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8 week class dates: April 4, 11,18,25, May 2,9,16,23,      Spaces limited; for students 5-7th grade THE LOVE4LIFE PROGRAM Delivers easy to use interactive mindful tools to help students think, act and live with compassionate and confident choices for increased success in their life outlook, happiness, school, career, personal friendships and other relationships. SELF-AWARENESS: Recognizing one’s emotions, thoughts, and strengths leading to confidence and optimism; be mindful SOCIAL-AWARENESS: Ability to empathize, be open-minded and recognize how/when to ask for help from others SELF-MANAGEMENT: Ability to regulate one’s emotions, thoughts and behaviors with stress, anger, motivation and achieving personal and academic goals RELATIONSHIP SKILLS: Ability to create healthy happy relationships through communication, listening, cooperation, respect and conflict resolution RESPONSIBLE DECISION MAKING: Ability to make healthy respectful and ethical choices for self/ others What is SEL? SEL is short for social and emotional learning. Per CASEL definition, its “the process through which children and adults acquire and effectively apply the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships and make responsible decisions.” Today, academic performance is not enough to stay successful, happy, healthy and optimistic in today’s competitive and stressful world! And, with numerous research and reports supporting the need for SEL, educators across the country strongly agree that teaching these life skills positively impact students’ academic performance as well as enforce critical character traits for a child’s success in life. (Casel.org) But, do you wonder if your child is being taught these necessary social and emotional life skills to lead an optimistic, conscientious, confident and compassionate life? Is your child equipped to persevere, be authentic and successfully manage emotions and relationships? Well, if your family is like most; very busy with academics and sports that sometimes family talk of critical topics like respect, gratitude, integrity happiness self-acceptance, open minded and responsibility seem to fall through the cracks. PS I Love You can help! REGISTER your child today for Love4Life’s invite-only 10 week Social and Emotional Intelligence Program. Give Life Skills! www.Love4Life.Life When: Mondays/April 4th – May 23rd Time: 3:30pm-4:45pm Where: MB Library Ages: 5th-7th graders Cost: $200 for 8 classes Bring: a snack and water Guests: Kerri Walsh, Mayor Burton, AJ Delagarza (schedules may change)

On Monday, May 9th M.B. Post will celebrate 5 years in Manhattan Beach! Join us as Chef David and the team crank-out your favorite dishes and a lil’ sumin’ sumin’ extra special to raise funds for The Kings Care Foundation. We will have two ticketed feasting sessions w/ an auction to win “a private Lunch at M.B. Post with one of your Los Angeles Kings and mascot, Bailey prepared by Chef David LeFevre” M.B. Post old-school + new-school HITS  + FwD RAW BAR + The Arthur J CARVING STATION + CHEESE & CHARCUTERIE + DESSERT + CRAFT cocktails + beer + wine Tray Passed: Housemade Lobster & Pork Dumplings, Potato Cakes topped w/ Caviar, Moroccan BBQ Lamb Belly, Vietnamese Caramel Pork Jowl, Burrata w/ Smoked Cherries, Truffle Honey Laced Fried Chicken, Stuffed Squash Blossoms, and more! Two Ticketed FEASTING Sessions: 5-7pm OR 7:30-9:30pm $165/per guest w/ unlimited food + drink Must be 21 or over w/ valid ID to attend THANK YOU to our local Manhattan Beach community, our Los Angeles dining community, and friends near and far for making these last five years something to celebrate! Auction + percentage of proceeds to benefit The Kings Care Foundation

On Monday, May 9th M.B. Post will celebrate 5 years in Manhattan Beach! Join us as Chef David and the team crank-out your favorite dishes and a lil’ sumin’ sumin’ extra special to raise funds for The Kings Care Foundation. We will have two ticketed feasting sessions w/ an auction to win “a private Lunch at M.B. Post with one of your Los Angeles Kings and mascot, Bailey prepared by Chef David LeFevre” M.B. Post old-school + new-school HITS  + FwD RAW BAR + The Arthur J CARVING STATION + CHEESE & CHARCUTERIE + DESSERT + CRAFT cocktails + beer + wine Tray Passed: Housemade Lobster & Pork Dumplings, Potato Cakes topped w/ Caviar, Moroccan BBQ Lamb Belly, Vietnamese Caramel Pork Jowl, Burrata w/ Smoked Cherries, Truffle Honey Laced Fried Chicken, Stuffed Squash Blossoms, and more! Two Ticketed FEASTING Sessions: 5-7pm OR 7:30-9:30pm $165/per guest w/ unlimited food + drink Must be 21 or over w/ valid ID to attend THANK YOU to our local Manhattan Beach community, our Los Angeles dining community, and friends near and far for making these last five years something to celebrate! Auction + percentage of proceeds to benefit The Kings Care Foundation

