Positive Discipline with Lisa Herold, Consultant and Certified Positive Discipline Trainer

There is something for every PK-8 parent. These Division-specific talks will focus on age-appropriate Positive Discipline.

Lunch and Learn: Positive Discipline Series PK-2
Have you experienced power struggles, tantrums, morning and bedtime hassles, physical aggression or whining? These challenges and many others are a normal part of child development but parents do not receive a how-to manual for early childhood. Modern parents seek modern methods that promote harmony in the home. This workshop encourages the use of kindness and firmness at the same time while teaching children valuable social and life skills.

These sessions build on each other, so it is asked that Sacred Heart parents commit to each of the eight one-hour sessions.

Dates include: October 15, October 22, October 29, November 5, November 12, November 19, December 3, December 10
Time: Noon-1 pm

Your Child’s Social Life, Grades 3-5
In this interactive workshop, parents will explore “the secret social underworld” of the elementary school child. Participants will learn about the “labs” that children experiment in every day; playgrounds, parks, classrooms and any place where they gather. What “rules” do children create when they form connections? What role might a parent play? How much worry is too much? How can we separate our child’s experience from our own? How can we help navigate the waves without getting in too deep? Takeaways include empowering language and other tools to help understand and guide healthy friendship development.

Two-Part Series: October 13 and October 20
Time: 6:30-8 pm

Tweens and Teens; Moving from Pilot to Co-Pilot, Grades 6-8
As parents, we have been building bridges for our children since birth, with sides close together so they can move safely; experiment, learn and grow. As children grow, we move the sides of their bridges farther apart so they have room to move about while continuing to be safe. Now we have adolescents who are learning to be adults. Where are the sides of the bridge today? Are we closing them because of our fears or expanding them to support the process? What will we do when a child falls or makes a mistake? (Dr. Jane Nelsen) This workshop series will focus on ways to transition from “pilot to co-pilot”. Participants will explore ways to let go while also setting limits. Activities are designed to promote the development of long term life skills.

Two Part Series: November 10 and 17
Time: 6:30-7:30 pm

Dr. Lisa Damour - Sheridan Road Alumna, Psychologist, Author
October 28, 7-8 pm

Lisa Damour, PhD, The New York Times bestselling author of "Untangled," returns with an urgently needed guide to the alarming increase in anxiety and stress experienced by girls from elementary school through college. In her book "Under Pressure," Damour details the many facets of girls’ lives where tension takes hold and offers critical coping strategies that will help parents to reduce their daughters’ anxiety and address the toxic pressures to which our culture subjects girls and young  women.

Dr. Damour will receive Sacred Heart Schools Goal V Award, an award she was to receive in person last May. She will discuss her latest book, "Under Pressure," immediately following.

Dr. Lisa Miller - Professor of Psychology and Education at Columbia University Teachers College, Founder of the Spirituality Mind Body Institute, Author of "The Spiritual Child"
January 26, 2021, 7-8:30 pm

Goal I: A personal and active faith in God speaker

Combining cutting-edge research with broad anecdotal evidence from her work as a clinical psychologist to illustrate just how invaluable spirituality is to a child's mental and physical health, Miller translates these findings into practical advice for parents, giving them concrete ways to develop and encourage their children's—as well as their own—well-being. In this provocative, conversation-starting book, Dr. Miller presents us with a pioneering new way to think about parenting our modern youth.

Screenagers: Growing Up in the Digital Age

For parents and students ages 10+
Access the documentary at your leisure between Feb. 22-March 7, 2021

Screenagers Next Chapter: Uncovering Skills for Stress Resilience

For parents and Middle School students
March 11 – Live showing of Screenagers Next Chapter documentary followed by Q&A with psychologist.

2019-20 Events

Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019 | 10 am Cole Masterpiece Room
The Inside Scoop on High School Admissions

In this popular talk, parents of recent Sacred Heart graduates share the ways they supported their children through the high school admissions process. How will your family navigate the logistical, emotional and social challenges ahead?

Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019 | 7 pm Chapel
Raising Our Children Sanely in a Challenging World

Sr. Nancy Kehoe, RSCJ, PhD

Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019 | 8:45 am POTH Meeting
Raising Healthy Children

Monday, Jan. 6, 2020 | 7 pm Chapel
Parenting with the Brain in Mind

Eva Dwight, MEd, CPDT, Gurian Institute Master Trainer

Thursday, Feb 27, 2020 | 8:45 am POTH Meeting
Cyber Security with Cyber Safety Consulting

CANCELLED: Thursday, May 7, 2020 | 7 pm Chapel
Parenting with the Brain in Mind

Lisa Damour, PhD

2018-19 Events

RESCHEDULED: Thursday, April 4, 2019 | 11:30 am luncheon at Osteria Via Stato - 620 N. State St. | 7 pm Chapel

Dr. Ned Hallowell - The Childhood Roots of Adult Happiness and Addressing Childhood Anxiety

Dr. Edward (Ned) Hallowell is a highly recognized international speaker. He has presented to thousands on topics such as ADHD, strategies on handling your fast-pace life, the childhood roots of adult happiness, how to help your employees shine, ADHD and relationships and other pertinent family and health issues.

