Winter Holiday Academic Support

From Sylvan Learning Center...

Winter Festival tomorrow, December 11 from 6-9 PM at Al Barsha Center. There will be games, stories, food, prizes, gift bags for all as well as Sylvan Sync lesson demos and parents will receive gift voucher for FREE assessment (800 AED value) if they attend the event. We hope to see you there!

Flyer for Winter Festival

We are offering Winter Camps that are academically based.

Flyers for camps

Hello!

Just a quick note to let you know that the December newsletter has been added as well as some new sessions and workshops for parenting as well as wellness. Be sure to check them out!

Supporting your children

I hope you had a lovely weekend and enjoyed the rain! I just want to draw your attention to the new information on the parenting page. I have begun including information about groups and services available in Dubai to support your children as well. Many medical and therapeutic centers here offer group support for children on a variety of topics. I hope you find them useful!

Happy Thursday!

Have a wonderful weekend and don't forget to check the new links under articles and resources periodically. I am constantly adding new links to helpful articles I have come across. Please let me know if there is a topic that you would like more information about. :o)

New information...

Good Morning!
I hope you are well. :o). I just wanted to draw your attention to a few new things that have been posted. The November issue of my counseling newsletter has been posted. The focus this month is on discipline - what it means and what are some good tips and tricks to make it as effective as possible. I have also included some parenting and wellness events that are taking place throughout the month of November.
Enjoy!

Happy Halloween!

If you were here on campus today, I hope you enjoyed the parade of princesses, pirates, superheros and monsters!
I continue to look for parenting workshops and personal wellness events to post in case anyone is interested. Please do let me know if you hear of anything or have participated in anything worthwhile. I would also like to hear about anything that you participated in that was not worthwhile.
Have a lovely long weekend!!

New page

Hello! I hope you had a fantastic Eid break. Just wanted to draw your attention to the new page added to the blog: Personal wellness. It is a page dedicated to taking care of ourselves so that we can take care of those around us even better. If you participate in something or hear of something that should be added to that page please do let me know!
Take care

More adult-centered support...

ADD/ ADHD SUPPORT GROUP - for adults with ADD/ADHD

Monday 4th November  2013

7:30 pm at Jumeira Baccalaureate School.

Dubai’s First Adult ADHD Support Group Meeting.

We have an exciting schedule of talks and meetings.

Come and learn more

Everyone welcome

Look at www.jbschool.ae for location details.

Wellness talk

Hello! I hope you had a nice weekend. :o)

It has come to my attention that the Lighthouse Arabia center will be holding 'Wellness talks' that are open to anybody. I did not want to put this information in the parenting events tab because it really is more about you as opposed to about your children...but if you are relaxed how can you not be a better parent? right? 

Please see below for all the pertinent information.

Have a lovely day!

The LightHouse Arabia is excited to invite you to the first in our new series of "Wellness Wednesday" seminars. Due to the popularity of our "Conscious Parenting" seminars, we have decided to launch a monthly series of talks focused more generally on helping people achieve a greater sense of well-being and satisfaction in their lives. 

Please join us for the first talk in this series: 

Topic: Breathe Easier: Learning to Effectively Manage Stress

Speaker: Dr. Saliha Afridi, PsyD

Date: Wednesday, October 9
Time: 9:30am - 11am

Location: The LightHouse Arabia clinic

During this first seminar, Dr. Afridi will discuss stress management, sources of stress, the important role of stress in our lives, and important steps we can all take to move towards greater wellbeing. 

There is a nominal 50 AED reservation fee to reserve a seat for this talk. In order to reserve your seat, please submit your fee at The LightHouse Arabia clinic prior to Wednesday. If you have any queries, please feel free to contact us at +971 4 380-9298. 

The flyer for this event has been attached for your reference. Please feel free to share this information with your community. 

Sincerely, 

The LightHouse Arabia Staff

Click here for flyer

Parenting events, newsletter and more

Happy Thursday! :o)
I just wanted to draw your attention to the new parenting events listed that are taking place throughout the month of October. If you hear of anything else, please let me know so that I can put the information out there for others to benefit from as well. 
Also be sure to check out the October issue of the counseling newsletter. It is focused on the topic of friendship this month.
Counseling groups start next week. If your child is enrolled in one of the groups during this session you will have already received an email from me. If you have any questions about this please do not hesitate to ask. 
Have a lovely weekend!

Counseling Group Update

Hello,
Just a reminder...if you have turned in a counseling group permission slip, please be aware that your child may not necessarily be included in the first round of groups. He/she may be included in the groups that begin in January. You will receive an email from me before the start date of your child's group.
Have a lovely weekend!

Counseling Group Permission Slip Deadline...

Hello! I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend and are rested for the coming week.
I just wanted to be sure to let you know that the deadline for turning in the group permission slips is this Thursday. This applies only to the first sessions of groups. If you would like to hold on to the form for possibly signing your child up for a group at a later date, please do so. The deadline is for the groups that will run from October to January.
Have a wonderful day and looking forward to seeing you at Back to School Night tomorrow.

Looking forward...

Hello! I hope you have not only settled in to the new school year but are also enjoying yourself now. Please be sure to check out the parenting workshops and talks that are taking place around Dubai for the month of September. If you hear of anything else please let me know so that I can add it to the list.
Each 10-day rotation, I will be updating the lesson plans on the classroom lesson page so you are always aware of what topic we are covering in your child's class. I will also be periodically adding links to useful articles or resources that I have come across. So be sure to always check on the Useful Articles and Resources page for anything new. If there is a topic you would like for me to add information about please do let me know.

Welcome back to school

Welcome to the all-new counseling blog!
I hope you have settled into the new school year and are enjoying it. I have put this blog together in the hopes that I can provide support, resources and updates from the counseling department in a much more immediate and continuous manner. I will be posting a new issue of my newsletter once per month and will be adding links to articles and resources as I come across them. All the resources are organized by topic to facilitate your search and support.
You will also find on this blog information regarding the regularly schedule classroom lessons that I conduct as well as the counseling groups that you can choose to sign your child up for.
Don't forget to add your email to the right so that you can follow the blog and be notified of any new information.
I hope you find it useful!