Toddler Storytimes will begin Tuesday January 12th and Wednesday January 13th at 10:15 and 10:45 AM. This series will run for 10 weeks, every Tuesday and Wednesday until March 15th and 16th.Children, ages 0 to 3, and their parents and caregivers are invited for songs, rhymes, stories and movement. In the best interest of the enjoyment of the children and families at our storytimes and equal opportunity to attend, the series will have a limited attendance and families will be admitted on a first come, first served basis. On Tuesday and Wednesday mornings tickets will be distributed outside the library beginning at 10 AM. For more information please contact the children’s librarians.

DIVING DEEPER: A 6-WEEK NEXT STEPS WORKSHOP* A 6-week Workshop To Support Mindful Parenting Michelle Charfen, MD Centered Parenting Certified Echo Parent Educator Thursday May 5th • 7-9 pm Thursday May 12th • 7-9 pm Thursday May 19th • 7-9 pm Thursday May 26th • 7-9 pm Thursday June 2nd • 7-9 pm NO CLASS JUNE 9TH and Thursday June 16th • 7-9 pm at Manhattan Beach Nursery School 1520 Nelson Avenue, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266   For those of you that would like to pay in cash/check at the workshop, use promo code “cash” and then register without paying online.  Space is limited, please register on Eventbrite to save your space.   As parents we encounter many roadblocks while navigating a paradigm that may be drastically different than how we were raised. We often revert to old patterns when faced with challenges. This class will be a safe and nonjudgmental space for you to share your current struggles and explore tools to better support yourself on your own unique parenting journey. I began offering 2-Week Next Steps Workshops 2 years ago. The feedback has been that the workshops are very helpful but many participants would like them to be longer. In response to this request I have created this 6-week workshop. The material presented will blend insight from current research with my personal struggles and successes as a parent.   This interactive workshop will address the following questions/issues: How do we maintain focus on our long term goals? How do we create more joy and ease in our relationships? How do we learn to look at challenging situations as opportunities for growth? How do we recognize our own limiting beliefs and create new ones? How do we recognize our fixed mindsets and develop practices to foster a growth mindset? How do we learn to rewire our own brains so we can develop successful strategies for communicating and coaching our children? How do we set limits from a centered place of compassion? Once we recognize our own triggers, what practices can we develop to be less triggered over time? How do learn to use our own anger in a healthy and constructive way? How do we develop a practice of self-care, self-acceptance and self-compassion? How do we develop unconditional positive regard for ourselves and in turn for our children? * This class is intended for parents that have completed a 6-week course in Centered Parenting or Echo Parenting.  Please contact Michelle directly if you have any questions. michelle@michellecharfen.com  

Toddler Storytimes will begin Tuesday January 12th and Wednesday January 13th at 10:15 and 10:45 AM. This series will run for 10 weeks, every Tuesday and Wednesday until March 15th and 16th.Children, ages 0 to 3, and their parents and caregivers are invited for songs, rhymes, stories and movement. In the best interest of the enjoyment of the children and families at our storytimes and equal opportunity to attend, the series will have a limited attendance and families will be admitted on a first come, first served basis. On Tuesday and Wednesday mornings tickets will be distributed outside the library beginning at 10 AM. For more information please contact the children’s librarians.

Enjoy a great lesson in marine biology!  Kid’s will get the chance to experience marine life up close with live tide pools. For grades 2-8. This is a live animal presentation, so age limits are important! This event is part of our monthly programs designed to develop STEM skills (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) and is generously supported by the Friends of the Manhattan Beach Library. 