Registration for the luncheon is now closed. Click here for luncheon details.

Thursday, October 11, 2018 | 8:45 am | Cole MPR
The Inside Scoop on High School Admissions

In this popular talk, parents of recent Sacred Heart graduates share the ways they supported their children through the high school admissions process. How will your family navigate the logistical, emotional and social challenges ahead?

Thursday, October 25, 2018 | 7 pm | Chapel
Dr. Margaret Park, MD - "Healthy Sleep for Kids"

Current parent Dr. Margaret Park is a board certified sleep physician. Dr. Park will present on sleep hygiene, the importance of quality sleep for kids and the consequences of poor sleep.

CANCELED: Wednesday, March 6, 2019 | 8:30 am | Driehaus Center
Dr. Doris Rusch - "Leveling Up: How to Make the Most out of Gaming"

Unfortunately, the presentation by Dr. Rusch has been canceled.

New Event Series: Coffee and Conversation with the Counselors

November 1, January 10 and February 28 (Thursdays), 10-11 am, Cole MPR

Last year, Dr. Michele Borba spoke to the Sacred Heart community about several practical things parents can do to build empathy in their children. Please join Sue Heybach, Laura Sloman and Elizabeth Wilton as they take a closer look at Dr. Borba’s revolutionary framework for activating empathy in children from birth to young adulthood. Come join the conversation and explore what the “Empathy Advantage” is all about.

Let’s come together to get inspired by the power of empathy!

Michele Borba - “UNSELFIE: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed In Our All-About Me World"

Parent to Parent: The Inside Scoop on High School Admissions

In this popular talk, parents of recent Sacred Heart graduates share the ways they supported their children through the high school admissions process. How will your family navigate the logistical, emotional and social challenges ahead?

Parent Education: FCD Prevention Works

FCD Prevention Works is an international nonprofit provider of school-based substance abuse prevention services. For decades, FCD has worked worldwide to give students and the adults who care for them the knowledge, understanding and skills they need to make informed decisions about alcohol, tobacco and drug use.

St. Phillippine Duchesne - Crossing Frontiers Today

To celebrate the bicentennial of St. Philippine's founding of the first international Sacred Heart school, Board of Trustees members Sr. Maria Cimperman, RSCJ, PhD and Fr. Steve Katsouros, SJ, EdD reflect on the legacy of Philippine's momentous journey to the New World.

Sr. Cimperman is Associate Professor of Catholic Theological Ethics at Catholic Theological Union and the Director for the Center for the Study of Consecrated Life. Fr. Steve is the Executive Director and Dean of Arrupe College, a two-year college of Loyola University Chicago that offers a rigorous liberal arts education to a diverse population, many of whom are the first in their family to pursue higher education.

Lisa Damour, Ph.D: “Untangled: Guiding Teenagers through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood”

Lisa Damour is a psychologist, author, teacher, speaker and consultant who directs Laurel School’s Center for Research on Girls. She writes the Adolescence column for the New York Times’ “Well Family” online report. Her New York Times bestselling book, Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood, was released by Random House in February 2016.

Olen Kalkus, Headmaster, Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart: “Boys and Girls: Same but Different”

In this presentation, Olen Kalkus will discuss the chemical, structural and developmental differences between boys and girls, and what implications those differences may have for the teaching and learning environments and strategies for each. Olen Kalkus earned a B.A. in government and Spanish from Colby College and holds a Master’s in Human Development from Salve Regina University and a M.Ed in Counseling and Consulting Psychology from Columbia University. Prior to his appointment as Headmaster of Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart, he held numerous positions as a teacher and administrator at all boys, all girls and coed schools.

Parent to Parent: The Inside Scoop on High School Admissions

In this popular talk, parents of recent Sacred Heart graduates share the ways they supported their children through the high school admissions process. How will your family navigate the logistical, emotional and social challenges ahead?

Parenting Perspectives with Karen Jacobson, MA, LMFT, LCPC and Lauren Bondy, LCSW

As co-founders of Parenting Perspectives, Karen Jacobson and Lauren Bondy help parents enhance their parenting tools to promote healthy development and nurture the unique potential of their children.

Viewing of "Screenagers"

Directed by Delaney Ruston, MD, "Screenagers" probes into the vulnerable corners of family life and depicts messy struggles over social media, video games, academics and internet addiction. Through surprising insights from authors and brain scientists, solutions emerge on how we can empower kids to best navigate the digital world. The movie screening was followed by a panel discussion.