Deborah Fry

Parenting News You Can Use!
June 24, 2008
Volume 2, Issue 26
Publisher: INCAF
E-Mail: docdebfry@earthlink.net
www.incaf.com
A Certified Redirecting Children’s Behavior ™ Company

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Focus for June: National Effective Communication Month
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IN THIS ISSUE:
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1. Fall 2008 Redirecting Children’s Behavior Schedule
2. Parenting Twins to Promote a Unique Sense of Self
3. Ways to Teach Our Children Financial Responsibility
4. Education that Nurtures Creativity
5. A Morsel of Hope
6. Life Lessons from Kung Fu Panda
7. Teaching Children about Marine Conservation
8. If You Build It
9. Marriage: The Impact of Complacency
10. Inspirational Quotes of the Week

1. Fall 2008 Redirecting Children’s Behavior Schedule
Redirecting Children’s Behavior: The Gentle Art of Parenting

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This six week, fifteen hour course teaches parents how to help children grow in a way that enhances self-esteem, teaches responsibility and promotes cooperation. At the completion, you will be able to:

* Discipline without yelling * Interact to build self-esteem
* Reduce sibling rivalry * Develop a sense of responsibility
* Redirect mistaken goals * Create an encouraging family
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Redirecting Children’s Behavior course
Schedule for Fall 2008

St. Luke’s Methodist
3471 Westheimer
Houston, TX 77027
6-Thurs. Eves; 6:30-9:00 PM
Sept. 18, 25, Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23

St. Martin’s Episcopal
717 Sage
Houston, TX 77056
6-Tues. Afternoons, 11:30-2:00 PM
Sept 23, 30, Oct, 7, 14, 21, 28

Post Oak School
4600 Bissonnet
Bellaire, TX 77401
Tues. Eves, 6:30-9:00 PM
Sept 23, 30, Oct, 7, 14, 21, 28

Westminster Methodist Church
5801 San Felipe
Houston. TX 77057
6-Wed. Eves, 6:30-9:00 PM
Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, Nov. 5

Course fee: $225 for one; $325 per couple

One-on-one Parent Coaching: $110/hr www.incaf.com

The courses listed above will be taught by Deborah Fry Ph.D.; C.P.E.
For information and registration please call Deborah at 713-840-8663

2. Parenting Twins to Promote a Unique Sense of Self

Parenting experts have long urged moms and dads to celebrate and respect the uniqueness of twins, while also cautioning against always treating them as an indistinguishable and inseparable pair. In this article, you will find tips on parenting twins to promote a unique sense of self as well as information on a new book that focuses on this topic.
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3. Ways to Teach Our Children Financial Responsibility

Financial responsibility is a vital life skill. This article not only offers eight simple ways to teach our children about finances but also a video discussion on the topic.
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4. Education that Nurtures Creativity

Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an educational system that nurtures rather than undermines creativity. This is an amazing and insightful video.
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5. A Morsel of Hope
By Steve Goodier

Jean Kerr said, “Hope is the feeling you have that the feeling you have isn’t permanent.” It is what we have when we know that we WILL eventually survive the night and bask in sunshine once again. It does not deny the present darkness, but it reminds us that dawn is coming.

Brigadier General Robinson Risner (“Robbie”) spent seven years as a POW at the “Hanoi Hilton,” as prisoners of war called their North Viet Nam compound. There he discovered the power of hope. He spent four and a half years of that time in isolation. He endured ten months of total darkness. Those months were the longest of his life. When they boarded up his little seven-by-seven foot cell, shutting out the light, he wondered if he was going to make it. He had already been under intense
physical and mental duress after years of confinement. And now, not a glimmer of light shone into his cell — or into his soul. Robbie spent hours a day exercising and praying. But at times he felt he could nothing but scream. Not wanting to give his captors the satisfaction of knowing they’d broken him, he stuffed clothing into his mouth to muffle the noise as he screamed at the top of his lungs.

One day Robbie got down on the floor and crawled under his bunk. He located a vent that let in outside air. As he pressed against the vent, he saw a faint glimmer of light reflected on the inside wall of the opening. Robbie put his eye next to the cement wall and discovered a minute crack in the construction. It allowed him to glimpse outside, but was so small that all he could see was one blade of grass. A
single blade of grass and a faint ray of light. But when he stared at the sight, he felt a surge of joy, excitement and gratitude like he hadn’t known in years. “It represented life, growth, and freedom,” he later said, “and I knew God had not forgotten me.” It was that tiny glimmer of hope that sustained Robbie through an unbearable ordeal.

I am amazed at the strength of the human spirit. It seems to run forever on nothing but a morsel of hope. But it still must be fed. I find myself busy keeping my body going – but I know it is just as important to feed my spirit. Even if all I have is a morsel of hope, for today that just may be enough.
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6. Life Lessons from Kung Fu Panda

This awesome mom has beautifully written ten inspirations on parenting that she took away from Kung Fu Panda. Who said this movie was just for children?
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7. Teaching Children about Marine Conservation

The problems facing our oceans are complex. Working together, we can make a difference. We can teach our children about our environmental impact on the ocean, and in this article, the Nature Conservancy offers ten ways we can make a difference. With summer here and more family trips to the beaches, rivers and lakes, these are great tips to teach our children.
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8. If You Build It

The website which pairs a film with a family adventure, Kids Off the Couch, has paired the classic family film Field of Dreams with attending a major league baseball game. The suggestions, tips and conversation starters are terrific.
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9. Marriage: The Impact of Complacency

Nancy Wasson, Ph.D., says that complacency is involved in the demise of numerous marriages every year because “It can drain the excitement, passion, and energy out of a marriage.” Read her tips as well as a book recommendation in this article.
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10. Inspirational Quotes of the Week

“Hope is itself a species of happiness, and, perhaps, the chief happiness which this world affords.” … Dr. Samuel Johnson

“Hope is like a road in the country; there never was a road, but when many people walk on it, the road comes into existence.” … Lin Yutang

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