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THE Wednesday September 1WI Acton residents help at North York childrens centre Parenting can be a lonely task KINETTE CLOTHIERS Neither rain nor sleet nor hall nor snow could keep the nineties from holding Ihtir annual flea market bake sale the A and parking lot Saturday Proving that they have no hang about or a Herald photographer are Kindle Cheryl Crawford Nancy Webster and Money raised from the Ilea market will be used to fund project in town while proceeds from the club coinciding bake sale will be enjoyed by the Ontario Society lor rippled Children Help Charlie help Charlie actor Don and opera singer Maureen are among the many Canadians brought financial moral support lo elderly citizens of the Third World through the Adopt a Gran program Will known personalities like Ed Joe Clark Pierre Trudeau Cardinal Carter have endorsed the international campaign along with American Don Knolls and Helen Hayes and British notables Malcolm Sir Alec Guinness and Sir Ralph tor month Canadians can provide a senior abroad with clothing and rrcdical attention lie Adopt a Gran care Help for thi Aged Eg in Ion Ave West Suite SUA Toronto or phone HANNAH Herald Special Parenting 1 quite or inslinclivt is people arc sometimes to believe and giving parents chance to compare notes well learn a I nek can nuke it accord to a family Oil rapist an Acton resident who works Delia Idrcn Centre in North York sees parenting as one of life lonelier jobs Seven or years Mr and his found that even with their extensive experience with children he as a family therapist md she as a high school teacher were groping In the dark trying to raise their own Four children until they disc parent ess training IPET which We were flying by Ihc seat of our pants he said There were no guidelines and no people to talk to who could tell you you wire doing was right Most recently Mr ran a week family camp Five Oaks Centre near where whole could spend a week learning communication skills and putt til cm Into practise at the Mr Brlllingcrsaldthisisthe second year for Ihe camp Ten families from across Ontario participated Including three single- parent families Large portions of the day were left open for families to carry on their Own activities evening alter the parents had a twohour ti mm session in skills drawn from effectiveness Irulnmff Thisi Included communication skill- so listened lo their and ol them to talk I were also taught lo I ilk In the children so th ildren listened and problim solving so that areas of conflict could be worked out still everyone feeling their relationships with I ini Is also learned how to influence children to adopt the parent In the morning after break fast the broken inlo two groups with a pair of in group began ks is a family which gave parents the opportunity to priitisc the they had been taught the previous I irl way through the morn ing the children ranging In age from three to split off into roups of their own The 13 youngsters under 10 played various games with teenage while the 10 older children evaluated what they had experienced In their fami ly groups thai morning One of the interesting topics he found the youngsters bring ing up on their own during the lost days of the camp was that would change when they got home and relumed to normal routines The families were to down and work out a plan far making some of the changes they felt would be beneficial to their lifestyles before they left the camp The camp which Mr ger feels is unique In Ontario possibly In Canada was til because the entire family was present where leaders not only teach Ihc skills but observe the parents attempts to use their new wkdgc A telephone weeks after last year camp to nc how the training was working told Mr gcr that a lot of skills he had taught had been forgotten However the positive feeling that the children wcrcn any than those of other people remained the parents Mr was aimed enriching famlli a spinoff seemed be an enrichment of marriages as couples got closer together learning to think In terms of I Must Do than You Musi also changing They Must to We Should The fact that single parents attended the camps both yiars was also special Mr Brill sold Society tends to segregate two parent and parent families and Is often difficult for the single parent to see his children In a comparable setting with children from two parent families Single parents found many times their children ere act in more acceptable patterns than those who had two to guide If they had qualms that splitting up would ruin their children the camp showed them their decision had probably been the right one and their children had survived It alter all Another man who had been worried over what would Continued on Page AS All ExService Personnel and Their Dependents Are il to take a free Legion Scrvce MR J Bureau from Hamilton At CANADIAN LEGION BRANCH 120 At 1 MONDAY OCT 5 1981 To k tied on veterans Anyone on war pension allowance burnt pans on treat men or hospital care urged to call or write HE Hale Branch Service Officer 3835 Who will arrange an appointment Beginnings September Is the month of new beginnings in our churches After summer vacations resulting In low attendance In some Churches an effort is being made to get back to normal Sunday school should be an integral part of every child learning experience In order to make a well rounded personality Adults should set an example by attending them selves and the family staying for church Learning about your religion Is vital to your understanding of It and should lead to more participation on jour behalf The well known TV program Huntley Street is holding two rallies Oct IS In Mohawk College auditorium InHamittonandThursdflyOqt lSatJohnF Boss Collegiate in Both start at p m but a fellowship time and sing wlllbeginat6 Rev the Word of God the Trio will sing each program The Credit Valley Conservation Authority own the White Church In and hold Thanksgiving services there each fall This year the date is Oct at Organist John Lane of Tweedsmulr Presbyterian Church will lead the congregation and Rev Hugh McDonald of Caledon East Presbyterian Church will conduct the service Asocial hour will follow The White Church Is located on the fourth line west In Caledon about three miles south of Two other recent additions to our local Churches arc Msr Vinet at Coeur and Rev Jim Boylea at St Georges Anglican Welcome to Georgetown and trust you will have a fruitful ministry The Concert last Friday with the cooperation of the Georgetown Alliance and Gospel Temple was well attended has sung for Billy Graham among others and is an accomplished soloist Notice concerts etc in Halton Hills would be appreciated for this column The Georgetown Christian and Missionary Alliance Church has released plans for a program under the name of Lot Us Arise And Build The program will run approximately three years with the ultimate goal of the of land and the construction of a new church The Book of Proverbs tells Where there is no vision Ihe People perish and the Alliance Church has the vision and a full church The theme of the program is Not equal gifts but equal sacrifice Next Sunday evening members and friends will attend a banquet at the Georgetown golf and Country Club lo inaugurate the program Maple Avenue Baptist Church holds a Women Coffee houreach Friday Child care Is provided this informal meeting A Unique Shopping Experience Amble in Ontarios most diver sifted leather and suede retail store A New Fur Loft offering more popular types of furs A varied selection of woollen sweaters and blankets This Is your last opportunity for leather and suede coats at off season prices Eastern Ave Acton Ontario GRAND OPENING of our Second JLocation Idt celebrate ike of our second both our and Breton tore A will be featuring for three days only these specials I gift td4a for from 30 ft Larnng6 off for a precious stone and diamond dress ring choice of rubu blue or emerald John Boughton 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