Topic of Free Lecture at Winthrop Hospital

To learn about important parenting skills, moms and dads can attend a free lecture sponsored by Winthrop-University Hospital’s Parenting Today program, “Essential Parenting Skills: Styles That Work” on Wed., Jan. 26 at 7:00 PM.

It has been said that children “don’t come with manuals.” Parenting is the most important responsibility we will ever have – yet, there is no formal training. Most of our skills are learned “on the job,” and as we move through each stage of parenting, we often find new situations that keep us challenged. And, there are important parenting skills that can help us move through these phases as we enjoy and grow with our children.

The program begins with registration at 6:45 PM at Winthrop’s Community Outreach Center, 101 Mineola Boulevard, at the corner of Second Street in Mineola. Parking and the entrance are available in the rear of the building. Admission is free, but seating is limited and reservations are required. To reserve your space, call 1-877-559-KIDS.

Carmela Bernacchio, MS, Director of PACE, Parent and Child Education Center, will provide tips that will help sharpen your parenting style. A variety of issues will be discussed, including the concept of nurturing and setting limits at the same time, whether or not you should parent each child differently, and the type of authority figure you would like to be. A question and answer period will follow the lecture.

The Parenting Today program is coordinated by Children’s Health Services and the Department of Pediatrics, part of the Institute for Family Care at Winthrop.