Upcoming Appearances

Friday, November 2, 2007
Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundations (LANL), First Born Program
Espanola, NM
2-4 p.m. Brain Storming Workshop, Involving Reluctant Fathers 
Contact: Deborah Boldt, program Officer, LANL Fndtn. (www.lanlfoundation.org)
(505) 753-8890

Friday, March 7, 2008

Arizona Fathers & Families Coalition (AZFFC)
Phoenix, AZ 
8:30 a.m. Keynote Breakfast Presentation, The Daddying Movement -- An Inadvertent Revolution 
9:30-11 a.m. Workshop, What Daddying Consumers Want
Contact: AZFFC (www.azffc.org) (602) 495-8845
 

Recent Appearances

Wednesday, September 26, 2007
"Unifying Families & Communities"
National Fatherhood and Families Conference
Doubletree Hotel, Philadelphia, PA
12:00 - 1:15pm, Keynote Lunch Panel:  "Dads Do Make a Difference"
Contact: AZ Fathers & Families Coalition (www.azffc.org) (602) 495-8845

Wednesday, March 21, 2007, 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
"The Freedom of Limits"
Wednesday Morning Group
Kensington, MD
Contact:  Laura Foreman
(301) 585-3699

December 7, 2006, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
"Presence for the Holidays"
Dickstein Shapiro LLP
New York, NY
Contact: Emily Noll at LifeWork Strategies, (301) 838-4987

December 12, 2006, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
"Presence for the Holidays"
Dickstein Shapiro LLP
Washington, DC
Contact: Emily Noll at LifeWork Strategies, (301) 838-4987

Wednesday, October 18, 2006, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
"The Freedom of Limits"
 Hughes Network Systems
11717 Exploration Lane
Germantown, MD
(301) 428-7163

Wednesday, June 7, 2006, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
 "Helpful Things to Consider When Parenting Your Child from Birth to 6 Years Old"
Hughes Network Systems
11717 Exploration Lane
Germantown, MD
(301) 428-7163

Thursday, February 2, 2006, 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
"From Father to Daddy"
Capitol Hill Exchange Club International
Senate Family Dining Room
Capitol Hill, Washington, DC
(202) 548-7632

December 2005 (discretion of radio stations)
"The Freedom of Limits" (radio interview completed 9/20/05)
Parents' Perspective
(Washington, DC, www.parentsperspective.org)
Aired throughout the United States on a variety of radio stations
and worldwide on Armed Services Radio
 

Thursday, November 17, 2005, 7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

"The Freedom of Limits"
Parent Center at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington
6125 Montrose Road
Rockville, MD
(301)348-3837
Wednesday, November 16, 2005, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
"From Father to Daddy: Demystifying Parenting"
Hughes Network Systems
11717 Exploration Lane
Germantown, MD
(301)428-7163           

Tuesday, April 19th, 2005, 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.,
"Welcome Dad!: Making Your School Father-friendly"
84th Annual National Association of Elementary Schools Conv.
Baltimore Convention Center
Baltimore, MD
(703)684-3345

Sunday, March 13th, 2005, 11:30 a.m.,
"The Freedom of Limits"
Westmoreland Congregational Church
1 Westmoreland Circle
Bethesda, MD 20816
(301)229-7766

Thursday, February 24th, 2005, 7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.,
"The Freedom of Limits"
Parenting Center of the JCC of Greater Washington
6125 Montrose Road
Rockville, MD
(301) 348-3837

Wednesday, February 16th, 2005, 8:30 a.m. -11:45 a.m., "Demystifying Parenting"
6th Annual Southwestern Fatherhood & Families Conference
Airport Phoenix Marriott
Phoenix, AZ
(800) 603-9309

Thursday, January 13th, 2005, 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., "Parenting Paradoxes: Steady Parenting During Unsteady Times"
The Hewitt School
45 East 75th St.
New York City
(212)288-1919

Tuesday, October 26th, 2004, 7:00 p.m., "The Freedom of Limits" (series "Making Peace in Families")
St. Dunstan's Church
5450 Massachusetts Ave.
Bethesda, MD
(301) 229-2960

Thursday, September 30th, 2004, 6:00 p.m., "The Freedom of Limits"
Albuquerque Public Schools
Bel Air Elementary School
4725 Candlaria Rd., NE
Albuquerque, NM
(505)888-4511

The Freedom of Limits

Allan Shedlin’s The Freedom of Limits is the first in a six-part Parenting Clashpoints series, which provides practical guidance to parents, grandparents, community organizations, and others who interact with kids of all ages. Each topic presented in the Parenting Clashpoints series was identified in Shedlin’s interviews with hundreds of children (5-21 years-old) in three countries, and confirmed by scores of parents, grandparents, and professionals/experts.

The central idea in The Freedom of Limits, is that “The goal of establishing boundaries is not to control children, but to help children learn to control themselves.” Shedlin believes that setting and testing limits is a particularly important issue during these uncertain and threatening times, marked by blurred boundaries between right and wrong, and when parents want their limited time with their kids to be as stress-free as possible. During such moments, it is especially important for limits within the family to be clear and consistent in order to provide a sense of security and safety.

Shedlin’s career as an educator, child and family consultant and activist, national and state policy consultant, and parent and grandparent, spans four decades. Former executive director of the National Elementary School Center, he is now President & CEO of DADS Unlimited LLC (www.daddying.com), a suburban Maryland-based organization dedicated to demystifying parenting and developing a comprehensive range of practical services and resources that support parents, including Parenting Consulting and School-Home Liaison support services. Through his frequent broadcast interviews and writing, he has steadily established a broad national platform as an authority on parenting education and child-focused public policy.

Following the presentation there will be ample time for audience Q & A. The Freedom of Limits, Mr. Shedlin’s new booklet, the first in a six-part Parenting Clashpoints series, will be available. A percentage of the $8.95 cost of the booklet will be donated to the host organization.