Parental Involvement Real Talk… Real Change
"Adolescence is a period of rapid changes. Between the ages of 12 and 17, for example, a parent ages as much as 20 years" Author Unknown
Parental Involvement is the piece a developing child or maturing teen needs to assist them in achieving success in the areas of academics (education), social interaction (society) and cultural understanding (race relations). These are just basic areas that shape and mold young people. Parenting is a powerful force, Ezekiel 18:4 "Behold, all Souls are Mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is Mine: Parents have a spiritual connection to their children and a higher responsibility to raise them correctly. In the end we as parents will be judged by how we raise the generations to come and what they in turn do on this earth.
On Saturday, November 14th at 10:00 am, E3 Business Group (Jacksonville, Fl. Chapter) presents a dynamic forum “Parental Involvement”. The forum will be held at the MOCA museum (next to downtown Main Library) Jacksonville, Florida. The public is invited to this FREE engaging and interactive discussion for parents to have open and honest discussion.
Real Talk ….. Real Change
This age of digital access to information, instantaneous communication and devices that allow for multiple modes of contact are providing the means to communicate on levels never thought of on a global scale. The one communicative device that is still the most effective and efficient is verbal dialogue with our children. The one on one, hand in hand and heart to heart contact that allows not just a verbal exchange, but the use of body language, facial imagery and the employing of inflections that relay concrete behavioral and cognitive expectations. Parents are challenged with work and other distractions that are inherent to adulthood and parenthood.
Keeping up with children can be stressful and emotionally demanding, but also emotionally rewarding. Many parents that are involved and connected to their children find creative methods to talk to their children despite the nuances and circumstances life throws at us. Parents have found that this generation is different than others. They detect a change in attitude, ideologies, swagger and lack of emotional attachments that we as adults cherish. “These children are different from all the children I have had in the past – more mature, capable, independent.” Helen Dawson, Narnia Kindergarten Co-director. This is not far from the truth prompting parents to question their sanity at times, but the times are changing. Children are maturing faster, possessing wisdom and lacking fear that we did not know nor understand, we question why they possess this ability?
Real Talk…. Real Change allows parents through forums to talk about issues relating to parenting. Improving their skills that no book, interactive DVD, or instructional video can completely address. The raising of children is ever changing and inconsistent at times with parent’s morals and values that they were raised with. It has been said that “these children are different”, they have no fear, lack morals and values and do not display the compassion that others from the past have been raised with. Taking into consideration that children from the late eighties, nineties and early 2000’s are raised on interactive video games, sitcom television, MTV, VH1, BET and other visual and auditory media that their world is full of sights, sounds and interactive elements that do not allow for rest, patience and reflections of the past.
"The average teenager still has all the faults his parents outgrew" Author Unknown
The importance of a open dialogue with children allows for the child to understand the parents expectations. These expectations should be defined by parents in a direct dialogue that leaves no room for misunderstandings or misinterpretations of what is expected and required from children and young adults. The process of being a parent is the result of sexual intercourse between a man and woman, the combining of one egg and one sperm. This resulting conception and union, making a sentient life with a gestational period of 8 to 9 months. The birth brings forth a life that has the capacity and potential to bring love, peace, happiness and joy into the world. This can result from that child’s parents speaking and modeling these qualities. The other dynamic is this child has the capacity to bring hate, chaos, hurt, fear and death into the world. This can be the result of that child’s parents speaking and modeling these things into the child’s life. These are the powerful forces that parents place into their child’s lives through spoken word and modeling behaviors that are thought of as cute or bad depending on the interaction the child and parent has. What are we speaking into the next generation of children?
"How strange that the young should always think the world is against them - when in fact that is the only time it is for them" Mignon McLaughlin
Parental experiences provide direction in their child raising philosophies and ideologies. As some say, “if it was good enough for me, then it is good enough for my child”. So why are so many parents frustrated, disheartened, angry, and embarrassed; at their wits ends when dealing or interacting with their children? Maybe that philosophy has to change and a new one should be adopted. Our children are a reflection of each of us, no one is saved from the repeats of behaviors that our children exhibit.
