YWCA Parent Awareness Presents 'The Biggest Job We'll Ever Have'

YWCA Parent Awareness, a family-focused program that provides support and education to parents and children in order to encourage the healthy, positive development of youth and families, along with the Middlesex Middle School Parent Association, is pleased to present ‘The Biggest Job We’ll Ever Have’ on February 25 at 9:30 a.m. at the Middlesex Middle School Auditorium, 204 Hollow Tree Ridge Road in Darien.

This program will address the challenge of raising children and teenagers, and how to help children discover essential skills that will support and guide them. Some topics of discussion will include the common pitfalls of parenting and how shifting the focus from the child to the child’s character, attitude and full potential can benefit the entire family.

Laura Gauld is the Executive Director of Hyde Boarding Schools in Maine and Connecticut and Head of School at Hyde-Bath, ME. She and her husband, Malcolm Gauld, are authors of The Biggest Job We’ll Ever Have - The Hyde School Program for Character-based Education. Copies of Laura’s book will be distributed free of charge.

Registration is recommended at ywcadariennorwalk.org and allows for notification of any program changes or parking information. For more information on these and future events, please visit ywcadariennorwalk.org or e-mail pa@ywcadariennorwalk.org.

The YWCA Darien/Norwalk is a non-profit organization dedicated to giving women the support and tools they need to transform their lives, be confident in their choices and raise healthy families. Its national mission, eliminating racism and empowering women, translates locally into a vision to create opportunities for growth, leadership and empowerment for all women and families. The YWCA Darien/Norwalk is located at 49 Old King’s Highway North in Darien, CT. For more information, please visit www.ywcadariennorwalk.org or call 655-2535.