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Parent’s Toolshop Consulting, along with our staff and representatives nationwide, unite in expressing our sympathy and support to those directly affected by the multiple terrorist tragedies on and since September 11th. We join in solidarity with people of all faiths, cultures and nationalities to offer our prayers for community and world leaders, who are faced with the difficult task of preventing or responding to such terrorism. Each of us, in our own way and in our own little corner of the world, has been affected by recent events. We can benefit from the support and comfort of others as we cope with the loss, fear, and confusion these events have caused. As we each struggle to achieve a sense of normalcy and build our “new reality,” let us reach out to others. By giving support and encouragement to others, we receive the same in return. Such unity will give us the strength to face whatever lies ahead. Children are full of questions and believe their parents have all the answers. Today, parents are just as full of questions as their children. They are searching just as hard for answers and explanations from which they can make some sense of all that has happened. Parents know their children look to them for comfort and security – and it’s difficult for parents to offer such reassurance when each headline and broadcast brings more shocking news. There is much support available for parents and the professionals who touch their lives each day. Here are just a few of the ideas and resources we’ve found to be helpful: Parents ·
Parents
may have continuing concerns about how to discuss children’s concerns
and answer their questions. On ·
Parents
and children want to feel they are doing something supportive and helpful
during this time of national need. Parents and their children can discuss
ways to give community service as a family. For example, if children
ask what’s being done about starving Afghan children, brainstorm ways
to raise funds to donate to that cause – or to donate to hungry children
in the · Use this international crisis to learn more about world cultures, religions, governments and geography. “Knowledge is power,” as the saying goes, and many conflicts and prejudices have their roots in ignorance. Encourage reading and have open discussions with your children, at whatever level is age-appropriate. If we can use these tragedies for good and learning, each of us can become better informed and more giving. Parent Educators· The Fall 2001 issue of Peptalk, a quarterly newsletter for parent educators published by Parenting Press, has a presentation plan for a one hour workshop entitled “Talking to Kids about Violence,” complete with a handout and four interactive exercises. Yearly subscriptions are $24.95 (additional group subscriptions are $5/each). To request a reprint of this presentation plan or to subscribe, call 206-364-2900, office@ParentingPress.com. · Parent educators can use The Parent’s Toolshop to plan other related parent topic discussion groups. We suggest “Stop ‘Tolerating’ Diversity – Appreciate It: Teaching/Modeling Respect For All Races/Cultures” referencing the “Teaching Children Values: Appreciating Diversity” section of Chapter 6, Independence Toolset (page 149). Have the group brainstorm specific ways they can implement those suggestions in their family or community. Also, reference the “Children and Stress” section of Chapter 9, Keep Your Cool Toolset (page 250), for suggestions on discussing difficult topics with children and how to offer reassurance to children in times of loss, grief, or tragedy. · Tell sponsors you will donate a percentage of your program fee to a disaster-relief fund or a charity of your or the sponsor’s choice. If your programs are free, offer the option of participants making a donation for attending your program, with all or part of it earmarked for a disaster relief fund. PTC President’s News In August, she took a week-long trip to
Upon her return, she had requests from agents wanting to review proposals and sample chapters from her next project: the T.I.P.S. (Tools for Improving Parenting Skills) series of three books, one each for parents of tots, teens and “tweens.” She also finished developing and editing the Group Facilitator certification training videos and the new resources for parents and parent educators (see “Ambris Publishing News” below). Her next trip will be to the NCFR conference in Rochester (NY) (see the “Professional Conferences” section below), where she will greet participants and autograph books at the Parent’s Toolshop exhibit booth and will attend the conference as a participant. Ambris Publishing News New Resources for Parents and Parent Educators NOW AVAILABLE · A full-color 11”’ x 17” poster of the detailed Universal Blueprint is an updated, enlarged and colorized quick-reference resource of the last page of The Parent’s Toolshop. Each poster ($6.95) comes with four magnet circles to post on the refrigerator. · The Parent’s Toolshop Puzzler , a set of 15 puzzles that correlate to The Parent’s Toolshop chapters is available to any parent educator. There are crosswords, seek-and-finds, pyramids and scramblers – each puzzle is unique and different! Each puzzle set ($19.95) comes with one set of master puzzles, puzzle keys and written permission for unlimited photocopying privileges from the co-authors, Pam Bonsper, M.A. and Jody Johnston Pawel, LSW, CFLE. * Until the on-line store updates ordering information for these products, contact Ambris Publishing toll-free at 1-866-AMBRIS1 (262-7471) to order these resources. Parenting Advice Corner Question: My son will be 4 in September. He is trying to remain a baby. We do not encourage any type of behavior that he should be past. For example, at daycare he will go into the infant area and ask for a bottle: He tries to get us to rock him to sleep at night and he is practically glued to me when we are home. I only work part time, and make it a point to spend one on one quality time with him. He does not want to try anything new. I have watched the other children in his daycare and most stare at him as if he is really weird. His swimming teacher thinks he has low self-esteem. How do I get him to move on and act more his age? Frustrated Parents in
