Heart to Heart: A Seminar on Growing Up for Parents and Kids

This informative, humorous and lively discussion of the topics of puberty, the opposite sex and growing up sets parents and their pre-teens on a straight course for talking with one another on these very important issues. Join us at Packard Children's for these very popular classes developed by Julie Metzger, RN, and Rob Lehman, MD, both from Children's Hospital in Seattle, WA.
 
" For Girls Only" is for girls, 10-12 years of age, and their moms or other adult female resource person and includes discussions on physical changes and menstruation, what girls should know about boys, social issues and sexuality.

• For Girls Only
  • Two Monday evenings - FULL
    July 20 & 27 - 6:30-8:30pm
  • Two Wednesday evenings
    August 19 & 26 - 6:30-8:30pm
  • Two Thursday evenings
    August 20 & 27 - 6:30-8:30pm
    (location: Campbell Community Center, Roosevelt Room - Campbell, CA) 
  • Two Thursday evenings
    September 17 & 24 - 6:30-8:30pm
  • Two Monday evenings
    September 21 & 28 - 6:30-8:30pm  
     

"For Boys Only" is for boys, 10-12 years of age, and their dads or other adult male resource and includes discussions on body changes to expect during puberty, myths vs. facts, what boys should know about girls and tips on how to talk about the experiences of adolescence.

• For Boys Only
  • Two Thursday evenings
    July 16 & 23 - 6:30-8:30pm
    (location: Campbell Community Center, Roosevelt Room - Campbell, CA) 
  • Two Tuesday evenings
    August 4 & 11 - 6:30-8:30pm
  • Two Wednesday evenings
    September 9 and 16 - 6:30-8:30pm
    

It is important that the child and adult plan to attend both parts of the program. All classes are held in the Friedenrich Auditorium, first floor, Packard Children's, unless otherwise stated in our schedule above.  Our resource list (PDF) is now available online.
 
For more information about the "Heart to Heart" program's creators, mission statement, and goals, feel free to visit www.greatconversations.com.   
 
* Cancellation/Change of date policy: Changes in class dates and cancellations made more than two weeks in advance of the start date of the class will be accommodated and refunded in full. Any request for change of date or cancellation within two weeks of the class start date will incur a $25 administrative fee.
 
* Attention Groups:  We appreciate your interest in Heart to Heart and we understand that you might be interested in registering for this class as a group. However, it is our policy to register each child/parent pair individually, based on the child’s readiness for the program.  In addition, it is our experience that when preteens come to this class with only a parent/special resource person and without peers, there is more opportunity for adult-preteen relationship and communication development, which are a major part of our program goals.  Therefore, we are happy to send you information about the class for your group but we ask that individual families register when it is appropriate for their preteen. Thanks for your understanding.