October 15, 2004

The OU and ATT’s Highly Successful Program Returns to Chicago:
Conference Will Emphasize Positive Jewish Parenting For All Ages – Early Childhood Through Adulthood

Associated Talmud Torahs of Chicago
2828 West Pratt Blvd., Chicago, IL 60645
Saturday, November 13, 2004
7:00 – 11:00 PM

Building on the success of last year’s highly successful Positive Parenting Conference, the Orthodox Union, in conjunction with the Associated Talmud Torahs of Chicago, has planned another outstanding practical parenting program, spanning the years from early childhood to the so-called “sandwich generation.”

The Conference will be held at the Associated Talmud Torahs of Chicago, 2828 West Pratt Blvd, on Saturday, November 13, from 7:00-11:00 p.m.

The upcoming conference is the latest example of the OU’s increasingly significant priority of offering programming to strengthen the Jewish family. “Whatever can be done to enhance the Jewish family will help to ensure the stability of our community in the years to come,” declared Rabbi Moshe D. Krupka, OU Executive Director for Programming. “The parent/child relationship represents the very essence of Jewish family life.”

"Working with parents to strengthen the family and the family-child relationship is one of our highest priorities," said Rabbi Dr. Harvey A. Well, the Superintendent of Associated Talmud Torahs of Chicago.

Prominent professionals in the field of psychology and social work from Chicago and New York will address the distinctive challenges that arise with each stage of parenting, including:

• The family’s adjustment to the newborn;
• Setting healthy boundaries with preschoolers;
• Cultivating responsibility and self-esteem in children 6 – 12;
• Navigating the complexities of parenting the special needs child;
• Developing a deeper parent-child relationship with teenagers;
• Yeshiva, seminary, and shidduchim (setting up dates) – growing from the “Dance of Separation”;
• The sandwich generation parent – juggling the multiple obligations while taking care of oneself.

Rabbi Shimon Russell, L.C.S.W., a psychotherapist in private practice in Lakewood and Brooklyn, and who received his rabbinical ordination from Rabbi Shneur Kotler, will deliver the conference’s keynote address. Dr. Russell serves as an active board member of NEFESH, the International Network of Orthodox Mental Health Professionals.

Participants can look forward to obtaining invaluable knowledge and skills through interactive workshops, presentations, question and answer sessions, group sharing, and a book fair of educational materials.

“We are very pleased that the OU and Frank Buchweitz, its Director of Special Projects, continue to bring their expertise in parenting programs to Jewish communities around the country,” said the ATT’s Dr. Well. “Once again, they will find a most receptive audience in Chicago.”

Admission is $10 in advance and $18 at the door. For information and advance registration, call 773-973-2828.

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