By Roberta Macdonald
Parent Success
99 WAYS TO MAKE IT HAPPEN
In the Parent Success book, written for classes taught for over 30 years, Roberta Macdonald is able to blend a practical, positive, common sense approach to parenting with humor and knowledge gleaned from many years of studying, degrees and hands on experiences. From this blending Macdonald creates the unique wisdoms of Parent Success: 99 Ways to Make it Happen.
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Roberta Macdonald
Roberta Macdonald was born Roberta Hatt of Canadian Swiss and Oklahoma parentage. Her early experiences with her siblings, living in a small town in the Texas panhandle, play an important role in her book. Her early practical life with chores, babysitting, and sharing a paper route with her twin brother, was important in that it taught her interdependence at an early age. She combines her early values and upbringing with her many experiences in the very real world of being a parent and step-parent of four, years of teaching in public schools, and counseling teenagers and families.
When I was a teenager my aunt Roberta Hatt Macdonald (who was a teacher) hung up her teacher’s hat to start up a counseling center because she saw so much brokenness in her students, she wanted to move beyond the classroom to help more around her.
I had the privilege of going through her classes at her counseling center. I learned a lot, but the biggest lesson learned was to have compassion for others no matter what, and to not blame others for where we are in our lives.
People have had “baggage” since the beginning of time… it’s not new, it’s just more pronounced by the new ways of connecting….
Bottom line… we all need to be gentle with society, forgiving, compassionate, and kind. Grace is a gift… be generous with it. Have your values and opinions and beliefs, but don’t criticize others for having theirs.
If you can only be one thing…
Be kind. ❤️
– Jamie M.
Responding to a post on Facebook.
Upcoming Classes
My Bellevue Community College Trelo Courses will be online Zoom Classes due to Covid-19.
Classes start Feb 4th, 2021.
Please register today!
Aging Well
8 Week Interactive Workshop for Seniors provides guidelines, encouragement and positive support.
Learning how to age well does not mean we will stay young physically.
It means we will develop and grow our inner worlds, being more aware of each moment and living it more fully.
Learn the importance of vitality, purpose, and personal growth while moving into the later phases of life.
To Register: call 425-564-2263 or online
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Thursdays – Feb 4, through March 25, 2021
10:00-11:30 am 8 Weekly Sessions
The Course is Online using Zoom. – You will need internet access.
Zoom Access sent upon registration.
Bellevue College North Campus
14673 NE 29th Place
Bellevue, WA 98007
Item W8010
$85
Calm Under the Stress
A Daily Life Management Course
This course is a guided group discussion on how to gain a better understanding of the causes of anger and how to develop a less reactive, stressful way of life.
Learn how to:
- Develop a positive outlook on life
- Channel stress, anger & anxiety for Good
- Resolve conflicts & improve relationships
- Visualize & achieve your goals
Returning Students are welcome to register for gaining further knowledge, insight, and practice.
To Register: call 425-564-2263 or online
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Thursdays – Feb 4, through March 25, 2021
12:00-1:30 pm 8 Weekly Sessions
Online – You will need internet access.
Bellevue College North Campus
14673 NE 29th Place
Bellevue, WA 98007
Item #8034
$85
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There is a major difference between the effect that discipline and that of punishment have on a person no matter how big or small. Discipline provides a framework to train someone to behave favorably. Punishment is used to inflict some pain for past behavior hoping to discourage such behavior in the future.
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