Positive Parenting Works

Join Dianne Walsh, LICSW, and Sue Hanly, RN, NCSN, as they present Positive Parenting Works: Dealing With Anxiety, Self-Injurious Behaviors, and Oppositional Defiant Disorder on Tuesday, November 15 at 7:00 p.m. in the Blanchard Middle School auditorium. Sponsored by the Westford Parent Connection, this event is free and open to the public. The talk is open to all parents and anyone who works with kids, but it geared primarily toward parents of teenagers. Anxiety is often a precursor to depression, and affects many children and adults. Dianne and Sue will focus on adjusting parenting styles and strategies to accommodate the behavioral needs of kids with anxiety, non-suicidal self injury, and oppositional behaviors. Anxiety -- and the resultant behaviors -- can be scary to talk about. It's easy for parents and kids to get quickly overwhelmed. Dianne and Sue address these issues in a straightforward manner and provide a wealth of information.