The River Center will be sponsoring a variety of events during October
A weekly MeetUp for job seekers will be held on Tuesdays from noon to 1 p.m. (drop-ins welcome). And for those looking for a job, but who struggle with computers and emails, an employment specialist will provide a guide through the online job search process every second and fourth Tuesday from 1 to 2 p.m. Internet access and computers will be available. The employment specialist will also be at the Peterborough Town Library from 9 to 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 28 and Oct. 19 and Chamberlin Public Library in Greenville on Oct. 4 from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Students ages 11 to 14 who are interested in babysitting may attend a Safe Sitter babysitting training on Oct. 10 (Columbus Day) from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. In this one-day program, students will learn basic first aid, how to care for a choking infant, personal safety for the sitter, how to care for children (feeding, diapering, etc.), behavior management, babysitting as a business, and more. The fee is $65 per student.
On Oct. 18, a new series, Tuesday Topics, kicks off with “The Apparent Connection” with Terri Hamilton, from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Bonnie Harris’s parent support group, “Teens and Tweens,” runs on Tuesdays, Oct. 4 through Feb. 14, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. The group will learn how to apply the principles of connective parenting to maintain a strong and balanced relationship throughout the rest of a child’s developing years.
Part two of Wendy Hill’s program “Is This Normal Behavior?” will run on Wednesdays from Oct. 19 to Nov. 9 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Participants will deepen their understanding of their children’s temperaments through experience and observation and create the environment and strategies which best support them.
For more information or to sign up for one of these programs, call 924-6800, contact info@rivercenter.us or visit www.rivercenter.us.