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 & ' I/ m% {# v9 B6 e+ b1 o/ b! d
TheInter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria(ICA)
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TIME: 10:00am to 11:30 am
1 ?9 ]7 B- F `LOCATION: Inter-CulturalAssociation, 930 Balmoral Road, Victoria, BC 7 y: l% z; T3 j: `/ D* Q
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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.
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2 a6 \/ s9 }3 V3 oUnderstanding temperament/personality- C; L" S1 ~' s
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Knowing what to expect at different ages2 h {& G3 l4 X3 n
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5 w6 N: H# Y8 K% w$ jUnderstanding different parenting/discipline styles3 \7 S+ v; k8 V1 C; m
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How to set limits or consequences in a loving way( i' m, x2 S3 L) a" H! g0 `8 {
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Identifying and responding to triggers which set offbehaviour ‘outbursts’
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Teaching responsibility & moral development4 J9 f" c6 \. m- M4 d$ [7 B
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( i5 x/ v- Q- OREGISTRATION REQUIRED BY FRIDAY MAY 14, 2010
TOREGISTER CONTACT GAYLENE T. at 250-388-4728 x 113 or gturner@icavictoria.org 
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