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 am& X7 @, ]. \# }: _8 X! d
LOCATION: Inter-CulturalAssociation, 930 Balmoral Road, Victoria, BC
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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.# [' B) p, t8 Z ^: s
Topics to be covered include:
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$ _5 {+ r% a9 N6 ^( jUnderstanding temperament/personality
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Knowing what to expect at different ages
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8 [9 k' a# g! N- w+ _Understanding different parenting/discipline styles
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Identifying and responding to triggers which set offbehaviour ‘outbursts’; e3 G$ l9 }' L6 ]* P' y
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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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