5:30 pm - Dinner service begins. Food is provided by local restaurants in our community.
6:00 pm - Program and child care begin
Industry experts share their insights. (6:00 pm - 6:20 pm)
Guided discussion and parent networking. (6:20 pm - 7:00 pm)
Dinner and Program Cost is $5.00 per family.
Calendar of events below.
Click here to register your family
Childcare (for children ages 3 and older) provided free of charge.
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September 2019
9/4/19 Building Healthy Routines: Sleep & Nutrition for the Developing Brain Speaker: Datta T. Munshi, MD - North Fulton Pediatrics 9/11/19 Employing Healthy Strategies: Managing Anxiety and Stress Speaker: Nicole Yaksh, LAPC - Live Life Counseling 9/18/19 Screening of the Movie: "Screenagers "- Growing Up in the Digital Age Speaker: movie screening only (discussion on 9/25/19) 9/25/19 Exploring and Discussing: "Screenagers" - Growing Up in the Digital Age Speaker: discussion facilitators |
October 2019
10/9/19 Creating a Family Mission Statement: Keeping Your Values at the Forefront Speaker: VCES Parent Lighthouse Team 10/16/19 Quieting the Noise: What voices are your children hearing the most? Speaker: Heath Miller, Director - InsideOut 10/30/19 Protecting Your Kids: Safety Tips from Forsyth County Sheriff's Office Speaker: Jennifer Belafi, Deputy First Class |
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November 2019
11/6/19 Exploring Healthy Use of Technology: From Cell Phones to Social Media Speaker: Datta T. Munshi, MD - North Fulton Pediatrics 11/13/19 Building Family Traditions: Serving Your Family and Community Speaker: Keith Jennings, VP Jackson Healthcare 11/20/19 Letting It Go: Handing Over Family Responsibilities to the Kids: Speaker: Allison Reinhart(WFHS); Sue Sabo(LMS); Julie Remenick(VCES) |
January 2020
1/29/20 Screening of the Movie: “The Race to Nowhere” - Preparing children for success Speaker: movie screening only (discussion on 2/5/20) |
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February 2020
2/5/20 Screening of the Movie and Discussion “The Race to Nowhere” - Preparing children for success Speaker: Movie screening part II and Discussion 2/19/20 Connecting in a Disconnected World Happy, Healthy Relationships Speaker: Maureen S. Bixler, LCSW |
March 2020
3/11/20 Maintaining Healthy Patterns: The Power of Exercise and Down Time Speaker: Kassie Smith, Health and Wellness Specialist 3/25/20 Building Financially Savvy Kids: Teaching Children About Money Speaker: Dan Patton, Financial Coach Dan April 2020 4/15/20 Transitions to High School or Middle School Everything You Wish You Knew or Didn’t Know to Ask Speaker: Parent and Student Panel |
Community Connect Spring Series (6 Events)
Register now for all six sessions in the Community Connect Spring Series (January - April 2020)
Connecting in a Disconnected World - Maureen Bixler, LCSW
Maureen S. Bixler, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker with a Master’s and Bachelor’s of Social Work from the University of Georgia. She has years of experience working with children, adolescents and families in both individual and group settings. She has worked in different social work settings such as schools, in-home counseling and child welfare. Maureen created Live Life Counseling, LLC in 2014, with the main goal to help others live life to its fullest potential. Maureen offers a holistic, healing approach to therapy. She utilizes many different treatment modalities; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Trauma-Focused CBT (TF-CBT), Existential Therapy, Family Systems, Attachment and Bonding Based Parenting, Strength Perspective and Client-Center Therapy. She offers individual, couple and family therapy. Often clients come to her with complex trauma which surfaces through addiction, anxiety and or depression. She utilizes Dialectical Behavioral Techniques (DBT) and Progressive Counting (PC) which allow a client to work through their issue and underlying trauma. In every session with Maureen she hopes to be a place for one to feel heard, validated and encouraged. Maureen loves spending time with her husband and being a mom to their four young children.
Maintaining Healthy Patterns: The Power of Exercise and Down Time - Kassie Smith
Kassie Smith is a Health and Wellness Teacher for students in grades Kindergarten- 5th. This is her eighth year teaching at Vickery Creek Elementary. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Health and Physical Education from the University of North Georgia, and recently received certification in Mindfulness and Movement. She is excited to teach young people aboutthe importance of being physically, mentally, emotionally and socially healthy!
Building Financially Savvy Kids: Teaching Children About Money - Financial Coach Dan
Dan Patton launched Financial Coach Dan with a distinct mission: To educate and empower people to effectively plan their finances to ensure a future worthy of a lifetime of hard work. In bringing this to life, he works one-on-one with families and individuals desiring to better their financial situations. He also recently kicked off his first class for high school students -- Personal Finance Fundamentals. Dan grew up in Atlanta and has been part of the Forsyth County community for nearly 20 years, coaching soccer and supporting the fine arts, including serving as West Forsyth High School's Pride of the West band booster president. He lives in Cumming with his wife and two daughters. Learn more at www.FinancialCoachDan.com.