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 PARENTS
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PRESENTED BY: Multicultural OutreachCounselling Program &
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TIME: 10:00am to 11:30 am5 I' h* @% i+ N2 k" t+ f8 I
LOCATION: Inter-CulturalAssociation, 930 Balmoral Road, Victoria, BC
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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.( R* J4 i. X* [
Topics to be covered include:
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Understanding temperament/personality& }$ V, o- T$ ~" y% P4 ?$ B" f$ Y
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Knowing what to expect at different ages' b& C1 G+ f4 a! p: H+ }9 K" f
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Understanding different parenting/discipline styles
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Identifying and responding to triggers which set offbehaviour ‘outbursts’
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Teaching responsibility & moral development
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TOREGISTER CONTACT GAYLENE T. at 250-388-4728 x 113 or gturner@icavictoria.org 
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