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Delta Department, the class is open to
parents in other districts. Although the
course focuses on elementary and mid-
dle school students, lessons can be bene-
ficial for most parent-student issues.
In a roundtable format, moms and
dads are presented with a lively mixture
of lectures, handouts, homework assign-
ments and recommended reading.
Parental discussion is encouraged.

our son waits till the night
before a major essay is due.
Tense, hoping the Internet
will provide perfect research
answers, he begs you for help. You fold
your arms, and let him panic.
Sometimes, parenting less is parent-
ing more.
Sound confus-
ing? Not to Nancy
Serlin and Dr.
Gerry Kaplan.
The two local
educators, who
have taught par-
enting classes to
mothers and
fathers of bright,
gifted and under-
achieving children
for 15 years, say
restraint can set a
better example
than intervention.
"Too often,"
says Dr. Kaplan,
"parents try to
make life easier for
their children. We
don't allow them
to learn the rela-
Parenting class leaders Dr. Gerry Kaplan and Nancy Serlin.
tionship between
effort and out-
The course navigates through univer-
come."
sal challenges such as homework, prob-
Both Serlin and Kaplan have
lems with peers, underachievement and
observed that parents often rescue their
lack of self-esteem as an impediment to
youngsters, not wishing them to suffer
success of any kind.
embarrassment, frustration, or feelings
It also gets parents to look at their
of failure.
own reactions to their children.
Serlin, of Farmington Hills, and
"We wanted to show parents how
Kaplan, of West Bloomfield, designed
their own behaviors can empower or
the "Proud to Be ... Achievement
sabotage their children," Serlin says.
Series," a program to "raise responsible
children."
They will teach a six-evening parent-
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