2008 Summit County Young Child Conference Committee presents:

"The Successful Child" Conference

Saturday, April 26, 2008 from 8:00 am-5:00 pm

Summit Middle School- 0158 County Road, Frisco

Sunday, April 27, 2008 from 1:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Summit County Community and Senior Center- 0151 County Road/ 1004 Peak One Blvd., Frisco

Frisco, Colorado

 

The purpose of this conference is to educate parents, teachers, child care providers, doctors and other early childhood professionals with information necessary to fully support a young child's social, emotional, intellectual and physical well-being in their early years.  Although the conference is geared toward the young child, many of the presentations are appropriate for parents of older children.  Teenagers are strongly encouraged to attend. 

Join us for Summit County's First Annual Young Child Conference: "The Successful Child".  Parents, teachers, child care providers, doctors and other early childhood professionals are invited to attend.  To register online click here (you will be taken to the Summit Prevention Alliance web site).

Featuring Keynote Speaker:

Nationally Recognized Pediatrician

Dr. Robert Sears, MD, FAAP

For more information about Dr. Robert Sears please visit  www.askdrsears.com/about.asp

Robert W. Sears, MD, FAAP, is a board certified pediatrician in private practice with his father, Dr. Bill Sears, in Dana Point, CA.  "Dr. Bob," as his little patients like to call him, received his medical degree in 1995 from Georgetown University and completed his pediatric training at Children's Hospital Los Angeles in 1998.  He is a co-author of six books so far in the Sears Parenting Library.  Books include The Healthiest Kid in the Neighborhood, Father's First Steps, The Baby Book, The Premature Baby Book, The Baby Sleep Book and The Vaccine Book.  Dr. Bob has appeared on the CBS Early Show, The Ellen Show, CNN, and is a regular guest on the Dr. Phil Show.  He is the proud father of three boys, ages 14, 11 and 5.  Dr. Bob enjoys surfing the California waves, mountain biking, playing bass guitar with his teenage son guitarist, trying to keep up with his youngest son, reading, speaking at parenting conferences throughout the U.S., and is the chief editor and writer for www.AskDrSears.com.

Dr. Bob Sears will be giving three 1.5 hour Keynote Addresses over the two day conference.  On Saturday he will be speaking both in the morning and the afternoon.  On Sunday he will be doing one talk in the late afternoon.

 

Keynote Address #1: "Science Behind Attachment" Dr. Bob Sears

"Every parent hopes to raise intelligent, self-confident, and empathetic children. New parents are faced with many different, and often conflicting, types of advice from well-meaning family, friends and books on how to help achieve this goal. Dr. Bob will share how virtually every scientific study done on child development and behavior shows that a more hands-on, attached, and involved parenting approach results in children who are smarter, form better relationships, are more empathetic toward others, eventually become more independent, have less behavioral and anti-social problems in school, and have less psychiatric problems as adults." by Dr. Bob Sears

Keynote Address #2:  "Healthiest Kid in the Neighborhood" Dr. Bob Sears

"Every parent knows their children should eat healthy and limit junk food. Yet there are many hidden sources of “junk” that parents don’t know about. What we eat has a life-long impact on our health. Dr. Bob will show parents not only what to eat and not eat, but how to get kids to want to eat healthy. Topics include how to prevent childhood obesity, hidden sources of food chemicals
that parents don’t know about, the twelve most important foods to eat, and much more…" by Dr. Bob Sears

Movie Screening with Discussion :  "What Babies Want " Debby Takikawa

"What Babies Want is an award winning documentary film that explores the profoundly important and sacred opportunity we have in bringing children into the world. Filled with captivating stories and infused with Noah Wyle's warmth as narrator, the film demonstrates how life patterns are established at birth and before. The documentary includes groundbreaking information on early
development as well as appearances by the real experts: babies and families." by Debby Takikawa

Keynote Address #3:  "Vaccinations" Dr. Bob Sears

"Vaccines have become the most controversial topic in pediatric healthcare, and parents are scared and confused. They have no where to turn to get complete, unbiased, balanced information to help them understand their child’s vaccines. Everything there is to read is either very pro-vaccine (without a fair discussion on the possible side effects of shots) or totally anti-vaccine (without proper warnings about the risks of the disease themselves). Dr. Bob Sears puts all this information into one package so parents can make an educated decision." by Dr. Bob Sears

An overview of Dr. Robert Sears' The Vaccine Book

by Kim Nearpass: click here

  

SCHEDULE

  Saturday, April 26

Summit Middle School

Sunday, April 27

Summit Senior & Community Center

Saturday, April 26

Workshops & Booths

8:00- 9:00 am                Registration

9:00- 10:00 am              Workshop Session A (see listed below)

10:15- 10:30 am            Introduction

10:30- 12:00 pm            Dr. Sears: "The Science Behind

                                     Attachment"*

12:00- 1:30 pm              Lunch

1:30- 2:30 pm                Workshop Session B (see listed below)

2:45- 4:30 pm                Dr. Sears: "Nutrition & the Healthiest

                                      Kid in the Neighborhood"*

1:30 -3:30 pm        What Babies Want Video 

                              Presentation and Local

                              Panel Discussion

3:45 -5:15 pm        Dr. Sears: "Vaccinations" *

5:15 - 5:30 pm       Coffee Break

5:30 - 6:30 pm       Local Panel Discussion on

                              Vaccinations

Workshops presented by young childhood professionals.

(Please see the Workshop Sessions A and B below for details.)

 
*Followed by a book signing *Followed by a book signing There will be select vendors, exhibits and informational booths related to the successful young child.

Saturday Workshop Sessions A and B

For more detailed descriptions of the workshops click here

Workshops Session A (Choose one)

Workshops Session #2 (Choose one)

To register online for the Successful Child Conference click here (you will be taken to the Summit Prevention Alliance web site).

 

If you are interested in being a Sponsor, Professional Guest Speaker and/or display a vendor, exhibit, or informational booth, please contact Lucinda Burns at 970-513-1170 x307 or email Johanna McDonald at johanna@earlychildhoodoptions.org.