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Equip Me: Preparing For Adolescence Workshop Tonight at 6:30

Tonight at Hesston MB (610 W. Randall) from 6:30-7:30 p.m., I will be leading an Equip Me Class on Preparing for Adolescence.  This workshop is geared to parents of Middle Schoolers (5th-8th grade).  It will include helpful information to talk about this challenging subject with your son or daughter.   Each family will also go home with a free book to help in this conversation.  This is open to the public.  I hope to see you there!

Preparing for Adolescence

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I will be leading a class entitled, "Preparing for Adolescence" this Sunday night from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Hesston Middle School.  It is open to the community. The class is geared for parents of 5th/6th graders.  The postcard is below. Helpful resources as well as information will be shared on how to discuss this topic with your son or daughter.  Hope to see you there!

Father/Son Trip

Well, it's been a week and I still have not blogged about the trip with Mitchell. I have had several people ask about it, so I am finally sitting down to write. For those who didn't know, I planned a weekend trip with Mitchell last weekend (Oct. 22-24) to Branson , MO. The purpose was twofold: have fun with my son & have a conversation about adolescence. The trip started bright and early as I loaded the van with all four kids and left Hesston at 6:45 a.m. The kids were so excited about seeing the sun rise. However, it was too cloudy and they didn't get to see much of a sunrise. We stopped for breakfast at McDonald's and continued on to Yates Center where I dropped off Mackenzie, Megan, and Molly at my parent's house. Then Mitchell and I hit the road. I told him we were headed to Branson because it was a surprise. However, he found a cup that gave him a hint that it might be Branson . As we left Yates Center, I explained that this weekend was to be a lo...