8 week class dates: April 4, 11,18,25, May 2,9,16,23,      Spaces limited; for students 5-7th grade THE LOVE4LIFE PROGRAM Delivers easy to use interactive mindful tools to help students think, act and live with compassionate and confident choices for increased success in their life outlook, happiness, school, career, personal friendships and other relationships. SELF-AWARENESS: Recognizing one’s emotions, thoughts, and strengths leading to confidence and optimism; be mindful SOCIAL-AWARENESS: Ability to empathize, be open-minded and recognize how/when to ask for help from others SELF-MANAGEMENT: Ability to regulate one’s emotions, thoughts and behaviors with stress, anger, motivation and achieving personal and academic goals RELATIONSHIP SKILLS: Ability to create healthy happy relationships through communication, listening, cooperation, respect and conflict resolution RESPONSIBLE DECISION MAKING: Ability to make healthy respectful and ethical choices for self/ others What is SEL? SEL is short for social and emotional learning. Per CASEL definition, its “the process through which children and adults acquire and effectively apply the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships and make responsible decisions.” Today, academic performance is not enough to stay successful, happy, healthy and optimistic in today’s competitive and stressful world! And, with numerous research and reports supporting the need for SEL, educators across the country strongly agree that teaching these life skills positively impact students’ academic performance as well as enforce critical character traits for a child’s success in life. (Casel.org) But, do you wonder if your child is being taught these necessary social and emotional life skills to lead an optimistic, conscientious, confident and compassionate life? Is your child equipped to persevere, be authentic and successfully manage emotions and relationships? Well, if your family is like most; very busy with academics and sports that sometimes family talk of critical topics like respect, gratitude, integrity happiness self-acceptance, open minded and responsibility seem to fall through the cracks. PS I Love You can help! REGISTER your child today for Love4Life’s invite-only 10 week Social and Emotional Intelligence Program. Give Life Skills! www.Love4Life.Life When: Mondays/April 4th – May 23rd Time: 3:30pm-4:45pm Where: MB Library Ages: 5th-7th graders Cost: $200 for 8 classes Bring: a snack and water Guests: Kerri Walsh, Mayor Burton, AJ Delagarza (schedules may change)

8 week class dates: April 4, 11,18,25, May 2,9,16,23,      Spaces limited; for students 5-7th grade THE LOVE4LIFE PROGRAM Delivers easy to use interactive mindful tools to help students think, act and live with compassionate and confident choices for increased success in their life outlook, happiness, school, career, personal friendships and other relationships. SELF-AWARENESS: Recognizing one’s emotions, thoughts, and strengths leading to confidence and optimism; be mindful SOCIAL-AWARENESS: Ability to empathize, be open-minded and recognize how/when to ask for help from others SELF-MANAGEMENT: Ability to regulate one’s emotions, thoughts and behaviors with stress, anger, motivation and achieving personal and academic goals RELATIONSHIP SKILLS: Ability to create healthy happy relationships through communication, listening, cooperation, respect and conflict resolution RESPONSIBLE DECISION MAKING: Ability to make healthy respectful and ethical choices for self/ others What is SEL? SEL is short for social and emotional learning. Per CASEL definition, its “the process through which children and adults acquire and effectively apply the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships and make responsible decisions.” Today, academic performance is not enough to stay successful, happy, healthy and optimistic in today’s competitive and stressful world! And, with numerous research and reports supporting the need for SEL, educators across the country strongly agree that teaching these life skills positively impact students’ academic performance as well as enforce critical character traits for a child’s success in life. (Casel.org) But, do you wonder if your child is being taught these necessary social and emotional life skills to lead an optimistic, conscientious, confident and compassionate life? Is your child equipped to persevere, be authentic and successfully manage emotions and relationships? Well, if your family is like most; very busy with academics and sports that sometimes family talk of critical topics like respect, gratitude, integrity happiness self-acceptance, open minded and responsibility seem to fall through the cracks. PS I Love You can help! REGISTER your child today for Love4Life’s invite-only 10 week Social and Emotional Intelligence Program. Give Life Skills! www.Love4Life.Life When: Mondays/April 4th – May 23rd Time: 3:30pm-4:45pm Where: MB Library Ages: 5th-7th graders Cost: $200 for 8 classes Bring: a snack and water Guests: Kerri Walsh, Mayor Burton, AJ Delagarza (schedules may change)