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Page TUB HERALD Wednesday November M ltTt Says CAS director Child abusers expect too much of the child Though great attention been on child abuse tod bettered children In recent yean few people nave been made aware of its causes In the opinion of Dr Gordon Ask with Executive Director of the Halton Children a Aid Society By understanding the cause he said we may be Check Our Special AIRPORT RATE Station Wagon Hours 7 30 am 30 and 30 m 8771878 GLEN TAXI SONY Complete Line Sales Service Authorized Dealers WIGO TELEVISION AND APPLIANCES able to prevent parents from battering their children It it very difficult for the average parent to understand how a mother or a father can punish a child so badly that he Is for life or killed especially when moat of the children are below the age of three Studies of these parents show that they have various attitudes and characteristics in common In many cases these can be corrected so that they can become good parents Often the cause of baby battering is the parents unreal expectation of now the baby should behave Some think a baby should be toilet trained at six months for example and that the child however young should give Instant obedience well beyond his level of maturity Such parents become enraged when their own efforts fall and take out their frustration by hitting the child A baby with colic who cries constantly can drive such parents to brutal measures It was also found that abusive rents feel they have no one to to for help in child rearing whereas other parents will be able to name some other per son They literally do not know what to do when a baby cries These studies of abusive parents give us clues to prevention id the I We would like to see parent ni who are concerned about their care of children This Is a very active group available to parents in the Burlington Hamilton area These were famlles who in many cases had small children who exhibited one of more unmanageable behaviours such as temper tantrums The children were attention seeking or punitive or both because their mothers gave attention to mis kind of beh ended to appropriate behaviour and in There was very Utile praise hugs or chatting and a great deal of ting scolding and spanking This created spiral of mutual anger fear hostility and punishment followed by worse behaviour on the part of both parent child In the program the parents were taught how to reinforce positive behaviour In their small children and even how to play with the child Improved dramatically This type of approach is used with parents who arc potential child abusers or even with parenta who are Just concerned about the care of their children The Children Aid Society is eager to have volunteers parents teachers nurses and other interested people In the community programs of education for call the Society and take out membership You will be In formed of developments and will be asked to help the Society get these projects under way In High taught as a subject School so that young people win know something about child development and early childhood needs long before they become parents We in the community must put in what their own parenta were unable to give Another preventive measure has been the Parents Anonymous Association for CHECKING OUT the electrical system of her own vehicle Theatre Arts teacher Mole is beginning to what makes the bus run She figures it will Early Christmas shoplift MRS CUV MELTON one of the art students furniture refiniahlng and yoga adult education enrolled in night school says she can gel lost in courses to fill in time now that her son is her painting She has been painting for two grownup and married years Just for a She has also taken A person or group of persons several stores in downtown are getting their Christmas Georgetown have been hit by a shoplifting none early this year rash of minor thefts Halton Hills police report An unknown person removed SNOWMOBILES LAWN TRACTORS A LOWERS HAZENS MILLIONAIRE PROBLEMS Cm torn Plum Bins for A WILD BIRD FEED SUNFLOWER SEEDS Winter Work Clothes Winter footwear Boon MASTER FEEDS The In lawn Firm and Centra Georgetown Trafalgar Rd 7175 on Ions Ca Potatoes NAKA MARKET OPEN DAYS lfc MILLIONAIRE- Especially Baked At HOLY CROSS CHURCH BAZAAR SATURDAY NOV 23 1 to AFTERNOON TEA CHILDRENS CARNIVAL DRAW ON TV ETC DRAW ON QUILT AND AFGHAN Boutique and gifts by ARC BOOTHS BAKING SEWING WHITE ELEPHANT PLANTS DOLLS AND CHRISTMAS NOVELTIES man s gold wrist watch from a counter top jewellery box at John Boughton Jewellers A youth walked Into Henry Clothing Store took a leather coat from the rack and left the store North Sports report the disappearance of a night deposit bag containing 1 in cash in cheques Two juveniles ad milted to stealing two model road racing emu from the Georgetown hobby shop Another unknown person did all his shopping in one store removing a stereo speaker Sony TV AM radio Mossport calibre rifle and a gun Someone removed a 1070 Barracuda from Bob Phillips Used car lot after getting the keys from the office To make It a truly merry Christmas thieves borrowed a few bottles of liquor from the bar at Sacred Heart Parish Hall Five bottles of rye two gin one scotch one vodka one rum two bottles of orange juice and three cases of Molsen Elsewhere thieves made off with two bicycles cash from Durastone Ltd a wallet from the business office at Georgetown High and a youth was charged with attempted robbery of a Mclntyre Crescent woman Another prime target for LEARNING the guitar for pleasure and relaxation at GDHS night school ore Lawrence Peck Maurme Boxer Jackie Wright Kevin Fisher Bill and Mark vandals last week was parked cars Batteries were removed from two cars one In the arena parking lot the other In front of a home An attache case removed from a car In Holy Cross Church parking lot was found later In the woods with the contents missing also taken were a prismatic com pass draftsman pencil a book of 10 Gotrain tickets and an umbrella Four hub caps were removed from a vehicle parked in the Curwood Packaging parking lot Police say the hub caps will only fit Bulck vehicles and gravel was poured Into the carburetor of a vehicle parked outside the arena Windows were broken at Gage Stationery Equipment Georgetown High School and a coin box was smashed at Stein Car Wash on Guclph St Two voulhs were charged with possession of drugs and liquor charges Included five for under age drinking five for illegal possession four of Intoxication in a public place and three cases of Impaired Women get their brooms busy Let the men have their fun the ladies are serious about this game Last Monday afternoon the Competitive Ladles Curling League began In earnest Their opening day was somewhat marred by ice problems but the ladies pressed on and played a full draw of ten end games The victorious rinks were skipped by Peggy Fischer Bette BroomheodFay Braith Vivian Kroger and June Magnuson a home From the Ottawa Bureau Of The Herald the next 12 months first time buyers of new homes in Georgetown and area will be eligible for a federal grant if the price of the homes does not exceed The new program a Liberal election promisewas outlined Friday in the House of Com mons by urban affairs minister Barney Danson It applies to those who buy and occupy their first home Payments will be made as soon as parliament approves he legislation The new home must be a principal residence of per type which conforms to local bylaws and building standards the minister noted There is a sliding scale for home prices across the nation based on the new national housing act loan limits in each region but higher priced houses and non residential buildings do not qualify for the grant While is considered the maximum allowable for a moderately priced home in the Georgetown area is permissible in Guelph and 44 195 In Toronto Are you NEW TO TOWN or have you moved into a new WELCOME X- SERVICE Would like to call on you with HOUSEWARMINO 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