Learning to Live More in the Moment:Mindfulness Techniques for Parents of Children with Special Needs or Learning Differences

When: Tuesday, April 12, 2016, from 7:00 to 9:00 PM

Where: Park Jr. High’s LRC, 333 N. Park Rd., La Grange Park

The Resource Association in Special Education (RAiSE) is hosting a presentation by Erin Leyba, LCSW, Ph.D. Dr. Leyba will discuss how parents can use mindfulness techniques to live more in the moment despite the unique circumstances of raising a child with special needs or learning differences. She will also focus on how parents can learn to treat themselves with compassion, to strengthen parent-child relationships, and to notice and leverage their children's strengths.

Dr. Leyba is an individual and couples counselor in private practice in Oak Brook, Illinois, who specializes in grief/loss, anxiety, parenting, and relationships. She is the author of The Joy Fix for Weary Parents: 5 Steps to Overcoming Fatigue, Guilt, and Stress and Building a Life You Love. Dr. Leyba also writes the Joyful Parenting blog for Psychology Today and blogs at www.thejoyfix.com.

All parents, teachers, and community members are invited to attend. For more information about RAiSE, visit our website at www.RAiSE102.org or our Facebook page Raise 102. To receive notification via email of future RAiSE events, please send a request to RAiSE102.