Monthly Archives: January 2007

PPS’ School Celebration 2007

[ February 3, 2007; 8:00 am; ] At the Expo Center! Everybody Party!

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Beyond Surviving: Thriving in Your Stepfamily

Part of the Parenting For the 21st Century series, presented in partnership by the Lewis & Clark College Center for Continuing and Professional Studies and Portland Parks and Recreation.
When a romantic twosome evolves into a step-couple, challenges arise that can take people by surprise, from coping with visitation schedules to differing parenting styles. [...]

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Bullies! Understanding Girl on Girl Aggression

Part of the Parenting For the 21st Century series, presented in partnership by the Lewis & Clark College Center for Continuing and Professional Studies and Portland Parks and Recreation.
On a daily basis more than 160,000 girls and young women nationwide report missing school out of fear of aggression from other girls. Girl-to-girl aggression manifests as [...]

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Caring for Yourself as a Working Mother

Part of the Parenting For the 21st Century series, presented in partnership by the Lewis & Clark College Center for Continuing and Professional Studies and Portland Parks and Recreation.
Working mothers—especially those with young children—are expected to be superwomen, an admirable but doomed pursuit. In fact, husbands and children fare better when mom puts herself [...]

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Empty Nest: Are you Ready?

Part of the Parenting For the 21st Century series, presented in partnership by the Lewis & Clark College Center for Continuing and Professional Studies and Portland Parks and Recreation.
Baby Boomers will be the first generation to live longer without children at home than with children at home. While this new life may feel liberating, [...]

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Seeing Through the Silence: Drug and Alcohol Use by Girls

Part of the Parenting For the 21st Century series, presented in partnership by the Lewis & Clark College Center for Continuing and Professional Studies and Portland Parks and Recreation.
Girls often are induced to use alcohol, tobacco and other drugs to become or stay slim, manage stress, appear mature, be popular with peers of both sexes, [...]

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Smokefree Playgrounds Valentine

Did you know the City of Portland has made playgrounds smokefree? Please join the Multnomah County Tobacco Prevention Program in saying “thanks!” Our Coalition will be delivering Valentines to the City Council meeting on Feb. 14, and we need YOUR HELP to get lots of valentines.
If you would like your children — and their friends [...]

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Peter Rabbit Breakfast and Carnival

The 31st Annual Peter Rabbit Breakfast benefits the West Linn Community Preschool. There will be a Pancake and Sausage Breakfast from 8:00-11:00am, Photos with Peter Rabbit, Raffle, Silent Auction and Carnival 8:00-12:00pm with fun and games for all ages! To purchase your tickets in advance please call 503-657-5050
Date/time: Saturday April 07, 2007 8:00am to 12:00pm
Location: [...]

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Green and Healthy: Re-connecting your Child with Nature

Part of the Parenting For the 21st Century series, presented in partnership by the Lewis & Clark College Center for Continuing and Professional Studies and Portland Parks and Recreation.
US Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne recently remarked, “We need to inspire a nation to escape their Blackberries for the satisfaction of actually picking a wild blackberry.” [...]

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Losing the Pet You Love

Part of the Parenting For the 21st Century series, presented in partnership by the Lewis & Clark College Center for Continuing and Professional Studies and Portland Parks and Recreation.
When a child experiences the death of a beloved pet he/she may experience emotional reactions that can be painful and frightening. This is often a child’s [...]

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