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Greetings!
March Break is around the corner. School's out, and your kids are on the loose. Our March newsletter will give you some great ideas and activities to do with your kids over the March Break, as well as useful information on Parenting Your Spirited Child.
Must See March Break Events in Toronto
- March Break at Wizard World. Venue - Better Living Centre.
- FanExpo Toronto ComiCON. Venue - Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
- Game On 2.0. Venue - Ontario Science Centre
- Comic Book Heros. Venue - TIFF Bell Lightbox.
- Sherlock Holmes and the Clock-Maker Mystery. Venue - Black Creek Pioneer Village.
- Magnificent Munsch. Venue - Solar Stage Theatre.
- Click, Clack, MOO. Venue - Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts.
- The Cat Came Back. Venue - Young People`s Theatre.
- March Break Camp at the Royal Ontario Museum. Venue - ROM.
- March Break Art Camp 2013. Venue - Art Gallery of Ontario.
- Cool Kicks. Venue - Bata Shoe Museum.
- March Break Camps at Harbourfront Centre. Venue - Harbourfront Centre.
- The Berenstain Bears LIVE! in Family Matters, The Musical. Venue - Living Arts Centre. Mississauga.
- Disney On Ice: Rockin` Ever After. Venue - Rogers Centre.
- Scoobydoo LIVE! Musical Mysteries. Venue - Sony Centre for the Performing Arts.
- Brain Lane: From Brain Science to Banner Art. Venue - Ontario Science Centre.
KID`S SPRING CRAFT IDEAS
Tissue Cherry Blossom Tree
Crafty young gardeners will love celebrating the arrival of spring with a tissue cherry blossom tree.
Gather branches that have fallen outside, let dry, if necessary. Cut out two inch squares of pink tissue, pinch tightly in the middle to create blooms, and affix them to branches with white glue. Display in a tall container, such as a canning jar, with the lid`s centre removed.
Bottle Cap Caterpillar Craft
Recycle a few water bottle lids into a happy caterpillar. Simply colour the bottle caps with a crayon and then glue them to a piece of paper. Add glitter, googly eyes, and pipecleaners to finish your caterpillar craft.
EXPLORING MAPLE SYRUP FESTIVALS
Maple syrup festivals and pancake barns are must visits for Ontario family fun during March and April.
- Warkworth Maple Syrup Festival.
- Saugeen Bluffs Maple Syrup Festival.
- Buckhorn MapleFest.
- Sweet Water Harvest. Midland. Wye Marsh.
- Spring Tonic Maple Syrup Festival - Utopia.
- Friends of Killbear Annual Maple Syrup Festival.
http://www.411ontariokids.com/index.php/things-to-do/maple-festivals
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News from Cheri and Karen
March 19th, 2013 at 7:00 PM -
Free Presentation on Parenting your Child with ADD/ADHD
Presenter : Ms. Niamh Murphy (N.D.C.B.A. Hons.)
Niamh Murphy is a Group Therapist with the South Mead Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in Dublin, Ireland. Niamh runs eight week coaching sessions
for parents who have children identified with ADHD which she co-developed and is also the co-author of several journal articles and a number of Cool School Publications.
Registration Full.
Parenting Your Spirited Child
The spirited child - often called difficult or strong willed can easily overwhelm parents, leaving them feeling frustrated and inadequate. Spirited kids are, in fact, simply more by temperament, they are more intense, sensitive, perceptive, persistent, and uncomfortable with change than the average child.
Some characteristics that identify the spirited child are the following:
- Intensity - meaning greater drama, easier cry response, making more demands on parents.
- Persistence - gets committed to and stays with ideas, may argue points with parents long after an issue is settled.
- High energy level - also sometimes labelled hyperactive.
- Sensitive - may be overly sensitive to sounds, slight discomfort, pictures and stimuli of all sorts.
- Difficult adabtability - may react with greater emotion to changes like attending school, or moving to a new house.
- Moody - may be more prone to get cranky, but may also be susceptible to and more perceptive of the moods of others.
Here are some tips to help you with your spirited child:
- Always emphasize the need to think first, act second. In fact, make it the
mantra for you and your child. - Teach your child to take a deep breath, and count to ten before making a choice.
- Name, very shortly, and to the point, the risks involved in a certain course of action.
- Look for good metaphors and analogies to help your child to understand a course of action, conclusion, or a situation he or she may be faced with.
- Look for alternative courses of action to achieve a result.
- Teach your child to consider others and how his or her actions and choices may impact the others around him or her.
Resources for parents:
- Taming the Spirited Child by Dr. Michael H. Popkin, Ph.D.
- Raising Your Spirited Child: A Guide for Parents Whose Child Is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, Energetic by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
- Setting Limits with Your Strong - Willed Child: Eliminating Conflict by Establishing Clear, Firm and Respectful Boundaries By Robert J. MacKenzie Ed.D.
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Program Updates
We are now accepting referrals for our Summer Camp Programs. Ages: 3-10
Session 1 - July 8-12 (Inclusive)
Session 2 - July 22-26 (Inclusive)
Session 3 - August 12-16 (Inclusive)
Session 4 - August 26-30 (Inclusive)
Looking forward to continuing all of our other programs.
COOL TOOLS (SCHOOL-AGE)
Weekly programs to help children develop positive social skills, build self esteem, and learn strategies to deal with their anger in appropriate and acceptable ways. For more info. please check our website info@behaviourmatters.ca
LETS BE FRIENDS (PRE-SCHOOL)
Weekly programs that are play-based to teach social skills in a fun and stimulating environment. For more info. please check our website info@behaviourmatters.ca
SMART MOVES (SCHOOL -AGE GIFTED CHILDREN)
Weekly programs to help the gifted child develop positive social skills, build self-esteem and resilience, learn to deal with their uncomfortable feelings eg. anger and anxiety and help them regulate their emotions. For more info. please check our website info@behaviourmatters.ca TEEN TALK (TEEN) Weekly programs to help adolescents develop positive social skills, build self-esteem, learn strategies to deal with problems, identify and express feelings and become more aware of non-verbal communication. For more info. please check our website info@behaviourmatters.ca GIRL POWER ( 10-14 YEARS) Weekly program that will help girls to increase their independance through responsible decision making and dealing with peer pressure. For more info. please check our website info@behaviourmatters.ca
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