The Home Depot Offers Help for Their Working Parents
Home Depot associates are used to the idea of helping. After all, their slogan is 'You can do it. We can help.' Now these associates are receiving help from their employer in dealing with the balance between their Home Depot job and their other full-time job of parenting.
Kennesaw, GA (PRWEB) August 13, 2005 -- Home Depot associates are used to the idea of helping. After all, their slogan is You can do it. We can help." Now these associates are receiving help from their employer in dealing with the balance between their Home Depot job and their other full-time job of parenting.
Dr. Michael Popkin, Ph.D., founder of Active Parenting Publishers and author of Doc Pops 52 Weeks of Active Parenting", will be addressing an audience of parents at The Home Depot Store Support Center in Atlanta on Tuesday, Aug. 16 during a Lunch and Learn seminar.
Dr. Popkin will be helping these working parents navigate the sometimes choppy waters of raising children in todays complicated society with proven ideas and skills. Doc Pop will demonstrate to Home Depot associates ways to:
- open communication with their children
- discipline positively—without yelling or spanking
- teach responsibility
- make their home life more satisfying and rewarding
Todays working parents have dual priorities," notes Dr. Popkin. Companies like The Home Depot that are committed to helping them succeed at both are building winning relationships."
Taking care of our people is a core value at The Home Depot, and one we take very seriously," notes Layne Thome, Director of Associates. This will be a great opportunity for us all to tackle challenging issues and learn some valuable skills we can use both at home and at work."
The Home Depot currently offers ongoing parenting seminars for parents of children starting as young as two and going all the way to the teen years. They recently added a new seminar designed to help parents help their children succeed in school. During the first offering of this course some associates had to be turned away when more parents signed up than the class could hold. This is a popular and well-attended seminar by dads looking for ways to get involved in their childrens day-to-day activities. Home Depot associates also have the opportunity to sign up for an online parenting class, the ideal solution for those who travel or are located at remote locations.
While working with unhappy families as a former marriage and family therapist in Atlanta Dr. Popkin became convinced that parents were not receiving the tools they needed to help their children become responsible, contented adults. He founded Active Parenting Publishers in 1983 to provide effective books and videos to parents and educators, including the bestselling Active Parenting Now. He is widely known for his expertise in the field of parent education and has appeared on over 100 TV programs, including CNN and The Oprah Winfrey Show."
For more information about how your organization can bring Active Parenting to your worksite, contact Cathy Daughtridge at (800) 826-0060 X 115
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