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The Blessing of a Skinned Knee: Raising Self-Reliant, Non-Defiant, Appreciative Children in a Nervous World

DR. WENDY MOGEL is a nationally known clinical psychologist and author. Publisher's Weekly gave her New York Times best-selling parenting book, The Blessing of a Skinned Knee, a starred review saying, "Impassioned, lyrical and eminently practical, this volume is a real treasure."

A graduate of Middlebury College, Dr. Mogel completed an internship and post-doctoral fellowship in the Department of Psychiatry at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. She serves on numerous boards including the Center for Early Education and the Counsel for Spiritual and Ethical Education, a century old inter-faith organization serving private schools. She is an advisor to Challenge Success, a program of the Stanford University School of Education aimed at alleviating student stress.

Dr. Mogel has been a keynote speaker at conferences including the annual meetings of the National Association of Independent Schools, the National Association of Principals of Schools for Girls, the Educational Records Bureau, the National Association of Episcopal Schools, the American Montessori Society, and the American Camp Association. She contributes articles to Independent School Magazine, Camping Magazine, and the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.

In October of 2006, The New York Times Sunday Magazine published a profile of Dr. Mogel and her work. In October of this year, Scribner will publish her book about what parents can learn from teenagers, The Blessing of a B Minus.

Dr. Peter A. Levine, author of the book Trauma-Proofing Your Kids, A Parents Guide for Instilling Confidence, Joy, and Resilience

Trauma is a fact of life. However, the solution to trauma is to develop resilience in your kids, as well. As yourself. Dr. Levine will discuss how trauma is stored in the body, how it can be released, and some simple, straight forward tools for parents and educators, including:

Forming secure bonds with your child
Learn how to contain your own emotions
Teach them how to settle themselves and develop self regulation so that they can bounce back when a traumatic event occurs, and then be able to seize their own power and independence in order to become vibrant and happy individuals

Originator and developer of Somatic Experiencing (C), Founder of the Foundation for Human Enrichment, Stress Consultant for the NASA Space Shuttle Program, Best-Selling Author of "Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma", as well as "Trauma Through A Child's Eyes: Awakening the Ordinary Miracle of Healing" and "Trauma Proofing Your Kids: A Parent's Guide For Instilling Confidence, Joy and Resiliency"

For more information about Dr. Peter Levine, please visit www.traumahealing.com and www.somaticexperiencing.com .