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Nobody’ s perfect

Did’ You Know ‘That..."*It

. takes hard work and hard think
"ing to be a good parent. Paren- :

thood is always harder than
anyone thinks it will be.
Children learn by trying and do-
ing, ‘and trying again. So do

-. parents,’?. — -from “Nobody's

- Perfect!’ resource materials,
Tim is 10° years old. He has
always - been. independent and

~ happy to; play on his own, but

lately his parents don't know
what to do with him. He. gets

“Did you

know that...
pride and ask her, “How do.
you get little Iodine to goto bed _ faut Shean Hath Unt
without tantrums like ny son,

Zorro?" ce, ”
we ranany acti ie nun ith ls sie,
can give you i ideas.and arene, that Ath we can sey 1 over
tion’ on discipline, behaviour that they lived “happily dif.
and development (Note: sitcoms | after”, it made they a felt
and soaps are not very reliable about each other. ;
for. this}). Also many popular

_, Being. a parent is a ‘huge |
Peeeati ghar, Sections on. but with a little help.
parenting, and the library has challenge, u

> and support when you need it, it

can be the most rewarding thing
you will ever do,
What’: are your questions and
concerns? Write . us at: “Did
You: Know’ ‘That...’ Skeena —
Health - Unit, 3412 Kalum
Street, Tetrace, B. Cn VaG' 472.

Some. excellent books.on -all

OS ‘ brother of Aucitor Genefal
. Kan Dye, ‘presents a lively
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LAURIE DYE C.G.

: ' Laue Dye, C.G.A, the:

* “how to’ slirvive the G.S.T.
using “querrilla tactics."

Monday, Dec: 2 an |

*~ 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Room 2002 Northwest
Community College

Cost! $50.00 if

if
i
| _ | “upset “over every. little thing,
talks back to them, and runs in-
jo: to his room, slamming the door
—— __ whenever he gets mad (which is
loo often). His teacher says he is
bo just fine:at school. If you were
Tim's parents, what would you
do?
‘AY “ground” Tim for a week
“until he can act. more pleasantly;
-B) react to his anger by get-
; ting angry and yelling at him;
C) spend some extra time
| with Tim doing something he
likes, hoping he will tell you
i ‘what is ‘bothering him: *
| Your ‘answer will depend to
some extent on how your own
parents handled you as a child.
i We are all influenced by. our
i early experiences; what parent
has not been shocked to hear
the exact. words of her. mother
(or father) coming from her
own lips? If our parents were
caring and loving, that will
| help; if-not, we may have dif-
ficulty coping with children’s
| behaviour.
But children do have a way of
producing new problems that
can baffle the most well ad-
justed parents. Luckily there are
other places to look for help,
besides back into your own
childhood. Do you have a
friend who you admire for the
fun she seems to have with her
kids? Watch her for awhile —
see if you can pick up some of |
the things she does to help her
children feel good about
themselves, or swallow your

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aspects of raising children, .

Parenting. workshops or
classes may be offered in the
community — take advantage
of them, not only. for informa-
tion but also to hear about other .
people's concerns. You will find
you are not alone! - Other:
resources are your local health
unit, your child’s teacher, your
family doctor and ‘of course,
your child herself, .

She is a unique human beign,
who will not always ‘‘shape up’?
just because you have followed
someone’s advice. Try to im-
agine how she feels, observe her
at play, keep track of when the

“upsetting behaviour happens,
and try different approaches to
meet her — and your — needs.

Let's 3 return to Tim and his
weary parents. His mother shad.
been choosing (b) for ‘an 6
answer, and this was making -
matters worse. She was thinking
of trying (a) when she found a
book on “positive parenting”.
It suggested writing a note to
the child to tell him he was lov-
ed, and to invite him to have
some special time with mom.
That is what Tim's mother did,
and to her amazement Tim
burst into tears and blurted out
that he thought ‘they did: not
love him anymore because they
spent so much time with his
younger, more outgoing sister,

From that day on, Tim’s
parents made a point of spen-
ding a little time just with him
every day, and including him in

To register for the G.S.T. Workshop,
simply call, Danielle in Terrace at 635-4951 .

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