"Adolescents are not monsters. They are just people trying to learn how to make it among the adults in the world, who are probably not so sure themselves" Virginia Satir
Invitation to parents, grandparents, step-parents and surrogate parents to come out and provide wisdom and share ideas on successful ways to empower, educate and encourage parents both young and older. There is wisdom that can be shared and gained from our interaction as caring and determined adults that love and want the best for our children.
"Why do children want to grow up? Because they experience their lives as constrained by immaturity and perceive adulthood as a condition of greater freedom and opportunity. But what is there today, in America, that very poor and very rich adolescents want to do but cannot do? Not much: they can "do" drugs, "have" sex, "make" babies, and "get" money (from their parents, crime, or the State). For such adolescents, adulthood becomes synonymous with responsibility rather than liberty. Is it any surprise that they remain adolescents?" Thomas Szasz
William Jackson, M.Ed.
E3 Business Group Jacksonville Chapter
"Educate, Encourage, Empower"
wmjcksn@yahoo.com
Blogging for: E3 Business Group National Chapter
www.e3businessgroup.org
www.jacksonville.com/interact/blog/william_jackson
Our next forum: Saturday, November 14th 2009
Real Talk... Real Change RSVP Line - 904-735-8627
RSVP via email - rsvp@e3businessgroup.us
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2009
PARENT INVOLVEMENT (IT TAKES TWO!)
10AM—NOON
Join us as we discuss what true parent involvement looks like
and methods for developing a mindset for joint parenting.
“Everybody knows the problem. It’s TIME to deal with the issues!”
RSVP to events@e3businessgroup.us or 904-735-8627
Membership Info—members@e3businessgroup.us
Sponsorship Opportunities—info@e3businessgroup.us
Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville
A Cultural Resource of UNF
333 North Laura Street
Jacksonville, FL 32202
904-366-6911 - www.mocajacksonville.org
The Jacksonville Chapter E3 Business Group, Inc.
Parental Involvement is the piece a developing child or maturing teen needs to assist them in achieving success in the areas of academics (education), social interaction (society) and cultural understanding (race relations). These are just basic areas that shape and mold young people. Parenting is a powerful force, Ezekiel 18:4 "Behold, all Souls are Mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is Mine: Parents have a spiritual connection to their children and a higher responsibility to raise them correctly. In the end we as parents will be judged by how we raise the generations to come and what they in turn do on this earth.
On Saturday, November 14th at 10:00 am, E3 Business Group (Jacksonville, Fl. Chapter) presents a dynamic forum “Parental Involvement”. The forum will be held at the MOCA museum (next to downtown Main Library) Jacksonville, Florida. The public is invited to this FREE engaging and interactive discussion for parents to have open and honest discussion.
Real Talk ….. Real Change
This age of digital access to information, instantaneous communication and devices that allow for multiple modes of contact are providing the means to communicate on levels never thought of on a global scale. The one communicative device that is still the most effective and efficient is verbal dialogue with our children. The one on one, hand in hand and heart to heart contact that allows not just a verbal exchange, but the use of body language, facial imagery and the employing of inflections that relay concrete behavioral and cognitive expectations. Parents are challenged with work and other distractions that are inherent to adulthood and parenthood.
Keeping up with children can be stressful and emotionally demanding, but also emotionally rewarding. Many parents that are involved and connected to their children find creative methods to talk to their children despite the nuances and circumstances life throws at us. Parents have found that this generation is different than others. They detect a change in attitude, ideologies, swagger and lack of emotional attachments that we as adults cherish. “These children are different from all the children I have had in the past – more mature, capable, independent.” Helen Dawson, Narnia Kindergarten Co-director. This is not far from the truth prompting parents to question their sanity at times, but the times are changing. Children are maturing faster, possessing wisdom and lacking fear that we did not know nor understand, we question why they possess this ability?
