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The Family Education page provides parents with a variety of resources to support their role of raising children in todayÕs ever changing society. It includes articles written by Eton Faculty or outside professionals, along with links to other valuable family sources. Eton School hopes that the content offered represents the needs and interests of todayÕs parents. We encourage parents to contact us with suggestions and requests at info@etonschool.org.

Good at Doing Things: Montessori Education and Higher-Order Cognitive Functions

Ms. Cherie Goetz, Parent Education Member

(Dr. Hughes will be presenting at the Pacific Northwest Montessori Association's Winter Event on Saturday, February 25 in Seattle. For more information, visit pnma.org)

Last year, Eton School's Parent Education Committee viewed an online video presentation by Steven Hughes, Ph.D. called "Good at Doing Things: Montessori Education and Higher-Order Cognitive Functions." Dr. Hughes is a neuropsychologist specializing in neuropsychological assessment of children and adolescents with...READ MORE

How Do I Fit In? Social Development of the Adolescent

Laura Holmes, Parent Education Committee

The adolescent period of life can be unpredictable and sometimes turbulent. Adolescents often seem to have one foot in childhood and the other in adulthood, while their actions ebb and flow between the two periods. Adolescents are sometimes characterized as moody, lazy or self-absorbed, sleepy and perpetually hungry. They fluctuate between needing time alone and being inseparable from peers, between needing approval and making a...READ MORE

What is Peace Education?

Kris Meyer Gaskins, Parent Education Committee

"Peace will come only when people's hearts are imbued with respect for the Earth, for nature, for all other human beings, and when they can transcend personal gain to work cooperatively for universal good" (Aline Wolf, Nurturing the Spirit).

What is peace education? What does a peace curriculum look like? How can one teach that peace is an entity in itself and not linked to...READ MORE

What Type of Parent Are You?

Cherie Goetz, Parent Education Committee

In a previous Eton Edition (Eton School's monthly school newsletter), Check it Out! highlighted the book Kids Are Worth It: Giving Your Child The Gift Of Inner Discipline by Barbara Coloroso. In it, Coloroso describes how to give your child the gift of inner discipline. She believes good parenting begins with treating your child with respect. She provides practical tips on how to teach your...READ MORE

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