HOLDING ON TO YOUR KIDS:
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Parenting across Cultures*
*Based on “Sidestepping the Power Struggle” by Dr. Alison Miller& Dr. Allison Rees
FREE! 8 WEEK SEMINAR SERIES FOR PARENTS2 @* U0 X1 r7 `# o q- [
PRESENTED BY: Multicultural OutreachCounselling Program &
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DATES: MondaysMay 17, 31, June 7, 14, July 5, 12, 19, 26 2010. Z% z4 B( E; y* e5 L) _
TIME: 10:00am to 11:30 am! F1 v* t4 f4 E; I8 Q
LOCATION: Inter-CulturalAssociation, 930 Balmoral Road, Victoria, BC ) @. V1 G! {# Z6 y# g' N' @3 ?
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SNACKS WILL BE PROVIDED!
HOLDING ON TO YOUR KIDS is a practical and culturally sensitivecourse for parents from diverse cultures who have concerns around parentingand/or responding to the behaviours and emotions of their children and teens.! Z* W$ ~. ]7 b a% n4 O
Topics to be covered include:
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Understanding temperament/personality: V5 K& b# I/ D9 @# I1 J
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Knowing what to expect at different ages
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Understanding different parenting/discipline styles
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Identifying and responding to triggers which set offbehaviour ‘outbursts’2 R% b* C& }& D& S# c
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REGISTRATION REQUIRED BY FRIDAY MAY 14, 2010
TOREGISTER CONTACT GAYLENE T. at 250-388-4728 x 113 or gturner@icavictoria.org 
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