Real Talk…. Real Change allows parents through forums to talk about issues relating to parenting. Improving their skills that no book, interactive DVD, or instructional video can completely address. The raising of children is ever changing and inconsistent at times with parent’s morals and values that they were raised with. It has been said that “these children are different”, they have no fear, lack morals and values and do not display the compassion that others from the past have been raised with. Taking into consideration that children from the late eighties, nineties and early 2000’s are raised on interactive video games, sitcom television, MTV, VH1, BET and other visual and auditory media that their world is full of sights, sounds and interactive elements that do not allow for rest, patience and reflections of the past.
"The average teenager still has all the faults his parents outgrew" Author Unknown
The importance of a open dialogue with children allows for the child to understand the parents expectations. These expectations should be defined by parents in a direct dialogue that leaves no room for misunderstandings or misinterpretations of what is expected and required from children and young adults. The process of being a parent is the result of sexual intercourse between a man and woman, the combining of one egg and one sperm. This resulting conception and union, making a sentient life with a gestational period of 8 to 9 months. The birth brings forth a life that has the capacity and potential to bring love, peace, happiness and joy into the world. This can result from that child’s parents speaking and modeling these qualities. The other dynamic is this child has the capacity to bring hate, chaos, hurt, fear and death into the world. This can be the result of that child’s parents speaking and modeling these things into the child’s life. These are the powerful forces that parents place into their child’s lives through spoken word and modeling behaviors that are thought of as cute or bad depending on the interaction the child and parent has. What are we speaking into the next generation of children?
"How strange that the young should always think the world is against them - when in fact that is the only time it is for them" Mignon McLaughlin
Parental experiences provide direction in their child raising philosophies and ideologies. As some say, “if it was good enough for me, then it is good enough for my child”. So why are so many parents frustrated, disheartened, angry, and embarrassed; at their wits ends when dealing or interacting with their children? Maybe that philosophy has to change and a new one should be adopted. Our children are a reflection of each of us, no one is saved from the repeats of behaviors that our children exhibit.
"Adolescents are not monsters. They are just people trying to learn how to make it among the adults in the world, who are probably not so sure themselves" Virginia Satir
Invitation to parents, grandparents, step-parents and surrogate parents to come out and provide wisdom and share ideas on successful ways to empower, educate and encourage parents both young and older. There is wisdom that can be shared and gained from our interaction as caring and determined adults that love and want the best for our children.
"Why do children want to grow up? Because they experience their lives as constrained by immaturity and perceive adulthood as a condition of greater freedom and opportunity. But what is there today, in America, that very poor and very rich adolescents want to do but cannot do? Not much: they can "do" drugs, "have" sex, "make" babies, and "get" money (from their parents, crime, or the State). For such adolescents, adulthood becomes synonymous with responsibility rather than liberty. Is it any surprise that they remain adolescents?" Thomas Szasz
William Jackson, M.Ed.
E3 Business Group Jacksonville Chapter
"Educate, Encourage, Empower"
wmjcksn@yahoo.com
Blogging for: E3 Business Group National Chapter
www.e3businessgroup.org
www.jacksonville.com/interact/blog/william_jackson
Our next forum: Saturday, November 14th 2009
Real Talk... Real Change RSVP Line - 904-735-8627
RSVP via email - rsvp@e3businessgroup.us
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2009
PARENT INVOLVEMENT (IT TAKES TWO!)
10AM—NOON
Join us as we discuss what true parent involvement looks like
and methods for developing a mindset for joint parenting.
“Everybody knows the problem. It’s TIME to deal with the issues!”
RSVP to events@e3businessgroup.us or 904-735-8627
Membership Info—members@e3businessgroup.us
Sponsorship Opportunities—info@e3businessgroup.us
Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville
A Cultural Resource of UNF
333 North Laura Street
Jacksonville, FL 32202
904-366-6911 - www.mocajacksonville.org
The Jacksonville Chapter E3 Business Group, Inc.
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