Webinars and Groups

Group - Summer 2021

Girls Who Run the World

Girl Power in Sports, Business, Fashion/Style, Politics, and Music

The group is designed to educate and empower girls. They will read one age-appropriate article before each meeting to facilitate discussion during the meeting. Topics will include sexism, female leadership, societal pressures on physical appearance, peer influences on behavior, and social media’s impact on self-esteem.

I am seeking group members who would benefit from improved social skills, such as: applying empathy in conversations, learning how to communicate your opinion while “keeping your listener,” using diplomacy in the exchange of ideas, and monitoring others’ experiences while you are sharing

Girls should be entering the 7th, 8th, or 9th grades this fall. Girls who attend the same school will not be placed in the same group (unless both families are aware of the other’s participation and are in agreement that both girls will attend the group).

We will meet weekly on six Tuesdays at 4:00 for 45 minutes. Each group will be followed by a general email to parents summarizing themes covered during our meeting and offering specific guidance for the week. Meetings are on the following dates:

6/15

6/22

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7/6

7/13

7/20

7/27

The fee per child is $100/session. (The cancellation policy will be a strict 7 days in advance because we cannot run group with fewer than 4 girls, and families need significant notice to change their plans if we need to cancel group.) Parents will be required to schedule one individual meeting with me after the second or third group so we can share our perceptions of how their child is doing in group and at home. (My regular session fee of $300 will be charged for this parent meeting.)

Webinars and Groups

Webinars

During the month of April, 2020 I will be the guest speaker in Arlynn King’s webinars on blending home and classroom. Arlynn is my mother and, more importantly, an educational consultant and retired first grade teacher. The webinars will focus on strategies and activities utilized by teachers in the classroom that you can adapt for teaching and parenting at home. This first conversation is designed for parents and guardians working with children from preschool to high school.

When: Thursday, April 16, at 1:00PT/4:00ET for 60 minutes.

Monday, April 20 at 4:00PT/7:00ET for 60 minutes.

Sunday, April 26 at 1:00PT/4:00ET for 60 minutes.

Fee: $25.

Registration: Please register by emailing Arlynn at crayonsinmykitchen@gmail.com with the date of the webinar you would like to register for in the “subject” line. After you have registered you will receive the password to join the webinar and directions as to where to send your payment. Please feel free to include in your email any questions you would like answered during our talk.

Parent Groups

We offer small 4-week parent support and education groups designed to help parents with their anxious children. Groups are co-led by Dr. King and Ms. Krupat. Groups are partially guided by parents' specific wishes/goals for learning, and are partially guided by the clinicians as we take parents through the basics of having empathy for our anxious children and setting the limits with them that they need to grow.

The fee for each parent per group is $75 and we ask for a commitment from clients to attend all four sessions.

Groups offered April, August, and October, 2020

Coping Skills for Middle School Girls

This group will meet online for 8 weeks on Tuesdays from 2pm-3pm, June 2 – July 28 (skipping June 30th).This small group will meet virtually in a fun, interactive, and information-packed setting where the participants will

learn coping skills for managing stress and anxiety, friendships, and a lot of time at home
get support from peers and therapists
connect meaningfully with girls their age in a confidential and supportive environment

This group will be tailored to girls who are not in great distress, but rather, girls who could use a place to talk about their feelings, maybe cry, definitely laugh, be heard, and learn how to manage their feelings in more productive and healthy ways.
Cost: $95/week