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Parenting Pot Luck Dinner and Program – How to motivate parents to want to be involved and nurturing parents?‏ by Dr. Laura Kauffman

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August 2, 2011

Dr. Laura Kauffman

Starts at Home invites you to a Parenting Pot Luck Dinner on Tuesday, August 9, 2011, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm.  Our guest speaker will be Dr. Laura Kauffman who will be joining us through a live Skype telephone call on projection screen.   Dr. Kauffman will speak on the challenging subject: How to motivate parents to want to be involved and nurturing parents?  Also, Q & A Time to answer questions you have pertaining to parenting.  Program starts at 6:00 pm HST.

Dr. Kauffman is a Senior Program Manager at Education.com, a free website for parents; she helps maintain integrity on the site, assuring that all parenting information and tips are based in a solid foundation of evidence of what works.  Dr. Kauffman received her training and education from Stanford University, she specializes in helping kids and teens cope with internalizing problems (meaning to turn the pain inward), such as depression, anxiety, and eating disorders.

We hope you, your family, and friends will join us.

Moderator(s):                            Carl Okuyama, Leonard Mukai, Ph.D.

Date:                                         Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Time:                                        5:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Cost:                                         Pot Luck Dinner,  No Fees

Sitter:                                      Amy Okuyama (librarian) will help sit the children. If you would like to help sit the children, your assistance would be appreciated.

Place:                                       Carl and Amy’s Place, 1346 Kilikina Street, Hilo, located above Hilo Medical Center; take second left street passed Hilo Medical center - Lahi Street; then take first right – Kilikina Street; then drive down the hill .4 mile to 1346 Kilikina; on the left side; two-story grey and white colored house.

RSVP:  startsathome@hotmail.com,   or call Carl at (808) 937-4392, or Amy (808) 938-8977.

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New Techniques to Help Couples and Families Overcome Conflicts – Leonard Mukai, Ph.D.

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May 12, 2011
Using Human Needs Psychology to bring rapid, sustainable improvements in relationships

Relationship conflicts create mental, physical, financial, and family problems. These problems include divorce, domestic violence, infidelity, depression, stress, and out-of-control children. These problems are so widespread that dramatic change is needed to overcome them.
The most effective solution is to treat the cause of the problem. The root of the problem is that individual needs are not met. This creates conflicts. The simplest example is an infant. His (or her) needs are very simple. He needs to be fed, loved, and kept comfortable. If these needs are not met then he will quickly cry or scream. Children, adolescents, and adults are similar to infants but with a few more needs. By understanding and meeting an individual’s needs, conflicts are resolved and even prevented. 
Tony Robbins and Dr. Cloe’ Madanes have developed a new school of psychology, Human Needs Psychology, and the Robbins-Madanes Institute for Strategic Intervention in order to give people tools to overcome and prevent conflicts.

Come to a free introductory session on Human Needs Psychology. It will include a video of a powerful intervention by Tony Robbins that restored a distressed marriage.

Place: Uncle Billy’s Hilo Bay Hotel
Date: Friday June 17, 2011, 6:30 – 8:30 pm. Registration begins at 6:00.
Call Leonard Mukai             808-935-7050       to pre-register.

Leonard Mukai, noparentingproblems.com

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Parenting Class – How to Teach Age Appropriate Sex Education to Young Children Before 7 Years Old

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May 5, 2011

Parents Nurturing and Loving Children

Here’s a subject many parents shy away from due to not being sure how to communicate with their children on this sensitive and important subject.  Parents Inc. and our moderators will be sharing with our parenting group ways to communicate to children on this subject. Guest speakes from Parent’s Inc. will include *Regina Puritan, Big Island Director, and *Danielle Stain, Clinical Supervisor.

The important points in this class is sharing material that is age appropriate presented in a nurturing way.  The class will share ways to build a bond between child and parent(s) so children will openly seek the parent’s knowledge instead of going to other children or inappropriate media.  We hope you will join our fun group.  Anyone parenting is invited, especially dads.

Moderators(s):                           Carl Okuyama and Leonard Mukai, Ph.D.

Date:                                         Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Time:                                        5:30 pm to 8:30 pm

Cost:                                         Pot Luck Dinner,  No Fees

Sitter:                                      Amy Okuyama (librarian) will help sit the children. If you would like to help sit the children, your assistance would be appreciated.

Place:                                       Carl and Amy’s Place, 1346 Kilikina Street, Hilo, located above Hilo Medical Center; take second left street passed Hilo Medical center - Lahi Street; then take first right – Kilikina Street; then drive down the hill .4 mile to 1346 Kilikina; on the left side; two-story grey and white colored house.

RSVP:  startsathome@hotmail.com,   or call Carl at (808) 937-4392, or Amy (808) 938-8977.

Starts at Home Map - 1346 Kilikina Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Map to Starts at Home – 1346 Kilikina Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Bio on Speakers:
*Regina Purinton,  Big Island Program Director Parents Inc. is originally from Oahu.  She obtained by Bachelor’s in Social Work and her Master’s in Social Work from the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 1994 when she relocated to Hilo.  Her past experience includes:  Working for the Department of Human Services as a Social Worker, in Hilo as well as on Oahu.  She also worked for DHS in the licensing of Day Care facilities and private homes. She has experience working for the Department of Health in the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division. She helped open the Hilo office of PARENTS Inc in 1999 and has been the Program Director since.

