REACH PTA PRESENTS A PARENT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM with guest speaker DR. GEORGIA BOZEDAY, ED.D.

"The Twenty-first Century Teenage Brain”

What’s the Current Research? What’s the Best Approach to Parenting a Teenager?

Date: Thursday, April 12th Time: 6:30-8:00 pm 

Place: Sandburg Auditorium- Doors 3 and 7 will be open. 

Program made possible through a District 205 Foundation Grant.

This presentation will center on brain development and personality characteristics commonly associated with adolescent development.

Topics included in this discussion are: Strategic use of technology, facilitating a Growth Mindset, fostering engagement, and personalizing experiences within the parent-child relationship. Parents will be encouraged to connect to real-life examples drawn from their own experiences interacting with their teens.

Dr. Georgia Bozeday, EdD, Director of Educational Services at Rush Neurobehavioral Center and Adjunct Professor at Northeastern Illinois University, has extensive experience in education, speech language pathology, learning disabilities and gifted education. Formally, she was the Director of Student Services and Assistant Superintendent at Sunset Ridge, District 29. Dr. Bozeday currently manages the Executive Function projects and is instrumental in curriculum design and implementation of the RNBC Executive Functions programs. Founded in 1997, as part of Rush University Medical Center, Rush Neurobehavioral Center brings together professionals from multiple disciplines to address the diagnosis and treatment of children with neurobehavioral issues. www.rnbc.org

Building on the strengths of children, teens and young adults