Discussion Groups offered at Family Resource Centre Parenting Young Children This discussion group for parents with children under 6 years is designed to help parents understand their young children and gain skills for effective parenting. In the program, parents will have the opportunity to gain an understanding of developmental sequence, become aware of children's relief systems, understand misbehaviour and its purpose, learn ways to encourage children so that they develop positive self esteem, develop skills for effectively communicating with their children and fostering cooperation, become aware of how to prevent discipline problems how to deal with feelings, fears, tantrums, and develop positive social skills. The Family, Education Resource Centre of Durham House is offering an eight session discussion group on Wednesday, January 25, from 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. The group will meet at Michael Starr Building, 333 King Street East, Oshawa. The fée is $48.00 per person plus a book fee of $18.50 and pre-registration is required. Winter Programming at the Visual Arts Centre, Once again the Visual Arts Contre is offering a comprehensive range of arts programming to help us all get through these short days and long winter evenings. For kids, there are classes and workshops for every interest and schedule. These are: Cartooning - Tuesday; Drawing for ten and up - Wednesday; Preschool Art and Potter for Kids - Thursdays; Junior and Senior Arts Medley - Saturdays; and Crafts with Judith Kendrick on Sundays. For adults: Mondays - Basic Art with Maralynn Cherry; Tuesdays - Life Drawing with James Paget, Camnera Skills with Paul Bennett, Watercolour painting with Theresia Barclay; Wednesdays - Darkroom skills with Don Piper, Qil or acrylic painting with Tony Cooper; Thursdays - Pottery with Barb Kimbaîl and Watercolour-based painting with maralynn Cherry. The centre will also be holding workshops in Weaving, Casein Tempera Painting, Papermaking, Woodcarving with power tools, Cooper Enamelling, and FloweM in Watercolour. The Visual Arts Centre is open year-round, offering a wide variety of art-related activities including exhibitions, workshops, courses, and special events. Hours are Tuesday - Saturday 12 - 4 p.m., Thursdays 12 - 8 p.m. and Sundays 1 - 3 p.m. during exhibitions. The next show, Industrial Paintings by Paul Kovananen, opens January 22. Positive Discipline for Teens Resolving Confliit with Your Teens In this study group, parents will be introduced to concepts and methods which wilI result i relationships. The difference between short-sighted and long- range parenting will be discusses, and how teenagers can be given the legacy of courage, confidence and skills to become happy, successful adults, The Family Education Resource Centre of Kinarkis offering this eight session study group for parent of teenagers. This group will be offered at Bowmanville Senior Public School, 105 Queen Street, starting Wednesday, January 25 from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. The cost for this study group is $48.00 per person. Plus a text book foc of $ 13.50. (RfA4 For more information and to register for these groups, please cail The Family Education Resource Centre at 433-0386, ext. 26. Pre-registration is required. PONTIAC 13UICK Th e Weather May Be Freezing BSut Our JPrices Are Hiotý '94 Buick LeSabre Ltd. Loaded '93 GMC Jimmy1 Blue. '92 Pontiac LeMans Auto, Air '94 Buick LeSabre Loacled 21ýKM 25599. '94 Pontiac Bonneville Loaded Blacke '94 Chev Astro Astre Burgund $1909 i -i '93 Pontiac Grand Arn 4 CVIl k -I '92 Chev Astro Loaded '93 Geo Metro Auto Cans Wý' - - ,e '92 Transport GT Loaded ri '92 Buick Park Avenue '92 Pontiac Bonneville Loaded Loaded __ Maoo ,. h O 0 _______________ 4 1- t '92 Lumina APV1 Te al $18 91KMe '90 Buick LeSabre Loaded [ js' 3-eK '90 Ford Tempo 87 Sunbird Wh i te, __________ __________ i CliCkOuJt theAiNW SunMitire *Capital Cost Reduction $3,000.00, +iTaxes, Licence, Freight, Security Deposit, OAC, 36 months If ouehnkcrsbrera' CopihgC . -yu $$C * '.d ast... :ss * : e e - PONTIAC $222J3 per month* PETERBOROUGH N t FRANK LAURIA PONTIAC BUICK PORT HOPE HWY. # 2 COBOURG Red ' $1 432ýe White 52 KM Blue 28KM $75495. 90K m