Parenting in Partnership:
Blending Perspectives and Perceptions
for More Strategic Parenting
David P. Sylvestro, MA, CSP
Tuesday
February 11, 2025
10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Wilton Library
137 Old Ridgefield Road
Wilton
As we all know painfully well, being a child with special needs is often a confusing, frustrating and deflating experience. As we also know well, being the parent of these kids can be described with the same adjectives. Managing the academic idiosyncrasies, emotional unpredictability and social instability of our kids is not only a crucial responsibility for parents, it is also one that can drain our energy, overwhelm our patience and strain the relationship with our spouse. The different experiences each parent has with our kids can contribute to quite different perspectives on how best to guide them. It’s a struggle to parent from the same page when we sometimes question if we’re even in the same BOOK.
School psychologist David P. Sylvestro, MA, CSP, will discuss how parents can work to better sync their parenting philosophies and policies to be on the same page. Topics include enhancing their knowledge base related to their child’s overall profile, practicing the language of effective conflict resolution and expanding their affective vocabulary— the language of emotions.
Materials: Parenting in Partnership (PDF Format)
More About Dave Sylvestro
Presented by SPED*NET in partnership with
Wilton Library, Wilton Public Schools and
Newtown Sped PTA
SPED*NET does not provide medical or psychological
advice, diagnosis, or treatment. The material in this
presentation is provided for educational purposes only.
Parenting in Partnership:
Blending Perspectives and Perceptions
for More Strategic Parenting
David P. Sylvestro, MA, CSP
Tuesday
February 11, 2025
10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Wilton Library
137 Old Ridgefield Road
Wilton
As we all know painfully well, being a child with special needs is often a confusing, frustrating and deflating experience. As we also know well, being the parent of these kids can be described with the same adjectives. Managing the academic idiosyncrasies, emotional unpredictability and social instability of our kids is not only a crucial responsibility for parents, it is also one that can drain our energy, overwhelm our patience and strain the relationship with our spouse. The different experiences each parent has with our kids can contribute to quite different perspectives on how best to guide them. It’s a struggle to parent from the same page when we sometimes question if we’re even in the same BOOK.
School psychologist David P. Sylvestro, MA, CSP, will discuss how parents can work to better sync their parenting philosophies and policies to be on the same page. Topics include enhancing their knowledge base related to their child’s overall profile, practicing the language of effective conflict resolution and expanding their affective vocabulary— the language of emotions.
Materials: Parenting in Partnership (PDF Format)
More About Dave Sylvestro
Presented by SPED*NET in partnership with Wilton Library, Wilton Public Schools and Newtown Sped PTA
SPED*NET does not provide medical or psychological
advice, diagnosis, or treatment. The material in this
presentation is provided for educational purposes only.
Parenting in Partnership
Blending Perspectives
and Perceptions for
More Strategic Parenting
David P. Sylvestro, MA, CSP
Tuesday
February 11, 2025
10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Wilton Library
137 Old Ridgefield Road
Wilton
As we all know painfully well, being a child with special needs is often a confusing, frustrating and deflating experience. As we also know well, being the parent of these kids can be described with the same adjectives. Managing the academic idiosyncrasies, emotional unpredictability and social instability of our kids is not only a crucial responsibility for parents, it is also one that can drain our energy, overwhelm our patience and strain the relationship with our spouse. The different experiences each parent has with our kids can contribute to quite different perspectives on how best to guide them. It’s a struggle to parent from the same page when we sometimes question if we’re even in the same BOOK.
School psychologist David P. Sylvestro, MA, CSP, will discuss how parents can work to better sync their parenting philosophies and policies to be on the same page. Topics include enhancing their knowledge base related to their child’s overall profile, practicing the language of effective conflict resolution and expanding their affective vocabulary— the language of emotions.
Materials: Parenting in Partnership (PDF Format)
More About Dave Sylvestro
Presented by SPED*NET in partnership with
Wilton Library, Wilton Public Schools and Newtown Sped PTA
SPED*NET does not provide medical or
psychological advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
The material in this presentation is provided
for educational purposes only.