Parent Information Meeting for all Grade Levels on “SpeakUp to Slow the Spinning”

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Please plan to attend a parent information session hosted by our very own Dr. Lee Ridens, the school Psychologist, on April 5th in the Auditorium at MLWGS from 7:00 pm-8:30 pm.  All parents are encouraged to attend. See below for more details!

Title:  SpeakUp to Slow the Spinning

Description:  A Discussion Cultivating a Balanced Culture at Home

Join us for an open conversation about how our home environment impacts the mental health of the family.

Where:  Maggie Walker Governor’s School Auditorium

Who is invited? All parents of MLWGS students

When:  Wednesday, April 5  7:00 pm to 8:30 pm

Panel:

Grace Gallagher

Executive Director, Cameron K. Gallagher Foundation

Matt Bitsko, PhD, LCP

Health & Family Psychologists of VA/Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU

Danielle Scott, PhD, LCP

Dr. Gayle Smith

Pediatrician, Partners in Pediatrics

For information contact Dr. Ridens 

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