From the Heart - December 2012 News from Kids First

FROM THE HEART NEWS FROM KIDS FIRST December 2012

Greetings to our friends and supporters,

December at Kids First will feature our Kids First Program for Stepparents, where we still have a few openings (see calendar below). This is our four-hour Saturday workshop where stepparents and biological parents learn ways to feel comfortable in their new roles and relationships, as well as talk about appropriate boundaries, how to have their needs met and ways to ease the transition process for every member of the blending family. Attendance at this program could be especially helpful during this holiday season when family time intensifies and the need to honor established rituals and traditions must be balanced with the desire to create new and lasting memories for the combined family.

Kids First would like to extend our wishes to you all to have safe and happy holidays as we usher in the new year. Be sure to stay tuned to see what's in store for 2013!

Warmest regards,

Peg Libby

Executive Director

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FORGIVENESS: Back by Popular Demand

December Calendar of Events

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FOREGIVENESS: BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!

In January 2013, Tricia Weyand, MS, LCPC, will be offering her free evening workshop at Kids First entitled "Forgiveness & Letting Go of the Past." Many people have questions about what forgiveness really entails, with a common misconception that it is simply letting people off the hook for past wrongdoings. Tricia has developed a list of thoughts on what forgiveness may be, and what forgiveness is not, that you may find helpful in making this distinction. Hope to see you on Monday, January 28th for her workshop!

Meanwhile, for more on the subject, please enjoy this excellent article written by Charles L. Griswold of the New York Times, "On Forgiveness."

DECEMBER 2012 girl kissing father