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Area parents band together at first Toughlove seminar The Acton Free Wednesday May 5 At least IS couples arc reaching out to Toughlove for help in coping with their children following a two hour seminar with the Canadian of the program and Tom Elliott An estimated people jammed into school gym Monday night to learn about the wide- spreading selfhelp group aimed at helping parents cope with negative or destructive behavior in their children Following the fast paced evening Elliott explain that of Lb parents signed up to go to a founding meeting of a local group next Monday night at the same school many more are probably interested who do not want to write heir name down but will show up at the meeting Elliott has a masters degree in counselling and guidance and is on staff with the Toronto Board of Education has a degree in social work A third penoncmhand Sheryl Ederman has her masters in adult education Also introduced during the evening were Murray and Pat Wood education consultants They explained their job involved the preventative end of problems getting to parents before they need Toughlove The evening was put on by Hal too Hills repres on the Board of Education Bruce Betty Fisher and Betty Walker Irene McCauley trustee for Hal ton Separate School Board also sat In on the seminar Withthehelpofcasehlslorics role playing video tapes and audience participation parents learned how Toughlove works and learned a starting point In coping with their own children is not Just for parents of teenagers Elliott stressed The youngest child Involved was the oldest was earsold Children must learn the consequences of their act ions the Elliotts stressed If a child is told to be home by midnight and is not then a note is left on he door telling them to go to the YMCA or to a neighbors prearranged of course Eventually that child will leam Mom and Dad mean what they say when they want the teenager tor whoever to be home at a certain time If a child goes out and earns extra money by cut ting grass Elliott said the parent should not then take that money away from him They should be able to enjoy the consequences of a positive action However he continued if that child then goes and runs bis bicycle over Mrs Jones flower bed be spend that money to replace the flowers Every act has a consequence The Achilles heel of every parent is embarrass ment the speaker said Toughlove alms to over come that embarrassment and become in control of the situation He cited the example of teenager locked out of the bouse because of missing curfew II the cbiki pounds on the doors and screams so the neighbors can bear the parent should go to the neighbor and explain the situation Point out tneyare not beating heir child just being boss Then he continued they should ask for that neighbor support with the parent for the next scene If the teenager comes home at andaneighboranswerslhedoorand says his parents don t want him to come home that night Peer group pressure Is more powerful than it ever has been in history Elliott told the interested par Parents cannot be blamed for all their child ren sills he said Elliott pointed out that parents take the blame for the one wayward child wondering where they went wrong But he said they never take the credit for the other three or four children who never cause tr Elliott explained parents always feel they are the worst parents In the world By being involved in a Toughlove group they discover they are not alone and by helping others with their problems maybe their problems will be helped Toughlove members can call upon other mem bers for help in disciplining themselves to discipline their children If they just cannot stop the child from taking the family car they have a neighbor or a Toughlove member park his car behind he family vehicle Or have members stand by every door in the house to stop that child from leaving the house Elliott says the child will get themes sage Elliott estimated percent or Toughlove cases have worked with parents who have the strength means laying down the law It Is so rewarding Elliott says have never met a kid yet who worth It Tenders let for storm sewer job Rent jumps at Diplomat Apt but not as much as requested The Landlord for the Diplomat Apartments on Church St East has recelvedahefty rent hike from the Residential Tenancy Commission but not as requested Previous rents for the one bedroom apartments in the building had ranged from to a month and the landlord was after to month The hearing officer Dixie Heller ruled one bed room rents can be and 309 a month and will take effect on various units from the start of April through to December Rents for two bedroom apartments were from 273 to a month and the landlord was asking for a range of to 405 but Rent increases on the 18 twobedroom units will take effect between March and December A hearing was held in March for the rent hikes in the building and the same day a hearing was held for the Maria St apartments which are owned by the same person However the commission says while the report for the Noble Towers had been com pleted it ha an been released yet Among the highlights of the hearing officer rep ort is disclosure that rents put into effect in 1 for five Diplomat units were too high or charged too early and they have been adjusted The landlord had wanted the building to produce 21 860 In rent per month but the commission is only allowing an increase to from S17 Tenders have gone out for the reconstruction of storm sewers in subdivision Last week Halloo Hills general committee ap proved the tendering of the Job which involves Road from Queen Street to Mead vale Road and Mowbray Place New storm sewers will be installed on breakfast Saturday Mowbray and the northerly and southerly sections of Mowbray will be excavated and reconstructed The remaining areas will be resurfaced and widened A sidewalk is proposed on the east side of Long field over its full length with Phase 1 Lines Some limited sanitary sewer replacement on Mowbray will be in eluded In the works on behalf of the region Town hires head planner Halton Hills has a new planning director Ian Keith has taken over the job held by Mario Venditti Keith graduated from Western University in 1957 and the Canadian Institute of Planning in 1958 He comes here from the Lehndorf Group Toronto and before that was a planner with KleinfeldtPlanningConsuttants Brampton Prior to his work with private industry Keith was pi inning rector in from 1967 to with Markham from to and with Metropolitan Toronto Plann Board from 58 to He and his wife and two children live in Willow dale but hope move to Georgetown area as soon as pass SUNDAY MAY 9th Brunch or Dinner A FREE ROSE FOR MOM Don forget Monday is Senior s Might Wednesday is FAMILY FEUD MIGHT Thursday is Ladies Might KEfl PARTOH Eastern Ave In the centre of Town by Crossing Town hall backers fight back Supporters of town hall restoration are fighting back and their solicitors have prepared a draft of an objection to lifting the historical designation on the building Spokesman for the various groups Ted Tyler of said large ads have been taken out in Hills papers explaining their side of the story including some facts and observations They Zenith number be on MPs mailings MP Otto has promised that his next mailing to constituents will have his Zenith telephone number listed on it Clarke attended councillors dropin Friday and pointed out to Jelinek that his pamphlets have his Oakville number listed but not his free line Not everyone is aware he has the toll free number she said Senior Citizens Week Senior Citizens Week will be from June to Hills declared Monday night are also publishing the councillors phone numbers and town office numbers and address urging people call or write the town fathers and mothers voicing their views on the decision to demolish the building and put parking lot Tyler said there were some people who objected to restoration but most simply didn want tax dollars put into the hall they don mind if the in groups take on the restoration The groups proposal for saving the hall wouldn have cost tax dollars unless donated but council wanted assurances the work would be completed in nine months and that wasn fair Tyler declared He noted council t make up its mind on the issue through five years and yet wouldn allow community restoration to be a long term ongoing project He said supporters don feel they were treated fairly by some Acton and Esquesing councillors who have no Acton heritage or investment In the town hall The town hall Is ours not theirs We have the right to demand preservation Tyler noted Acton councillors and people sup ported the librarycultural centre for Georgetown nut haven received reciprocal support Exchange student Jodie drew the tickets Saturday Actario winners Dave Manes of was the winner of the weekly Actario draw for Ed and Sally 112 Acton Blvd won the super shopper of vouchers from Nielsens Acton Photo and Camera Ed 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