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Bullying prevention expert at Beth Shalom, Wednesday night

On Wednesday, February 9, Congregation Beth Shalom will host a special lecture with Barbara Coloroso, a bullying prevention expert. She will give a talk entitled “Just Because It’s Not Wrong Doesn’t Make It Right”, offering practical advice on how to teach your children to act with integrity.

More on the lecture from the event website:

A timely lecture and discussion packed with practical advice on how to use everyday life to teach children to act with integrity, civility, responsibility, and compassion. Barbara Coloroso will teach parents, educators, and professionals how to nurture and guide children’s ethical lives from toddlerhood through the teen years using everyday situations at home, at school, in social settings, and in the world at large.

Barbara Coloroso is an international best-selling author on parenting, teaching, school discipline, positive school climate, bullying, grieving, nonviolent conflict resolution and restorative justice. Read a recent interview with Coloroso about bullying.

She has appeared on Oprah, CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN and NPR and has been featured in the New York Times, Time, U.S. News & World Report, Newsweek, and other national and international publications.

The lecture takes place from 7pm until 9pm. Admission is $20 online through parentsplaceonline.com or $25 at the door on the night of the event. Congregation Beth Shalom is located at 301 14th Avenue at Clement.