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4 Friday, July 20, 2018 brooklintowncrier.com WORSHIP DIRECTORY WORSHIP DIRECTORY Burns Presbyterian Church 765 Myrtle Rd West (just 4 minutes north of Brooklin) 10am Worship, Kids Zone Fun & Nursery Care "Discovering God, Sharing God's Love" 905.655.8509 www.Burnschurch.org St. Thomas' Anglican Church 101 Winchester Road East Sunday Services: 8:30 and 10:30 am Sunday School & Nursery Program (10:30am) Wednesday 10:00 a.m. Communion and Healing Service 905-655-3883 www.stthomasbrooklin.ca Brooklin United Church 19 Cassels Rd. E. Sunday Services at 10:30 am Sunday School & Nursery Care www.brooklinunited.ca 905-655-4141 Come catch the Spirit! Renaissance Baptist Church of Brooklin 40 Vipond Road (Just West Of Library) Sunday Worship & Kids Program 10:30 a.m. 905-655-4554 www.brooklinrbc.ca We're here for Brooklin! Advertise With Us 905.655.7642 I just sent my 9-yr-old daughter on an independent adventure, on a bus for a trip of a lifetime at an all-girls sleepaway camp. For the next two weeks, I won't have any contact with her except for a couple of hand-written "snail mail" letters and a few Facebook pictures. Am I worried? Not at all. The whole idea of going to camp on your own and getting away from your family can be scary, but at the same time can build independence. I am impressed and take pride in this type of development in my child. Each time she returns, I get a more self-reliant, confident kid. We live in a results-oriented world. We want our children to score the winning goal or star in the show. And we want them to do it without our help. But how can kids be encouraged to find their own solutions when we direct them and make all the decisions for them? With guidance rather than direction, kids are able to build self-confidence and independence because once they get over the fear of trying something new, they want to try more new things. This is something that isn't taught, but learned. Develops self-confidence Developing independent kids isn't about watching them struggle or letting them fend for themselves. It's about encouraging self-confidence, making positive choices, and having a mind of your own. All these things are developed at camp. With no parent to pick up your clothes, tell you to bathe, what to eat, or where you need to be, kids somehow survive by making their own decisions with guidance from their camp counsellors. At camp, the kids bond with their cabinmates by figuring out who gets which bunk, establishing cabin norms, working as a team, and building self-reliance and self-direction along the way. While camp has structured activities, the girls also have a say in what they do. All kinds of options are there for the taking. It's up to them to fill the time. Being independent is about choices. It's about saying "no" to something that doesn't feel right and "yes" to trying new things that do. My child comes home with tails of archery, canoe trips, ropes courses, and cabin antics that find her and her cabinmates on dinner clean-up duty. Finding one's uniqueness Starting this type of independence at a young age is good practice for the future and is crucial for proper growth. Independence isn't about taking the role model out of the picture but rather about giving the child the ability to grow up into one's unique self in their own way. Kids grow into independent thinkers who choose right over wrong and know when to leave the crowd behind. It's also about trying on different identities to find the one that fits. It's about letting children learn their ideas matter, their decisions (and consequences) are theirs and that they will be supported along the way. While I miss her, she always seems to "grow up" while away. I excitedly wait to hear about all her adventures. Growing Independent Kids Our Brooklin Kids By Leanne Brown Community Calendar Fri., July 27: 4:00 - 5:00 pm (4th Friday of each month) Teen Leadership Council at Brooklin Library Whitby Library's Brooklin Branch seeks Teen Leadership Council members to share ideas & assist with special events and programs. Grade 9-12 students earn community service hours. Snacks provided. No registration required. For information, email teenservices@whitbylibrary.ca. French Family Storytime: Children and their caregivers can join Madame Sue for weekly French Family Storytime! A half hour of French stories and songs, with a dash of English! Drop in at Central Library's Children's Program Room Tuesdays: 7:25 pm: Brooklin Toastmasters Club Practice public speaking at Brooklin Community Centre & Library. Contact John Johnstone at jajhj@sympatico.ca or phone 905-683-4439 or Patricia Romano at promano257@outlook.com or phone 905-626-7055. 1st & 3rd Tuesdays Community Care Durham (CCD) Basic Foot Care at St. Thomas' Anglican Church. 905-668-6779 Mon.-Fri. CCD delivers hot or frozen meals. To order: Karen Andrews 905-668-6779 If you have a community not-for-profit event you would like included in the calendar, please email it to editorofBTC@gmail.com with the subject line "calendar." Priority will be given to Brooklin events. Some editing may occur. The Regional Municipality of Durham, Works Department would like to advise residents of lane restrictions on Carnwith Drive, from Way Street to the east side of Lynde Creek in Brooklin. When: July 23 to mid-September. Unfavourable weather conditions may influence the work schedule. Why: To safely install a new watermain. Note: The Region realizes that the work may be disruptive, and will make every effort to complete the work as quickly and efficiently as possible. Drivers are asked to exercise caution for the safety of pedestrians, cyclists and construction workers. For more information about Regional construction, design and environmental assessment projects, visit durham.ca/WorksProjects. Lane restrictions On Carnwith Drive The Regional Municipality of Durham, Works Department, is encouraging residents to drop off reusable items, free of charge, at Reuse Days. The items will be donated to Habitat for Humanity ReStores (Ajax, Oshawa and Uxbridge locations), Diabetes Canada and the Salvation Army Thrift Store. When: Saturday, July 21, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Where: Durham Region Waste Management Centre, 4600 Garrard Road, Whitby. Why: Reuse Days is a program to help divert quality, reusable items from the waste stream, including: clothing, textiles, furniture, appliances, cabinets, countertops and most other reusable renovation materials. At Reuse Days, partnering charities work with the Region to accept all good-quality, reusable household items and building materials. Note: Only items deemed to be suitable for reuse by charities will be accepted. Garbage, household hazardous waste and electronics will not be accepted. Materials refused by charities must be removed by residents and may be disposed of at one of the Region's waste management facilities (fees may apply). To learn more about waste management in Durham Region or for more information on Reuse Days, including a list of acceptable items, please visit durham.ca/waste, call 1-800-667-5671 or download the Durham Region Waste app. Reuse Day: July 21 in Whitby