Chick Chat and Mom Chat
Reached over 250 Girls and Moms


This year’s March 13 Chick Chat/Mom Chat was an incredible experience for the girls and moms of Downers Grove (and beyond)! With over 180 girls and 80 moms in attendance, the message of being your best self and learning how to help your daughter be just that resonated throughout the day. The reviews were overwhelmingly positive by girls and moms alike. The morning speaker, Dawn Santamaria, spoke first to the girls and then to their moms about how individuals learn differently and how having that knowledge can help both moms and daughters in navigating these rough waters of adolescence.

Click here to view Dawn Santamaria's Power Point Presentation

HGNA:
A Snowflake Community Partner

Nearly 120 seventh grade students participated in Snowflake on Saturday, March 20. Youth‐focused, inspirational speaker, Eddie Slowikowski, set the pace for a high‐energy interactive day that focused on teaching 7th grade girls and boys to communicate more effectively, make good decisions, resist peer pressure and feel good about themselves.

PARENT EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES

Understanding Today’s Youth Culture
How Marketing, Media and Music are Shaping our Youth

Mark your calendar for Monday, September 20, at 7 p.m. for a parent education opportunity brought to you by the Student Parent Resource Network — a newly formed partnership which includes HGNA and other Downers Grove based youth‐serving organizations. The speaker, Dr. Walt Mueller, is the founder and President of the Center for Parent/Youth Understanding, a non‐profit organization. His commentary and analysis on youth culture is heard daily on over 750 radio stations across the US and Canada.

THINK OF HGNA AS A PARENTING RESOURCE

HGNA Relational Aggression Tip Sheets Available Online

Once again, bullying is in the national spotlight following the tragic suicide death of a beautiful young woman and the arrest of several classmates on serious, life‐changing criminal charges. Dazed administrators, parents and community members ask, "how could this happen?" Every day thousands of youth stay home from school, too frightened to face their tormentors. Bullying is a complex, challenging issue and the solution is not simple. Adults everywhere, however, can do their part in reducing the bullying behaviors in our communities, schools and homes. HGNA has developed several Tip Sheets for supporting youth during relational aggression -- a common form of bullying often used among girls. Take one small step today by downloading this information. Read it and share it with friends. Start the conversation. Click here to download the tip sheets.