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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Friday August 31, 2007 - 13 Your Halton Connection www.halton.ca September `07 Help and Support is Available for Halton Parents Triple P, a new program in Canada, helps parents manage their child's behaviour in a Raising a child of any age can be constructive and caring way, develop good a difficult task whether you are a communication and strong relationships parent with one child or several. with their children, and learn positive The ultimate goal of every parent parenting skills is to raise that may be their child to become a sucapplied to a cessful, positive, and conbroad range of tributing member of society parenting situations. who will pass on their "I think these programs are fantastic for knowledge and experience The Triple P program everyone dealing with children. I wish I had to their own children. Each can offer support and heard about it earlier. It helped me to take time stage of a child's life brings practical answers for out to look at our home situation, what things unique parenting chalyou and your family caused me stress, and the importance of me lenges and all parents and through the creation looking after myself and taking time out too. It guardians should know that of a stable, supportive, helped me understand my son's age level, and they are not alone and that harmonious family enrealize that what I see is normal. We should all help is available. vironment. It can help take Triple P!" parents deal positively, Many parents, especial"I needed to take a step back and consider consistently, and dely first time parents and my parenting and the changing needs of my cisively with problem parents of teenagers, have behaviour and teach questions about how to play this evening has allowed me a chance to do their children the skills or socialize with their child, this. Thank you!" they need to get along communicate, set boundarwith others. "I just had Triple P at my workplace, and it was ies and discipline. great. We had time to really talk about issues, Children and teens that Halton Region is committed and not worry about the kids. I really needed grow up with positive to supporting all residents to understand what was going on now with my parenting are more and creating a community son and how important it is to be on the same likely to feel good about that is strong, vibrant, and page as my wife with parenting. Very helpful." themselves and develop healthy. As a leader in the to their full potential. community, Halton Region Help, guidance, and reoffers a wider variety of assurance is available. Call Halton Region or visit parenting programs, ranging from Calling New the website, www.halton.ca, for more informaParents for parents of children under one year tion. to the Positive Parenting Program, Triple P, for by Regional Chair Gary Carr Testimonials Triple P Seminar & Group Sessions To register for any of these sessions, call 905-825-6000. Oakville Sessions Child Series (Ages 1-5) Halton Region, 1151 Bronte Rd. 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Seminar 1: Sept. 27, 2007, The Power of Positive Parenting Children Seminar 3: Apr. 23, 2008, Raising Resilient Children Child Series (Ages 6-10) Halton Region, 1151 Bronte Rd. 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Seminar 1: Oct. 17, 2007, The Power of Positive Parenting Children Seminar 3: Apr. 30, 2008, Raising Resilient Children parents of preschool and school age children, and teens at no cost. Pre-teen and Teen Series (Ages 12-16) Halton Region, 1151 Bronte Rd. 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Seminar 1: Oct. 9, 2007, Raising Responsible Teenagers Seminar 2: Feb. 12, 2008, Raising Competent Teenagers Seminar 3: Apr. 30, 2008, Getting Your Teenager Connected There are a variety of ways to get the information and support you need: Telephone support: Call Halton Region, 905-825-6000, for information and advice from a Public Health Nurse from Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Seminars and small group series: Parenting seminars and small group skill building sessions are held at the Halton Regional Centre, at schools and in community settings as needed. For locations, times and sessions, call Halton Region, 905-825-6000, or visit the web site at www.halton.ca. Face-to-face meetings: Individual practical advice and skill building sessions related to your specific situation can be arranged. September Meetings at Halton Region Headquarters Sept. 3 Sept. 11, 9:30 a.m. Sept. 12, 9:30 a.m. Sept. 12, 1:30 p.m. Sept. 19, 9:30 a.m. Offices closed for Labour Day Health & Social Services Cte Planning & Public Works Cte Administration & Finance Cte Regional Council Meeting We welcome your feedback. Contact Access Halton at accesshalton@halton.ca 905-825-6000 · Toll free: 1-866-4HALTON · TTY: 905-827-9833 · www.halton.ca The Regional Municipality of Halton · 1151 Bronte Rd., Oakville, Ontario L6M 3L1 This page has been donated by this newspaper to communicate important information to Halton residents at no cost to taxpayers.