2010 Great Parenting LIVE Event
In just one day, you’ll learn what it takes to raise extraordinary children from top experts plus explore products and programs to help your child be their best.It’s clear that parents need to find answers to their children’s most pressing problems in a timely way. Great Parenting Academy’s One-day event will allow you to find the solutions that will work best for your child. Imagine spending one day in one location where you could find some of the best resources to support your child?
Great Parenting Academy One Day LIVE Event
November 6th 2010
Hilton Concord Hotel
1970 Diamond Blvd
Concord, CA 94520
Speakers:
Dr. John Gray – Relationships Therapist and New York Times Best Selling Author: Men Are from Mars, Women Are from VenusTopic: Children Are From Heaven: Positive Parenting Skills for Raising Cooperative, Confident, & Compassionate Children & Teenagers
Terri Khonsari - Founder of Great Parenting Academy & Best Selling Author: Raising A SuperstarTopic: Raising a Well Rounded Child
Dr. Brenda Wade – Child Psychologist & Best Selling Author: Power Choices: 7
Signposts on Your Journey to Wholeness; Love Lessons Topic: Learn to Teach your Children the Secret Weapon for Success: Self-Confidence!
Lynn Lott – Cofounder of Positive Discipline Association, Nationally-Known Speaker, Author, & Licensed Family Therapist Topic: Raising Children with Positive Discipline
Panel Discussion:
Jim Coughlin
Father of Natalie Coughlin, Olympic Swimmer, Gold Medalist
Jim and his wife Zennie are parents of Natalie and Megan Coughlin. Jim is a retired police sergant, and now a grants manager, and Zennie is a legal office manager. They are working parents who raised two exceptional daughters. Throughout every phase of their daughters' lives, they have supported, embraced, and appreciated their individual development, interests and accomplishments.
Megan is an account executive at a leading software company in the Silicon Valley, and Natalie is a professional athlete. Natalie is best known for her 11 Olympic medals in swwimming. In the 2008 Olympics, she was the first female athlete in history to take home six medals at one Olympics. She was also the first woman ever to win gold in the 100-meter backstroke at two consecutive Olympics. Jim and his wife, Zennie Coughlin live in Concord, CA.
Jillayn Ghafourifar
A family of social Innovators and global citizens
Jillayn and her husband Mehdi Ghafourifar are parents of Alston (18) and Brienne (15). The family views education as a lifetime experimental journey where one size does not fit all. Alston and Brienne both graduated from high school top of their class, began their college education at the age of 14, and received numerous academic and athletic excellence in the process.
At 17 years of age, Alston received his bachelor's degree from UC Santa Cruz and today he is a founding member of Univetica, a global social initiative dedicated to promoting and protecting innovative thinking. Brienne is majoring in economics and social entrepreneurship at age of 15 and holds leadership position in several academic and community projects.
Jillayn is a director for Pillarton Corporation, a Silicon Valley capital and management strategic advisory firem and Mehdi is the chairman of Pillarton Corporation and the strategic advisor to several for-profit and non-profit organizations. Ghafourifar family lives in Santa Cruz, CA.
John Pilcher
True symbol of successful parenting
John and his wife Amber have demonstrated successful parenting in every sense. They have 9 children between the ages of 12 to 21; Three biological and six adopted. Their adoption is the largest known sibling set adoption in the history of California. Older children are in college, in the army or serving as a missionary. The younger kids are all active in extracurricular activities, sports, and arts.
Some of the children are being home schooled and some of them go to school depending on individual cases. Everyone in the Pilcher family must have a black belt and be a scout in order to be allowed to take driving lesson and get a driver's license. Respect, discipline, honesty, and achievement are top values in the Pilcher family.
Amber was awarded "Woman of the Year" for 2010 in the 4th District Assembly, State of California for her accomplishments specifically as a mother. John who is a proprietor of an insurance agency, lives with his wife, Amber, and their children in the Greater Sacramento Area.
Terri Khonsari
Moderator
Terri became a single mom at the age of 22 when her ex-husband left her and their 18 month old toddler at a train station in Germany. Born and raised in Iran, Terri didn't speak the language, didn't have any friends to go to, little money in her pocket, five suite cases to carry and her little daughter, Nilou.
Today, Nilou is a human rights attorney, speaks six languages fluently, runs marathons worldwide, participates in triathlons, loves to dance, paints and enjoys arts and music. Most importantly, this well-rounded young woman is passionate about life and everything she does.
Terri is an ambitious and successful business woman, an author and the founder of Great Parenting Academy. She is now remarried and lives with her husband, Dr. Hamid Khonsari, in San Ramon, California.
Who Should Attend?
- Parents and grandparents
- Parent educators and family service workers
- Child care professionals
- Social and health care workers
- Teachers and Administrators
- Early childhood program supervisors
- Coaches, Club Leaders, and babysitters
- Anyone who interacts with children
Why Attend?
- Learn – insights and ideas from top speakers and panel presenters who have created positive results.
- Be Inspire – by what they see, hear and learn at the event.
- Network – and ask questions from top experts and panelists and other parents and professionals.
- Find Resources – for your parenting needs.
What You Will Learn
Imagine spending one day in one location where you could find some of the best resources to support your child including the following topics on:- How to improve interpersonal skills in you and your child
- How to achieve better life performance
- How to increase your children’’self-esteem
- Live a healthy life style
- Discovering hidden talents More...
When you attend the Great Parenting Academy LIVE Event, you’ll spend a fun informative day and walk away with tons of knowledge on how you can raise your child to be their personal best. No more need to spend endless hours researching the answers you need to help your child succeed, be healthy, and enjoy life. You’ll hear from leaders, teachers, and other successful parents about how you can empower your children.