Click here to read the answer. Parenting Class Schedules If you are a certified Parent’s ToolshopSM Group Facilitator who is offering a parent education program to the general public–anywhere in the U.S.–please send your schedule to PTC as soon as you know the dates. We’ll include your schedule in our newsletter and on our website, to help spread the word about your programs. Every time we’ve done this, additional participants have attended a workshop. People from around the world really do read these newsletters on our website and do contact instructors who are listed on our website. See the “Contact Us” section of our website for mail, fax and e-mail numbers. Secrets for Empowering Any Parent–and
Child,
Presenter: Jody Johnston Pawel, LSW, CFLE, author of The Parent's Toolshop When: Friday, Feb. 8, 2001, 4–9 p.m. AND Saturday, Feb. 9, 2002, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. (Friday dinner and Saturday lunch provided) Where: * Although this program is co-sponsored by a church, the content will be presented from a universal perspective and all parents are welcome and encouraged to attend, regardless of faith. Fees: $ Individual: $115 (includes 1 book & 2 meals) $ Household Couple: $190/couple (includes 1 one book to share and 2 meals for two people) $ Group Discount: When 4+ register at the same time, deduct an extra $10 from each person’s fee. $ If you already have a 2000 edition of The Parent’s Toolshop book, deduct $25 from your fee. To Register:
Deadline
is $ Phone credit card orders to 614-337-1986 $ Fax credit card registrations to 614-337-2936 $ Mail registrations to:
Lighthouse Christian Services, Notes: $ Attendance at both days is required. $ 12 hrs. of CEUs for early childhood educators and foster parents is available upon advanced request. $ This program will be videotaped for public distribution. Participants agree to filming by participating and may receive a complimentary copy of the video upon its release. Families Count Project of Catholic Social Services of the Miami Valley For upcoming parenting class schedules, go to the CSSMV website, click on the “Families Count” and then on the “Schedules” link. (The following offer is for
community sponsors in the For a limited time . . . Bring our nationally-recognized parenting programs to your parents at your location — absolutely FREE! Families Count offers FREE training for your staff, volunteers or the parents you serve. We will custom-design each program to meet your specific needs. All of our programs are interactive — which makes learning fun — and offer personalized problem-solving and skill practice. We’ll even provide outcome-focused skill assessments of each participant and a summary report, if you request one. The
Think about your staff training needs, do they work with parents or children? Would you like to improve inter-organizational communication and productivity? Do you use volunteers who work with parents or children? Are there teachers in your organization who work with children? Think about the ways we can assist, empower and motivate others in your organization — staff or clientele. To review a list of possible programs, go to the CSSMV website, click on “Families Count” and click the bookmark labeled “Detailed Program Descriptions.” CALL TODAY! This is a time-limited offer and our available space for scheduling programs is sure fill up quickly. Instructor: Cambra Mockabee, LSW, is a certified Parent’s Toolshop "Group Facilitator" instructor with nearly ten years experience in parent education. Beyond Cambra’s expertise in general parenting issues, she helped develop a parenting curriculum for prison populations that has been adopted statewide and has experience assisting parents and children through remarriage and step-family issues. To schedule your program call Jody Pawel direct at 937-748-4541. . Greene County Family and Children First Instructor: Deanna Todd, MA, is a Certified Parent’s
ToolshopSM Group Facilitator instructor and the Parent Support Coordinator for Family & Children First and
is in charge of the Family Focus Program. She has a Bachelors Degree
in Political Science and a Masters Degree in Counseling. Deanna is a
certified Parents' Toolshop Group Facilitator and was honored with the "Outstanding
Parents' Toolshop Group Facilitator of 1999" award. Deanna has extensive
experience working with at-risk children and families in
Family Focus Parenting Classes: six-week series. * These classes are open
to any To register: Call Deanna Todd, Family and Children First, 937-562-5606 Tour Guide News Group Facilitators: send your news items to PTC, by mail/fax/e-mail so we can share your excitement with others! It is a real boost to other Group Facilitators to hear how successful others are in their community. It also gives others fresh ideas about potential sponsors and programs they might not have thought to offer! Group Facilitator Directory Certified Group Facilitators may receive a free copy of this directory of other active certified Group Facilitators. Contact PTC to request a copy and specify whether you want a Word or WordPerfect document by e-mail attachment or a printed directory by fax or mail. The directory identifies each Group Facilitator’s area of expertise and Tour Guide Standards and Practices Committee members. New Group Facilitators ·
Gail
Atkins, B.S.
