Building cooperative relationships between parents, children

Tags: Parenting

Our next guest is Betty lou bettner, phD.

Dr. Bettner is an educator, counselor, author, international lecturer, mother, foster parent, and wife to Walt Bettner.

She's a psychotherapist in private practice in Media, Pa; and faculty member of Holy Family University in Philadelphia, Pa.

She is also author of Raising Kids Who Can.

Bettner says her goals for raising children are to instill honesty; responsibility; courage; respect; confidence; productivity; sef-esteem; self-discipline; and cooperativeness.

She also says that children need the 3 C's to succeed: -everone wants to belong; to feel connected -everyone wants to feel capable -everyone wants to feel significant- to count

Bettner will be appearing at the following events this week:

Feb. 19 and 20 University of South Florida Marshall Student Center 4202 E Fowler Avenue, Tampa

Feb. 21 Alfred Adler Elementary School Clearview United Methodist Church 4515 38th Avenue North, St. Petersburg

Registration & sign-in starts at 8 a.m. Program starts at 9 a.m. all three days. More information and registration forms can be found at: www.adlerflorida.org or by calling (813) 220-0262.