[Update] Jan. 26: Harker Hosting Common Ground Speaker

[Update] Harker will host Common Ground speaker Laura Kastner January 26. She will be speaking about how to manage emotion and maintain a close, loving relationship with your child going through teen years. Join the group in the Nichols Hall atrium for the psychologist’s presentation “Navigating the Emotions of Tweens and Teens,” at 7 p.m. Harker parents and staff can attend for free. Light refreshments will be served. Kastner will also be speaking at Woodside Priory and Crystal Springs Uplands.
Wed., Jan. 27, 7 p.m. Woodside Priory School – “Parenting Teens for College and Beyond”
Thurs., Jan. 28, 7 p.m. Crystal Springs Uplands School – “Navigating the Emotions of Teens and Tweens”
See below for complete Common Grounds calendar

Nov 11, 2009
Harker will host Common Ground speakers in November and January. Join us for light refreshments in the Nichols Hall atrium for Harvard professor John Ratey’s presentation, “The Amazing Science of Exercise and the Brain,” next Thursday, Nov. 19 at 7:30, and psychologist Laura Kastner’s presentation, “Navigating the Emotions of Tweens and Teens,” in January. Harker parents and staff can attend for free. Complete information is below. Common Ground is a coalition of Bay Area schools dedicated to strengthening families and communities by sharing ideas and resources through its extensive speaker series.

Tues., Nov. 17, 7 p.m. – Stronger, Faster, Smarter: The Amazing Science of Exercise and the Brain with John Ratey, M.D. Sacred Heart Schools
Thurs., Nov. 19, 9 a.m. (morning session) The Nueva School
Thurs., Nov. 19, 7 p.m. Harker Upper School, Nichols Hall

Tues., Jan. 26, 7 p.m. – The Tween/Teen Years: Two Important Topics with Dr. Laura Kastner. Dr. Kastner will discuss ways to handle the emotions of tweens and teens, and how to stay connected after your child goes to college. Harker Upper School, Nichols Hall
Wed., Jan. 27, 7 p.m. Woodside Priory School
Thurs., Jan. 28, 7 p.m. Crystal Springs Uplands School

Tues., March 16, 7 p.m. – Loving without Spoiling: When to be Unpopular with Your Kids with Nancy Samalin, M.S. The Nueva School
Wed., March 17, 7 p.m. Saint Andrew’s School
Thurs., March 18, 9 a.m. (morning session) Foley Center at St. Joseph’s School of the Sacred Heart

Tues., April 20, 7 p.m. – One night only: The Power of Mindful Parenting with Daniel Siegel, M.D. Woodside High School

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