Upcoming Discussions

Parenting Book Club - The Parents We Mean to Be
Monday, February 27, 2012 - 12:00pm
Conference Room - Administration Wing

THIS BOOK CLUB MEETING IS NOW FULL.  YOU MAY WANT TO CONSIDER SIGNING UP FOR THE FOLLOWING BOOK CLUB NOW.

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Mindset: The new psychology of success
Monday, April 9, 2012 - 12:00pm
Conference Room - Administration Wing
 
Publisher's Weekly Review

Mindset is "an established set of attitudes held by someone," says the Oxford American Dictionary. It turns out, however, that a set of attitudes needn't be so set, according to Dweck, professor of psychology at Stanford. Dweck proposes that everyone has either a fixed mindset or a growth mindset. A fixed mindset is one in which you view your talents and abilities as... well, fixed.

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Blessings of a Skinned Knee
Tuesday, May 29, 2012 - 12:00pm
Conference Room - Administration Wing
 
Publisher's Weekly Review

Frustrated with a therapeutic practice that "shifted too frequently to be an anchor" for parents struggling with issues like overindulgence and overscheduling, clinical psychologist Mogel turned to her religious heritage for ways to help her clients and her own family "find grace and security" in an increasingly complex world.

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About the Parenting Bookclub

This book group  meets once every six weeks and is co-facilitated by Lowell Whiteman Primary Head of School, Sharon Mensing and Bud Werner...

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Parenting Book Club Registration Form

Sign up at the circulation desk, call 879-0240, or register by filling out the form below. The group is open to anyone interested in participating, but is limited to 12 participants per meeting.

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