A nationally recognized author, parents, teachers and others were on hand May 1 as Parent University was held at Whitman High School. Suffolk Deputy Police Commissioner Risco Mention-Lewis was the keynote speaker.
The Parent University is an event where parents come to learn the very latest in a vast array of current topics. There are workshops led by area professionals that deal with everything from Raising a Thinking Child, Community Safety, Adolescent Depression and Suicide Prevention, to College Prep At Its Best, Bullying, and Drugs and Alcohol prevention, and that’s to just name just a few. These free workshops, conducted in English and Spanish, have created an opportunity to sharpen parenting skills as we work on life’s most important and demanding pursuit: raising successful children. The Parent University also offers local business and community service agencies an opportunity to sponsor and/or advertise their services.
Dr. Matthew A. Johnson, author of Positive Parenting With a Plan participated in Parent University. Dr. Matthew A. Johnson is a licensed clinical psychologist. He holds degrees from the University of Alaska, Rutgers University, and George Fox University. Since 1982, he has worked with parents and children in the mental health field in group homes, residential treatment centers, inpatient psychiatric hospitals, and outpatient settings. He has been featured on The Early Show, CNN, ESPN2, USA Today, and on over 250+ radio programs around the world.
