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News & Events

Calling All Dads! RVA #Dadchats are scheduled monthly. Check out our Fatherhood Initiative page on Facebook. Here’s the link Click Here .

  What's A Dadchat, Anyway? (318.8 KiB, 1,058 hits)

Click here to see a few guys from Dadchat!

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Lite98 Wake-Up Show hosts Parent Talk every Wednesday!

Listen each Wednesday morning at 8:15 am as Liz Pearce talks with Bill Bevins and Shelly Perkins about topics of interest to parents and caregivers.

New Podcasts! Huge shout out to Bundle of Joy Child Care for being our media sponsor on Lite98!!!

Defiance: The Later Years

Bullying, Part 1: When Your Child is Bullied

Bullying, Part 2: What Bystanders Can Do

Bullying, Part 3: If Your Child is the Bully

 

  Teen Stress!! (6.2 MiB, 1,137 hits)

  Building Trust with Your Child (5.6 MiB, 1,152 hits)

  Tantrums! Tips and Ideas (6.7 MiB, 1,403 hits)

  Saving Your Sanity When Eating Out (4.9 MiB, 1,138 hits)

  Summer Boredom Busters (4.7 MiB, 1,164 hits)

  Summer Boredom Busters Tips and Transcript (unknown, 618 hits)

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  Simple Summer Rules - Really! (6.1 MiB, 1,140 hits)

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Did you catch the Children’s Museum of Richmond “Minute” on NBC 12 recently?  Liz Pearce discusses the partnership between CMoR and Commonwealth Parenting – check it out!

  Children's Museum Minute with Liz Pearce (6.7 MiB, 929 hits)

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More podcasts below!

  End of the Year Stress!! (4.8 MiB, 363 hits)

  When You Disapprove of Your Child's Friends (6.1 MiB, 388 hits)

  The Art of Listening to Teens (7.0 MiB, 1,124 hits)

  The Art of Listening to Teens - How To Guide (443.9 KiB, 294 hits)

  Go to Bed! (5.2 MiB, 411 hits)

  When Time Out Doesn't Work (6.5 MiB, 412 hits)

  Time to Play - It's Good For You! (4.6 MiB, 346 hits)

  Time to Play - Tips & Ideas (374.2 KiB, 288 hits)

  School Anxiety & Stress (3.7 MiB, 706 hits)

  Allowance for Kids - Part 1 (4.7 MiB, 772 hits)

  Allowance for Kids - Part 2 (4.9 MiB, 672 hits)

  Misbehavior and Defiance (5.2 MiB, 768 hits)

  Morning Mania - Tips for Back to School (5.2 MiB, 669 hits)

  Raising Responsible Kids (6.3 MiB, 701 hits)

  The Benefits of "Unstructured Time" (5.2 MiB, 634 hits)

  Tantrums! (5.4 MiB, 623 hits)

  Disrespectful Behavior (5.4 MiB, 630 hits)

  When Bad Report Cards Happen to Good Kids (7.4 MiB, 590 hits)

  Tips to help Motivate Kids in School (7.1 MiB, 597 hits)

  Helping Children Who are Shy (5.8 MiB, 589 hits)

  Talking to Teens and the Art of the Mini-Conversation (6.8 MiB, 398 hits)

  Talking to Toddlers - 5 Techniques to Try (4.0 MiB, 431 hits)

  Power Struggles and How to Diffuse Them (6.1 MiB, 481 hits)

  Busting Boredom with Independent Play (5.7 MiB, 410 hits)

  The Daddy Difference (unknown, 333 hits)

  Extreme Parenting (6.5 MiB, 543 hits)

  Tweens who Talk Back (6.3 MiB, 368 hits)

  Stepfamily Life: Listen, Laugh and Learn (7.2 MiB, 361 hits)

  Siblings Who Can't Get Along (3.8 MiB, 364 hits)

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Commonwealth Parenting and The Children’s Museum of Richmond

Did you know that Commonwealth Parenting has joined forces with the Children’s Museum of Richmond to bring parent education and information to CMOR members and guests? Once per month, Family Educator Susan Brown is on hand for Q & A at Magical Member Mondays. In collaboration with local community agencies, such as Family Lifeline and CHIP of Richmond, Commonwealth Parenting family educators work with teen moms on skill development and parenting. Special thanks to the staff and leadership at The Children’s Museum!

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ADHD: Meeting the Challenges at Home and in the Classroom

Powerpoints from October 24, 2009 (click to open)

  Geri Allen's presentation (246.5 KiB, 2,946 hits)

  Steve Butnik's presentation (2.4 MiB, 1,056 hits)

  Time to Play - It's Good For You! (4.6 MiB, 346 hits)

Community Partners

  • Richmond Family Magazine      Children's Museum of Richmond      Lite 98- The Bill Bevins Wake Up Show

    RichmondMom.com      Dominion Virginia Power      Bon Secours Richmond Health System

FREE! Dominion Parent Power Line - (804) 545-1928

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