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SFCP Child Development Program & Preschool Consultation Project

Workshops for Early Childhood Educators and Mental Health Professionals:
Thinking Together on Behalf of Children and Their Parents
2012 Series

Slow Down: Children at Play Saturday, March 3, 2012 Formal program: 10 am – 12 noon Light breakfast 9:30 am - 10 am 2340 Jackson Street, 4th Floor (entrance on Webster Street)

Elissa Meryl in Conversation with Patricia Ardziejewski

In our fast paced world where the demands to do more are great, it can become harder to slow down and be present with children. Children need our help, especially during transitions. In order to assist them, we also need to help parents slow down so they can be present with their experiences. Elissa Meryl and Patricia Ardziejewski have collaborated to create a group at Morning Glory Nursery for incoming parents to help them navigate this meaningful step. They will discuss how this group has been a useful tool to help families begin preschool more aware and more comfortable. In depth examples will be used to illustrate difficulties with transitions and interventions used to help children and parents.

Patricia Ardziejewski: Ms. Ardziejewski has been the director of Morning Glory Nursery since 2006, before which she worked as an assistant in the San Francisco Waldorf School's Early Childhood Program. She has been a holistic health counselor and is a Vippassana meditator. She is passionate about the practical application of spirituality in daily life. She is the mother of an 11 year old daughter.

Elissa Meryl, Psy.D.: Dr. Meryl is a clinical psychologist with a private practice in Noe Valley, SF where she works with individuals, adolescents and couples. She is the mother of two children, ages 3 and 5 and has been working with the Preschool Consultation Project for 2 years.

Moderator: Era A. Loewenstein, Ph.D., Chair Preschool Consultation Project and Child Development Program.

Program fees: Early Childhood Educator and Students $15; Preschool Director $20; Mental Health Professional $25. For more information regarding registration please contact Aaron Chow at: 415-563-5815 or e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Additional questions can be directed to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 415-824-4360

The Workshops for Early Childhood Educators are funded by a generous grant from The Sophia Mirviss Memorial Fund.