Parent Eye Opener

MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR

KELL HIGH SCHOOL’S

PARENT EYE OPENER

Thursday, February 28, 2008 at 7:00 PM

Kell High School Auditorium

Experts will speak to parents about the decisions, challenges and issues students are faced with every day. Are your eyes open to these realities?

This may be the most valuable investment you make in your child –and it is free!

“Our Teens’ Reality”

Chief Judge M. Russell Carlisle Jr, State Court of Cobb County

Dave Goerlitz, former Winston Man Jeff Dess, Cobb County School District Prevention Specialist

The middle school and high school years are filled with times that our kids make life-altering decisions: whether to drink, take driving risks, have sex, smoke and even today’s latest challenges regarding what they see, do and say online.

“The Parenting Paradox: Neither Friend Nor Foe”

Stacey DeWitt, founder and CEO Connect with Kids

Paradox… a puzzle, a contradiction, a situation that defies intuition. Parenting today includes the reality that too many of us want to be our children’s friend. Yet, parenting is not a popularity contest.

Learn what parents need to understand about our kids’ lives and how to be a safe haven – with rules and standards – in the midst of their chaos.