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In This Bulletin:

Oct. 3 ~ KYRC Storytime will Feature the Story "Otis and the Puppy"
Oct. 21 and Nov. 18 ~ Promoting Positive Discipline and Handling Challenging Behavior - Parts I and II
Oct. 21 ~ Day Program Transition: A Life of Purpose
Oct. 25 and 28 ~ Fall Playgroups for Children 2 to 5 Years of Age - Session 2 Starts
Oct. 25 and Nov. 22 ~ Baby Play Days for Children Birth to 2 Years of Age
Oct. 27 ~ Alson's Tea at Chado Tea Room: A Day for Siblings
 

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Oct. 3 ~ KYRC Storytime will Feature the Story "Otis and the Puppy"

Join the Koch-Young Resource Center from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, October 3, 2013 for a fun storytime reading featuring "Otis and the Puppy." Otis and his farm friends love to play hide and seek. Otis especially loves to be “It,” finding his friends as they hide. Yet when the newest addition to the farm tries to hide, he finds his attention wandering and is soon lost in the forest …

Bring your children to the KYRC Library for a reading of "Otis and the Puppy" followed by related arts and crafts afterward. Register by October 1, 2013 to reserve your spot.

For questions, more information and to register, contact 213.252.5600 or kyrc@lanterman.org.

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Oct. 21 and Nov. 18 ~ Promoting Positive Discipline and Handling Challenging Behavior - Parts I and II

As a parent, have you struggled with your child’s:

  • Sensory-seeking behavior — spinning, bumping, throwing
  • Seemingly ignoring others
  • Extremely introverted behavior
  • Extremely rigid behavior or demands
  • High activity level
  • Difficulty with transitions
  • Difficulty sharing or turn-taking
  • Meltdowns

Parents of children with disabilities often request assistance from professionals to help them with a range of behavioral issues such as these. Parents, as the resident expert on their child and as their child’s first teacher, are in a unique position to participate in the behavior intervention process. In this two-part workshop, with guest speaker Cynthia Landes, MPH, MA, ET/P, being held at Lanterman on Mondays, October 21 and November 18, 2013 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., parents will learn how to:

  1. Use descriptive, fact-based language to describe their child’s behavior
  2. Create a behavior log to help identify patterns
  3. Utilize limit-setting and consistent discipline strategies

Contact the Koch-Young Resource Center at 213.252.5600 or kyrc@lanterman.org for more information. Reserve your space before Friday, October 18, 2013. NO CHILDREN PLEASE.

Register online via Eventbrite for Part I on Oct. 21

Register online via Eventbrite for Part II on Nov. 18
(must attend part 1 in order to attend part 2)

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Oct. 21 ~ Day Program Transition: A Life of Purpose
Individuals with a dual diagnosis (chronic mental illness and an intellectual disability) who were denied normative childhood experiences are likely unprepared for the world of work. The childhood experiences of delivering newspapers, selling raffle tickets for a school fund raiser or operating a lemonade stand all serve to teach critical work adjustment skills. The challenge for adults with a dual diagnosis is further exacerbated by spending years in an anormative institutional environment. When combined with the chronic symptoms of their disabilities, employment and volunteering are seldom seen as reasonable options.

In this pragmatic presentation, being held on Monday, October 21, 2013 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the California Endowment Center for Healthy Families and Communities, Dr. Tom Pomeranz drives home the point that “work” or expenditure of meaningful effort is the great equalizer. Pomeranz will share best practice examples of how organizations have designed meaningful work experiences, for this population, through cottage industries, micro-enterprises, mobile work crews and alliances with community businesses.  Most importantly this session provides attendees with the tools to transition programs from a train then place paradigm to a train in place paradigm; a program focused on teaching the skills in the environment where they are to be exercised.
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Oct. 25 and 28 ~ Fall Playgroups for Children 2 to 5 Years of Age - Session 2 Starts

Quality play time with parents can lead to improvements in skills such as communication, engagement, sensory awareness, cognitive ability and creativity. Each session of the parent-child playgroups typically runs for six weeks and will provide caregivers with play strategies and tips for engaging children with special needs to make playtime more fun and meaningful as well as exposure to a variety of play mediums and ideas for low-budget activities that can be done at home. Caregivers will also get expert advice and answers to questions from therapists who will visit the group.

Sessions are conducted in English and Spanish concurrently for various age ranges between 2 and 5 years of age and at various days and times to accommodate the needs of the community.

Program made possible by a contribution from the Fred and June MacMurray Foundation.

Upcoming playgroup sessions are as follows:

Fall Friday Afternoon Session 2
Fridays, October 25, and November 1, 8, 15, 22, and December 6, 2013
2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
at Lanterman
Register online for Friday afternoon session 2

Fall Monday Afternoon Session 2
Mondays, October 28, and November 4, 11 and 18, and December 2 and 9, 2013
2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
at Lanterman
Register online for Monday afternoon session 2

For more information on the sessions, and to register, contact Toy Program Coordinator Lisa Anand at 213.252.8348 or lanand@lanterman.org.

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Oct. 25 and Nov. 22 ~ Baby Play Days for Children Birth to 2 Years of Age

Come and join the Koch-Young Resource Center  for a monthly play day for children birth to 2 years of age and their parents. Enjoy access to KYRC toys and play equipment, while getting to know other families.

The play days will be held on the following days at Lanterman Regional Center:

  • Friday, October 25, 2013 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
  • Friday, November 22, 2013 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
  • No play day in December
Contact the KYRC at 213.252.5600 or kyrc@lanterman.org for more information or to advise of your attendance at the play days.

Program made possible by a contribution from the Fred and June MacMurray Foundation.
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Oct. 27 ~ Alson's Tea at Chado Tea Room: A Day for Siblings

A very special tea in support of all the brothers and sisters of children with disabilities will be held at Chado Downtown on Sunday, October 27, 2013 from 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.

A collaboration of support from Frank D. Lanterman Regional Center with special thanks to the Shah and Mehreteab families and the Chado Tea Rooms.

For more information, contact the Koch-Young Resource Center at 213.252.5600 or kyrc@lanterman.org.

BE SURE TO WEAR YOUR BEST HALLOWEEN COSTUME TO THE TEA PARTY!

Register by October 18, 2013.

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