Registration is now open for Conference for Parents and Educators to be held at USD on Sat. 10/3/09!

Sept. 15, 2009 - PRLog -- Budget problems, school layoffs, mortgage crisis, unemployment!  Stress levels at home and school are at an all-time high and our most important relationships are suffering. This presents a need and opportunity for us to gather in community, set our intention to create healthy and peaceful environments in our homes and schools, and support parents and teachers.

This conference is for you, parents and educators, families, and schools - to support and empower all those engaged in raising and educating the youth of today.

Breakout session topics are of interest to educators and teachers, parents of children from toddlers to teens, couples, single parents, grandparents, foster parents, and families of all types.  Attendees will find workshops in English, Japanese and Spanish, and workshop topics on a wide variety of topics including health, self-care, discipline, communication, consequences, and building family and classroom connection.  

Attendees will be inspired by morning keynote speaker, Pam Dunn, author, speaker, and emerging leader within the human potential movement, and touched by afternoon keynote speaker Chris Brickler, the director of the Emmy-nominated documentary on love and relationships, “How Will We Love?“

In addition to these two nationally regarded, entertaining and informative keynote speakers, there will be a wide variety of educational panel breakout sessions.  The day features a new "Author Alley" with book signings by local artists and creators, live music, a Vendor Resource Mart, and plenty of time for visiting and networking.  The Vendor Resource Mart is open to the public at no charge from 10AM to 3PM.  Live music is provided by Remba Kids.

It Takes A Village was created by husband and wife team, Heather Lampron, Certified Parent Educator, and Joe O'Quinn, M. Ed., teacher and parent educator, Founders of Family Journeys Educational Institute in San Diego, along with beloved author, speaker, and parent educator, Susie Walton, owner of Indigo Village.  Workshops are conducted by a variety of San Diego experts including a pediatrician, school psychologist, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, teachers, and certified parent educators.  

Date: Saturday, October 3, 2009

Time: 9 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.

Location:  University of San Diego, Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice

Price:  $35, partial scholarships available

To register: http://www.ItTakesAVillageConference.org

Workshop Topics include:  

For Couples:
Couples Communication, Practical Tools to Create Closeness With Your Partner
Love and Laughter, A Taste of Refreshing Relationships
The Five Love Languages, Learn To Speak Them All and Strengthen Your Connection!

For Educators:
BFF: Be Friendship Focused, A Positive Response to Bullying
Siblings or Peers as Friends, Taming the Rivalry
Journaling with Kids
The Five Love Languages, Learn To Speak Them All and Strengthen Your Connections!
Speaking a Common Language, Bringing Out the Best In Your School Community
Raising Environmentally Friendly Kids
Cyber Safety in the Information Age
Turning the Terrible Twos Into Terrific Twos
Balancing Love and Discipline
The Birds and the Bees With Ease!

For Parents of Toddlers:
Turning the Terrible Twos Into Terrific Twos
Surviving Early Childhood
Kids and Nutrition, Building Blocks for a Healthy Life
Siblings or Peers as Friends, Taming the Rivalry!
Raising Your Child With Spirituality

For Parents of School-aged Children:
Kids and Nutrition, Building Blocks for a Healthy Life
Siblings or Peers as Friends, Taming the Rivalry!
Cyber Safety In the Information Age
Raising Your Child With Spirituality
The Birds and the Bees With Ease!
BFF: Be Friendship Focused, A Positive Response to Bullying

For Parents of Teens:
Siblings or Peers as Friends, Taming the Rivalry!
The Five Love Languages, Learn To Speak Them All and Strengthen Your Connection!
Balancing Love With Discipline
Cyber Safety In the Information Age
The Birds and the Bees With Ease!

For Building Family Connection:
Creating the Family Of Your Dreams
The Five Love Languages, Learn To Speak Them All and Strengthen Your Connection!
Balancing Love and Discipline
Raising Your Child With Spirituality
Journaling with Kids
Raising Environmentally Friendly Kids

For Single Parents:
A Discipline Plan for the Single Parent
High Conflict Divorce Strategies
It takes a village to Raise a Child, Stay Connected Through Blogs
Raising Your Child With Spirituality
Balancing Love and Discipline
Journaling With Kids
Key to Personal Freedom, Pursuing Your Own Dreams
Siblings As Friends, Or Taming the Rivalry!
The Five Love Languages, Learn To Speak Them All and Strengthen Your Connection!
Raising Environmentally Friendly Kids

For Redirecting Children's Behavior and Positive Discipline course Graduates:
Delving Into Consequences
Maintaining the New Methods
Raising Environmentally Friendly Kids

For Self Care:
Extreme Self-Care, Taking Care of You So You Can Take Care of Them
Key To Personal Freedom, Pursuing Your Dreams
The Five Love Languages, Learn To Speak Them All and Strengthen Your Connection!
Couples Communication, Practical Tools to Create Closeness With Your Partner
It takes a village to Raise a Child, Stay Connected Through Blogs

Workshop in Japanese:
Effectively Handling Power Struggles

Workshop in Spanish:
Balancing Love and Discipline

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About ITAV: The ITAV Conference is the vision of parent educators Heather Lampron, Joe O'Quinn and Susie Walton who united together to create this annual educational program in support of San Diego's parents and teachers. We recognized a need for a forum that provides support and education, as well as providing a space to gather together in community. Upon recognizing this need, we created the It Takes A Village Conference to bring together accomplished instructors, relevant life, school, and parenting topics, and a truly unique learning environment. This Conference will help parents and educators by providing tools, resources, and guidance for their journey through the various stages of parenting and teaching children of all ages.