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Parish Parent Education Program 2026
As part of our ongoing commitment to fulfilling our mission of educating and supporting the parents of our Parish students, we are excited to once again host Parish Parent Education Program (PPEP). This program aims to enhance the accessibility of our adult education sessions by consolidating multiple presentations into a single afternoon on Friday, September 25, accompanied by childcare services for Parish students. Attendees will have the opportunity to enjoy a lunch followed by two dynamic hour-plus adult education sessions. Each attendee will be able to customize their learning experience by choosing two of the four presentations offered. Below, you will find the additional details, including the topics and speakers of the sessions and a link to register.
Additional Details
This event will be in-person only. Please check-in at the front desk when you arrive
Lunch: noon-12:30 p.m., provided by The Parish School.
Email advancement@parishschool.org to let us know if you have any dietary restrictions or require child care. Students enrolled in either Zenith Learning or Adventure Play will not need to register for child care, however those enrolled in Soccer Shots or have an appointment at The Carruth Center will need to register.
Session 1: 12:30 -1:45 pm
Beyond Checklists: Empowering Your Child’s Executive Functioning at Home
Presented by: Stephanie Landis, MS, CCC-SLP and Molly Weisselberg, MS, CCC-SLP
Elementary Speech-Language Pathologists Stephanie Landis, MS, CCC-SLP, and Molly Weisselberg, MA, CCC-SLP, provide practical strategies that go beyond the basics to implement at home to help support your child’s developing executive functioning skills to make your life smoother and decrease daily frustrations.
Simple Strategies to Support Language Development at Home
Presented by: Rachel Zandy, MS, CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist Rachel Zandy will discuss ways in which you can provide language enrichment embedded in everyday activities. Her hope is to empower families to carry over strategies from school or individual services at home.
Session 2: 2-3:15 pm
Managing Big Feelings at Home
Presented by: Lily Yoder, MA, LPC, RPT
Parenting would be so much easier if each child came with a personalized manual about how to best parent them and what to do when this happens or that happens. Unfortunately, that is not the case, and every child is unique and special, which can make figuring out which parenting technique is the best approach near impossible at times. Learn more about how Conscious Discipline’s 7 Powers for Self-Control and & 7 Basic Discipline Skills can help turn resistance into cooperation, help manage the children’s fits at home, help children learn from their mistakes, and become the parent you want to be.
Experiencing a Language and Learning Difference
Facilitated by: Parish Staff
Step into the shoes of a child with a language or learning difference in this interactive session facilitated by Mimi Branham, MS, CCC-SLP. Parents will engage in tasks intended to simulate the way children with language and learning differences experience school and the world around them.