PRESS RELEASE

Conflict Resolution: A Guide to Child Discipline" seminar is first in a series of FREE community-based parenting workshops, beginning December 4, 2008

Yorktown Heights, NY, November 12, 2008, Yorktown Community Nursery School (YCNS), a parent cooperative school dedicated to nurturing families and educating children for over 60 years announces its first in a series of FREE community-based parenting workshops:

Maribeth Fay, Director/Teacher of YCNS, childcare administrator and parenting education consultant, is conducting these seminar series. During the first seminar, parents will learn:

• What is discipline: teaching children to respect themselves and others
• Planning ahead to avoid problems: setting children up for success
• Your manner affects children's behavior: how to be a good example for your child
• Handling problems that are sure to occur: how to handle hitting, biting and fighting
• Talking with children: What to say and how to say it

Maribeth Fay comments: "We developed these parenting workshops as part of YCNS' mission to support parents and provide insight into pre-school behavior and early childhood development. And, what better way to do that then to provide real-life tools to parents to help them support the social growth of their children."

Mrs. Fay welcomes all parents from the community and neighboring towns to attend. She promises that each parent will walk away with at least five skills. Registration is required.

YCNS has programs for 2, 3, and 4 year olds, with a 5-to-1 child-to-adult ratio, including one N.Y.S. certified teacher, one teaching assistant and one parent.

About Yorktown Community Nursery School
Yorktown Community Nursery School (YCNS) is non-profit accredited parent cooperative school dedicated to nurturing the physical, social and cognitive development of children. As a parent cooperative school, YCNS provides a unique opportunity for parents to learn how to effectively support the learning process. This is done through parent participation, as they become directly involved in their child's first school experience. And, by using the Creative Curriculum, children learn through play by way of exploration and discovery. For more information visit www.yorktown-cns.org.