Toolbox ParentPARENTING TOUGH KIDS IDEAS #8
 
 Rick Delaney | Blankies Service Project
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         Happy April - the holidays have passed over us and we are gearing up for gardens and planting and summer fun - our site www.toolboxparent.com  is filled with ideas we hope you can use to make your profession or family life better. All our articles can be reprinted with permission and atribution to the authors and our site.
For example:
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The interaction has begun as we hoped Families and Professionals are sharing and working together to create success inspite of budget cuts and program shutdowns -
 
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 Author of the award winning book
Tiny Titan  Cheaper by the Dozen plus one blog
 
Rick DelaneyMeet our New Power Tool Rick Delaney ! 
Most of you already know this Power Tool or have heard him speak.
Rick speaks to our hearts and homes - like no other
We laugh through his therapy session sharing - relating that
any one of his stories could happen to us!
And he asked if he could JOIN OUR TEAM  - as the kids say
"Is that cool or what?"  HE LOVES OUR KIND OF KIDS!!!!
 
If you missed last week because of holidays below is s rerun
Check out "How to Choose A Therapist"

Make life easier for teenagers with FASD becoming vulnerable adults.
Wondering about Sensory Processing Issues and your Family Member
 
JOIN OUR PRIVATE DISCUSSION GROUPS - 98  PEOPLE ARE NOW SHARING THEIR BEST IDEAS AND ASKING THEIR TOUGHEST QUESTIONS
WE'VE EVEN ROUNDED UP A GROUP OF DAD'S FOR SHOP TALK 
 
 Email Jodee or Deb and we will set you up.
We NOW OFFER ONLINE CHAT AND DISCUSSION LIVE UPATE
Struggling with tough kids and SPRING FEVER?
Start making a difference in FASD Awareness with a Fun Family or Group Project
NEXT ISSUE WE WILL GIVE YOU INFORMATION ABOUT  THE
MILLION MINDS MARCH 
  1. We are looking for some pregnant moms to help us with creative ideas -
  2. Visit www.fasday.com for ideas of what others have done since 1999!
  3. Host a candlelight vigil the eve of Sept 9
  4. Pledge 9 months of sobriety as a support to another woman that is pregnant.
  5. Consider a NON-ALCOHOLIC pub crawl in celebration of sobriety through pregnancy.
  6. Schedule the BELLS TO RING in your community on 09.09 at 9:00. Can you imagine if we could get a million bells ringing!
 Email your ideas for a Million Minds March to jodee@connetworks.com   It has been really fun to meet people from this newsletter in Victoria at the 3rd International Conference on FASD.
HOPE -When we or our children lose hope it opens the door to fear and from that fear comes anger and from that anger can birth hatred. May this site always be a community of hope.
 
SHARING - We have almost 100 members in our Toolbox Community. Our members include parents, grandparents, adult persons with atypical brains who are successful, and professionals. In our community WE ARE ALL EQUAL and important. Each one of us has the opportunity to share ideas and ask questions.
JOIN TODAY !
 
For those who asked
my back is healing but more importantly this injury has given me inner strength and new wisdom. 
       - Blessings
             Deb & Jodee (who is finally settling into healing)
Sincerely,
 
Jodee Kulp and Deb Fjeld
Better Endings New Beginnings