*Danielle Spain, Clinical Supervisor has lived in Hilo since 1992. She obtained a double Bachelor’s degree in Sociology and Communication from UH Hilo as well as her certification in treating addiction. In 2002 she received her Master’s in Counseling from the University of Phoenix. She has a small private counseling practice working with juvenile sex offenders and she and her husband are foster parents for high risk youth. Her past experience includes: 10 years working in the field of addiction eventually becoming the Director of Operations for the Big Island Substance Abuse Council. She then went and worked for various non-profits here in Hilo gaining experience working with a number of social ills including poverty, domestic violence, sex assault and high risk youth. Most recently she worked for the Department of Human Services Child Welfare as an investigator. In July of 2010 PARENTS Inc was awarded the VCM contract and she came to work for PARENTS Inc.

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Children and the Internet – Opportunities and Dangers – Invitation to Pot Luck Dinner Program – Tues. April 12, 2011

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April 2, 2011

Larry Czerwonka, CTO Screenspaces

Train our children young before seven years old.

Internet Training for Parents

Larry Czerwonka, CTO for Screenspace, will be sharing about the opportunities and dangers of the internet and children. He will be sharing the vast opportunities of the internet for training children early by an “involved” parent. Contrary he understands the dangers; Larry has been involved with a case involving MySpace and underage girls that led to the arrest and conviction of a sexual predator.

His client list includes AOL, Microsoft, Disney, Warner Bros., 20th Century Fox, Mark Burnett Productions, Emmy Awards and many others.

Moderators(s):                          Larry Czerwonka and Carl Okuyama

Date:                                         Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Time:                                        5:30 pm to 8:30 pm

Cost:                                         Pot Luck Dinner,  No Fees

Sitter:                                      Amy Okuyama (librarian) will help the children. If you would like to help sit, your assistance would be much appreciated.

Place:                                       Carl and Amy’s Place, 1346 Kilikina Street, Hilo, located above Hilo Medical Center (take second left street passed Hilo Medical center - Lahi Street; then take first right – Kilikina Street; then  to 1346 Kilikina; left side); two-story grey colored house.

RSVP:  startsathome@hotmail.com, (808) 937-4392

Starts at Home Map - 1346 Kilikina Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Starts at Home Map – 1346 Kilikina Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720
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Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage

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March 4, 2011

Planning to get married, newly weds, and married couples, this class is perfect for you.  You’ll have fun and learn the simple secrets to a strong and lasting marriage. Unlike many traditional marriage seminars that tend to be overly serious, technical and emotionally taxing, the Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage seminar is the fun and easy way to learn.

Dates:    Thursdays, starting March 10th. 6:30 pm, 4-5 weeks.

Place:     Home of Chris and Sarah Leialoha, 1188A Kaumana Drive

Cost:       $30.00 a couple / $15.00 for extra workbook

Limited to 10 couples, to register call Chris at (808) 557-1945. Workshop leaders are Chris and Sarah Leialoha, and Keoni and Erica Soares.

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How to Read to Young Children – Invitation to Pot Luck Dinner Program – Tues. Feb. 8, 2011

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February 4, 2011

UH Haw-CC Children Center

Bernie Pavao from the University of Hawaii – Hawaii Community College – Children’s Center will be sharing with parents how to read to young children.  She will demonstrate how to make reading exciting allowing  books to come alive and be interesting to children.  Bernie will be reading a story to children who attend.  Parents with children under five (5) years of age can greatly benefit by this class and are encouraged to attend.

Studies by Florida State University and published in the American Phycological Association have shown how early reading has given children a head start in learning and education making a difference in later years and life. 

February’s  Topic:              Reading to Children – Making Books Come Alive

Moderator(s):                       Bernie Pavao and Carl Okuyama

Date:                                         Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Time:                                        5:30 pm to 8:300 pm 

Cost:                                         Pot Luck Dinner,  No Fees

Sitter:                                      Amy Okuyama (librarian) will help the children. If you would like to help sit, your assistance would be much appreciated.

Place:                                       Carl and Amy’s Place, 1346 Kilikina Street, Hilo, located above Hilo Medical Center (take second left street passed Hilo Medical center - Lahi Street; then take first right – Kilikina Street; then  to 1346 Kilikina; left side); two-story grey colored house. 

RSVP:  startsathome@hotmail.com, (808) 937-4392, or just come, all welcomed. 

Starts at Home Map - 1346 Kilikina Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Starts at Home Map – 1346 Kilikina Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720
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“The Perfect Gift” and Way to Start 2011 – by Leonard Mukai, Ph.D. and Cecilia Mukai, Ph.D.

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January 1, 2011

Give yourself and your spouse the perfect gift, a happy and healthy marriage.  Treat yourself to group couples coaching . You will learn to:

 

  • How to effectively communicate, meet emotional needs, and increase intimacy
  • How to effectively resolve and also avoid marital conflict
  • How to use problems and challenges to improve your marriage
  • How to have a clear unified vision to guide your marriage

The five 2-hour sessions will be directed by Leonard Mukai, PhD, CPC and Cecilia Mukai, PhD, APRN.

Location 1:  Home of Carl and Amy’s Place, 1346 Kilikina Street, Hilo, located above Hilo Medical Center (take second left street passed Hilo Medical center - Lahi Street; then take first left – Kilikina Street; then  to 1346 Kilikina; left side); two-story grey colored house. 

                             Thursdays 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.  January 6, 13, 20, 27, and February 3, 2011

Location 2:  Hilo High School, (Wainuenue Ave., Room to be announced)

                             Saturdays 9:00 am to 11:00 am, January 8, 15, 22, 29, and February 5, 2011

Cost:                 Only $150.00 per couple for all five sessions.

This introductory class is affordable and guaranteed. (You will receive a 100% refund if you are not satisfied.) Register NOW. Registration is limited and the cost will increase to $300.00/couple on July 1, 2011.

YOUR MARRIAGE IS WORTH IT! 

Leonard Mukai

                                                                             

Call Leonard   (808) 935-7050

 

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