60093. NOTE: First 100 households will receive a free copy of Never Enough. Books will also be on sale. No […]
In Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal, Bettina L. Love, Ph.D. argues forcefully that, with the release of the 1983 report “A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform,” Ronald Reagan’s presidency ushered in a War on Black Children, pathologizing and penalizing them in concert with the War on Drugs. New […]
Tuesday, October 10, 2023, 7:00 PM, Eight Setbacks That Can Make a Child a Success, Gorton Center, 400 E. Illinois Rd., Lake Forest, IL 60045. Interviewer: Heidi Stevens. BONUS BOOK GIVEAWAY of Eight Setbacks at the event, while supplies last. Books sale and signing, too. No registration required. Every child messes up, sometimes in ways […]
Wednesday, October 11, 2023, 7:00 PM, Eight Setbacks That Can Make a Child a Success, North Shore Country Day School, 310 Green Bay Rd., Winnetka, IL 60093. Interviewer: Caitlin McLennan. BONUS BOOK GIVEAWAY of Eight Setbacks at the event, while supplies last. Books sale and signing, too. No registration required. Every child messes up, sometimes […]
Friday, October 13, 2023, 7:00 PM, Lucky Me: A Memoir of Changing the Odds, Evanston Township High School Auditorium, 1600 Dodge Ave, Evanston, IL 60201. Interviewer: Kevin Warren. BONUS BOOK GIVEAWAY of Lucky Me at the event, while supplies last. No registration required. “The minute I met Rich, I knew he was different … helped […]
Monday, October 23, 2023, 7:00 PM, Modeling Matters: What Parents Need to Know (and Do) to Decrease Stress, Worry, and Anxiety, Central School, Misner Auditorium, 620 Greenwood Ave., Glencoe, IL 60022. Anxiety and worry are normal and expected parts of learning and growing, but when children and teens face challenges cognitively, socially, or emotionally, anxiety […]
