Parent Education

Stinson PTA sponsors several speakers throughout the year on issues of interest to parents. All sessions are free of charge and are held at Stinson Elementary.

Upcoming sessions:

Tuesday, October 18 , 2005 7pm Stinson Gym	Marilyn Morris, Founder of Aim for Success : "Getting Over the Sex Talk Jitters " Not sure when or how to discuss this sensitive topic with yur child? For parents with "sex-talk jitters" or just wanting more information, Ms. Morris will provide creative information to help parents know why, when and how to talk to their children about sex. Note: This program is recommended for parents only.
January 12 , 2006 7pm Stinson Gym	"Drop the Remote and Nobody Gets Hurt" Stinson is fortunate to have Texas PTA President, Pam Meyercord, to present this parent education program to Stinson parents. Television has a tremendous influence on American family life. This workshop looks at the issue of television awareness and demonstrated critical viewing skills and media literacy techniques. Parents learn how to set rules for television viewing and how to stick to those rules, to recognize the ways in which TV can be used to manipulate viewers, to talk to children about violence on TV and to turn what we see into positive and educational discussions. Note: This program, which will follow a general PTA meeting, is recommended for parents only. Video clips from actual TV shows will be shown, and though rated for general audiences, some scenes may be frightening to younger children.
March 23, 2006 7pm Stinson Gym	"Six Random Clicks to Porn: Children and the Internet"

Additional parenting resources can be found at:

Practical Parent Education	Plano Association of Gifted and Talented	Plano ISD Council of PTAs	SAGE Calendar
Provides schedules for parenting classes, conferences and information about its Family Resource Center lending library	Promotes awareness of the unique social, emotional, and intellectual needs of gifted and talented students, and advocates appropriate educational services to meet these needs.	Offers a website announcing events and workshops on timely parenting topics	Calendar of parent programs offered by the Special and Gifted Education Committee of the Plano Council of PTA's

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