Friends Programs 2006-2018

 

Friends of Wayland Youth Social Workers, Inc. (aka Friends of Wayland Youth & Family Services)

Programming

5/22/2018          But I See It This Way: How Bias Influences Our Interactions

10/18/2017        Engaging in Difficult conversations with Kids about Identity and  Our Shared World

5/8/17                Do you or Your Teen Feel Stress and Anxiety? Rachel Rice, Five Rhythms Consulting

5/18/16              Finding Balance: It’s All About the Love; Dossie Kahn, Psy.D.

2/4/15                Helicopters, Snowplows, or What?!: Parenting to Help Our Children Build Resilience; Dori Hutchinson

4/3 & 4/10/13     Parent workshops on teaching children to meditate; Helen Rainoff

3/18/12              Wayland Wellness Summit

5/17/11              World Café model applied to exploration of themes raised in Race to Nowhere

5/11/11              Race to Nowhere showing for Middle School and High School faculty

5/9/11                Race to Nowhere showing for general public

3/3/11                Race to Nowhere showing for general public, special outreach to parents of 8th graders

6/3/10                Parent-to-Parent: Transitions (focus on pre-K to K, K to 1, 5 to 6, and 8 to 9)

2/25/10              Living and Communicating with Middle Schoolers; Mark Kline, Psy.D (HRS); co-sponsor: Middle School PTO

2/11/10              Holding On, Letting Go: Social Development in the Elementary Years; Rob Evans, Ed.D (HRS); cosponsor: Elementary PTO’s

4/1/09                Nurturing Our Children’s Success and Health in a Challenging and Competitive World; Dossie Kahn, Psy.D. (WYFS); co-sponsor: Middle School PTO

3/16/09              Helping Children Manage Stress; Rob Evans, Ed.D (HRS); co-sponsor: Elementary PTO’s

1/20/09              Mind/Body Techniques for Protecting Yourself from the Negative Effects of Stress; Rana Chudnofsky, M.Ed. (Benson-Henry Institute for Mind/Body Medicine, MGH)

10/21/08            How Stress and Heredity Affect Your Wellbeing – And What You Can Do About It; Andrew Nierenberg, MD (Harvard Medical School)

5/7/08                Preparing Teens for Independence: Keeping Safe and Healthy During the College Years; William DeJong, Ph.D. and Laurie Davidson, M.A.

1/9 & 1/16/08     Raising Healthy Kids in an Oversexualized, Online, In-Your-Face World; Sharon Maxwell, Ph.D.

12/3/07              Positive Approaches to Managing Stress in the Family; Rob Evans, Ed.D, (HRS)

2/6/07               Talking with Kids about Sex; Sharon Maxwell, Ph.D.

11/29/06            Who Am I and Who Do I Want to Be? Peers, Pressure, and Depression in Girls; Lisa Machoian, Ed.