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Presented by the professionals at ACP Consultants:

Alan R. Graham, PhD

Maria Heffernan, LCSW

Contact Alan or Maria to arrange for any of these presentation or one customized to your group's needs by calling 847-824-1235. 

How to Nurture Your Child’s Creativity, Abilities and Talents

Every child learns differently.  Some are primarily visual learners, others are auditory learners, still others are tactile learners or kinesthetic learners. The Theory of Multiple Intelligences posits that there are eight distinct intelligences and schools primarily develop only two of them. Use this knowledge to learn to recognize your child’s hidden talents and discover how they learn best. Find out ways to nurture their learning with practical suggestions.

Smart Discipline: Children Start Cooperating and Parents Stop Screaming

Learn proven techniques that will get your kids to cooperate and bolster their self-esteem. Smart Discipline may be just the thing you have been looking for to make peace and cooperation a reality in your family.  And, you will learn how children pick beliefs about themselves –both negative and positive. Discover how to use this information so your children grow up with the kind of beliefs you want them to have.

What is Working Memory and Why Does It Matter to Your Child’s Learning?

We use our working memory every day. We use it to remember what we should do next, to solve problems, and to pay attention.  Find out how working memory deficits can lead to difficulties in reading comprehension, mathematics, following directions and concentration.  There are now proven methods to improve working memory.  Find out what new methods are available and how they can help you and your child.

Everything You Want to Know About ADHD and Don’t Be Afraid to Ask

Learn what ADHD is, how it is diagnosed and things you can do to help your child and your family at school and at home

This lecture/discussion covers the following areas:

1. ADHD defined
2. ADHD – how to diagnose
3. ADHD look alikes
4. ADHD – common problems encountered by children
5. ADHD - common problems encountered by families
6. ADHD - common problems encountered by school personnel
7. ADHD strategies for school settings
8. ADHD strategies for home settings

Positive Psychology

Learn the fundamental principles of positive psychology, how to flourish in the world. The five pillars of positive psychology are: positive emotions,  engagement, meaning, relationships and accomplishment. There are empirically proven interventions that have been shown to build positivity and engagement in the world.

Resilience

Resilience can be taught!  There are things that you can do to build your resources so when adversity strikes, you are better able to get through it.  Learn the resilient attributes and how you can strengthen them.