Parents | Character & SEL |The Charmmd Foundation

The Charmm'd Foundation
485 E. Half Day Rd, Ste 200 - Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
Phone: 847-883-9932 - Fax: 847-883-9960 - email: contact@charmmdfoundation.org

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Imagine...

Being a confident PARENT and feeling like you are the
most ethical role model you can be every day.

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Questioning every decision you make as a parent and
not admitting your mistakes and wrong doings.

Accepting the ups and downs of PARENTING with
humor and grace.

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Getting upset, angry or enraged every time things
don’t go according to plan.

Having strong PARTNERSHIPS with the staff at your
child’s school and collaborating for everyone’s benefit.

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Being demanding of the staff or not asserting your
opinions with the teachers, causing ineffective
communication with the school.

EMBRACING your role as a parent AND as a lifelong
student, continually seeking to improve your
behaviors and skills.

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Allowing your responsibilities as a parent to overwhelm
you, where you feel frustrated, under-appreciated
and stressed all the time.

Having your children think of YOU FIRST when asked,
“Who is your positive role model?”

Message from the Director of Community Development
"My message to you is a personal one. I became a mother in the
summer of 2009 and my daughter is a newfound source of inspiration.
Now I think about myself and my future in a different way…" (more)

This work is important! Here’s why:
Significant rationale for why you should focus your attention on this work.

“It's not only children who grow. Parents do too. As much as we watch to see what our children do with their lives, they are watching us to
see what we do with ours. I can't tell my children to reach for the sun. All I can do is reach for it, myself.” - Joyce Maynard

Something to Ponder...
"Are you a
self-reflective parent?"

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"We know the most important role of the bus driver is to get our children to and from school safely. But after viewing a workshop aimed at
bus drivers, I realized just how much influence they can have on my child. Our kids start and end their day on the bus. Educating the
drivers on the importance of their positive attitude and actions can have a profound impact on the quality of our children's day and ultimately
their entire educational experience."
~ Debi Pomerantz, parent, Highland Park IL