Please join us in January for the six-week course: Parenting the Positive Discipline Way
Jan 22, 29
Feb 5, 12, 19, 26
6:30PM - 8:30PM
Love Auditorium
Atlanta Speech School
“I’m so happy this class is available to us. We can form a community within schools to help apply and support each other as well.” - Speech School Parent who attended the fall workshops
Why is parenting more challenging today than ever?
Post-pandemic, families report experiencing increased stress and anxiety as they juggle the overwhelming demands of work, school, and over scheduling. Join us for this 1-hour parent education program to learn many practical parenting tools parents can put into practice immediately – all based on theory and research.
The entire Speech School Community has been on a year-long learning journey through a series of parent events, led by Kelly Gfroerer, Ph.D., LPC and Teddi Bair, M.Ed., M.S., NCC.
Register below:
This six-week course is free to our parents and caregivers, courtesy of the Atlanta Speech School. While it is not required to attend all six sessions IN PERSON, it is recommended because of the added value of personal interaction with participants. The sessions will be recorded if you need to miss an evening.
If a spouse or another caregiver plans to attend, please have them complete their own registration.
Parenting the Positive Discipline Way
Required
TEDDI BAIR has a passion for understanding human behavior which led her down the road of educator, coach, and counselor. She holds a Master of Education with a specialty in Special Education from The University of Florida and two years post-graduate training by an Orton-Gillingham Academy Fellow to instruct struggling readers of all ages, including those with Dyslexia. For thirteen years, she worked to support neurodiverse learners in public and independent schools as a teacher, learning specialist, and instructional and school leadership coach.
The desire to team with adults as they do the hard work of teaching and parenting inspired Teddi to earn a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Mercer University. Currently, Teddi counsels adult individuals, couples, and families in private practice at The Cathedral Counseling Center in Buckhead. Teddi and her husband, Chris, are the proud parents of two elementary-aged children and one dachshund. Mims, age 9, is a Wardlaw alum and George, age 6, is in first grade at Wardlaw.
KELLY GFROERER is the Executive Director of the Positive Discipline Association. She has worked as a teacher, school counselor, and educational consultant in the greater Atlanta area for over 25 years. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with a doctorate in Counselor Education and Supervision from Georgia State University. Dr. Gfroerer is a frequent speaker on Positive Discipline, a Positive Discipline Certified Trainer, and co-author of Positive Discipline Tools for Teachers. She recently served as Guest Editor for the Journal of Individual Psychology Special Issue on Positive Discipline. She serves on the Board of the Directors for the North American Society of Adlerian Psychology (NASAP) and is recognized as a NASAP Diplomate. She lives in Dunwoody with her husband, Terry. They have three grown children, Bryce (25), Riley (23) , and Morgan (20).