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Read more about the article New Child Psychology Center Opens Its Doors at the Good Shepherd Center

New Child Psychology Center Opens Its Doors at the Good Shepherd Center

Wallyhood received the following announcement from Dr. Patty Bardina, founder of PEACH: the Psychological and Educational Alliance for Children: The Psychological and Educational Alliance for Children, or PEACH, officially launched its clinic in December 2025, in a corner of Wallingford’s own Good Shepherd building. Choosing this historic home for wayward girls as a center of support for children and adolescents seemed fitting. Offering a wide range of psychological services designed to help children, adolescents, and young adults receive the support they…

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Read more about the article Free Puppet Workshop Saturday

Free Puppet Workshop Saturday

Looking for a fun family activity this weekend? Maybe someplace with AC? Join us Saturday, August 4th, from 1-2pm for a free puppet making workshop with SilverKite Community Arts!  Using recyclables, participants will create their very own puppets and develop stories about them in this fun, hands-on workshop. We will be meeting in the Solid Ground meeting room on the main floor of the building. Enter through the front entrance of the library. Registration is not required, but space is limited.…

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Read more about the article Lincoln High School Community Meeting this Thursday

Lincoln High School Community Meeting this Thursday

Seattle Public Schools will be renovating Lincoln High School and it will re-open as a permanent high school in September of 2019. Join Director Burke and SPS staff this Thursday, Oct 27 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM for a community listening meeting about the reopening. They will share plans have for the site renovation and restoration, while academic programming and student assignment plans are still developing. Come and share your concerns and ideas to help make Lincoln's opening a successful…

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Single Parenting Class at FamilyWorks

FamilyWorks is hosting a six-week class for single parents. The class starts next Tuesday (February 6). Here are the details: Are you a single parent looking for information and support to help you raise children in this complex world?  Come to this six week parenting class for single parents.  Learn and share ways to nurture cooperation, respect and joy in your single parent family.  The focus will be on parenting children aged 3-10 years.  The class facilitator will be Kim Buehlman,…

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An evening with Paul Tough

Parents, you might want to make next Friday night (September 21) a date night. That's when Meridian School will host NY Times Magazine contributing writer and editor, Paul Tough, who will discuss his upcoming book, How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character. Here's a review from Publishers Weekly: “This American Life contributor Tough (Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada’s Quest to Change Harlem and America) tackles new theories on childhood education with a compelling style that weaves in personal details…

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Little Peppers Meetups For Fall

The Program for Early Parent Support (PEPS) group at the Good Shepherd Center now has a fall schedule for "Little Peppers" (families with two children under the age of three). Here are all the details: Little Peppers is a group for families with two children under age three (at the time the group begins). Meetings are led by a professional facilitator. Babies and toddlers remain in the room with their parents for the entire meeting – which makes for a busy and exciting morning! Groups…

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Free FamilyWorks Workshop: Parenting Teens

If you've got teens (or 'tweens) living at home, you have my utmost respect. In addition to that, I'm offering something much more practical: Check out this workshop for parents of teens hosted by FamilyWorks (1501 N. 45th St. ), starting Wednesday, May 2, from 6:30-8:30PM. It's free and runs for six weeks, through June 6. Call ahead to register at 206-694-6727: Adolescence can be a time of stresss, turmoil, exploration and change for both parents and teens.  Join with Kim…

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