holds degrees in Business Teacher Education (G6-12) and Agricultural
Business Management. She is an Even Start teacher and parent educator
for ·
Judy Dunlap, B.A.,
is a lead teacher for Florida First Start and Even Start in ·
Judy Landers, M.Ed. is an Early
Interventionist and Inclusion Specialist for young children with special
needs and their families. Currently, she works for a child care resource/referral
agency in · Erin Lee has an Associate’s Degree in Early Childhood and is a Parents As Teachers parent educator who works at the Even Start program in Okaloosa County (FL), where she will use her Parent’s Toolshop Group Facilitator certification to train parents one-on-one during home visits. · Judy McMillian has a B.S. in Community Health Education and is a GED instructor and parent educator for the Even Start program in Okaloosa County (FL), where she will use her Parent’s Toolshop Group Facilitator certification. ·
Mary Ann Mochan is the Program Support
Specialist for Okaloosa-Walton Child Care Services in
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Marialuz Sanz O'Neil, of Spanish
origin, has lived in ·
Sharon Pierce has her bachelor's
degree in education and is a parent counselor at Okaloosa-Walton Child
Care Services in ·
Clara Pittman , M.S.
has a Bachelors degree in Home Economics Education and Masters Degree
in Family and Child Development. She taught at · Debbie Sindelar. B.S., M.A. works at the Even Start program in Okaloosa County (FL), where she will use her Parent’s Toolshop Group Facilitator certification in her work with single teen mothers. ·
Lynn Stephens, BA, M.Ed., is Director
of Program Services at Okaloosa-Walton Child Care Services, a Resource
and Referral Agency in ·
Iris Strunc, M.S. is a teacher trainer/advisor in the Adult Education department at
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Benita Jill Verinder, B.A., LCDC, ADCI is a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor with the · Karen Kennard Gordon, BFA, LCDC, ADCIII is a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor III, Certified Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor and has taught Fine Arts in grades 1-12. For over ten years, she has facilitated, screened and assessed Adult Supportive Alcohol/Drug Abuse Outpatient Treatment groups, individuals and their families. She plans to be a PTC consultant in rural Weimer (TX). PTLeader Standards & Practices Committee News Cambra Mockabee and Emily Bush are the newest members of the S&P Committee. We introduced you to Cambra and Emily in our last newsletter, after they received their certification in March 2001. They are so enthusiastic and supportive, they each received immediate nominations to be invited to serve on the committee. Both began serving as a Primary members and liaisons in July. S&P Manual Amendments — as of the “When applicants finish the pre-certification process, they have up to 6 months to attend a certification training. There is no fee for this grace period. There are no guarantees of the location of the training, but PTC guarantees to provide at least one certification training within that period. If applicants choose not to attend training and wait longer than 6 months, they must apply and pay for a one-time extension ($50). All applicants must attend certification training within 2 years from the date of their kit purchase. If they fail to do this, their status changes to “terminated” (page 16 of S&P manual) and applicants must start the pre-certification process anew.” Next PTLeader Standards & Practices Committee meeting:
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