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Youths raise atone
BY TIM CUMMING
Expositor Editor
No doughnuts. No chocolate bars.
No pizza, no hamburgers, no veg-
etables, no milk, no chips and no
fruits. Nothing except juice and
pop.
This was the diet of a Seaforth
church youth group when eight
young people went 30 hours with-
out food.
"We're very rich compared to
those who don't know where their
next meal is coming from," said
Dale Ann McKichan, youth group
leader. She described the group of
students as very close.
The First Presbyterian Church
youth group started a 30 -hour
'famine' on Friday morning at
11:00 a.m. and the youths didn't eat
until 5:00 Saturday evening when
they were let loose on some pizza.
The young people spent their time
playing games and learning about
hunger in the world.
The event helped raise about $500
for World Vision Canada, which
operates more than 5,000 projects
in 90 countries including Canada.
The money will help to prevent
starvation and hopefully lower the
mortality rate of children.
Projects of World Vision include
assistance to homeless on Calgary
city streets as well as a land
improvement project in Ethiopia
and food distribution in Mozam-
bique.
TIM CUMMING PHOTO
BRING ON THE PAI - Taking part in a 30 -hour famine on the weekend were members of the
Seaforth First Presbyterian Church youth group. Shown here are (front row) Julie Shewan, youth group
leader Dale Ann McKichan, Ryan Nicholson, Ian McKichan and (back row) Chris Morrison, Erin
Nicholson and Chris Bach. Not shown in photo are Karen Dillon and Jill Wood.
Taking part in the 30 -hour famine
at First Presbyterian Church were
Julie Shewan, Ryan Nicholson, Ian
McKichan, Chris Morrison, Erin
Nicholson, Chris Bach, Karen
Dillon and Jill Wood.
The young people ended the 30
hours tired and hungry after very
little sleep and no solid food. After
it was all over, however, the youths
were already talking about doing
the event again another year.
Anyone who wants to donate to
the World Vision cause can contact
any of the participants or phone
Erin Nicholson at 522-0517 or Rev.
James Sloan at 527-2792.
Parents should be more positive: Hoy
BY DAVID SCOTT
Expositor Staff
Parenting is the most valuable
work we do but with little training,
said Jane Hoy, Childreach
Coordinator with the Children's Aid
Society of Huron County. She
hosted a lecture at the Woman's
Resource Centre in Seaforth on
Mar. 9 on "Positive Parenting."
We receive our parenting skills
from our family which in some
cases might not be a good source.
Hoy jokes that her street -roofing
consisted of her mother pointing at
a dead cat on the road and saying
"don't play on the mad or you'll
end up like that."
Times have changed and every-
where you look there's more and
more information on parenting. "It
can be confusing," said Hoy, who
stresses the value of parents meet-
ing together to exchange ideas. "It's
good for us to come together and
share tips...we have a lot of wisdom
and experience to draw on."
Hoy has children 11 and 13 years
old. "I need to know people with 15
and 18 year-olds to find out what
happens next."
Parents who stay at home with
their children are faced with com-
mon questions like "what do you do
for a living?" or "do you work?"
"I work all the time," offers Hoy
as an answer. "I'm working from
the moment I get up. What are the
kids going to wear? What's for
breakfast, supper?"
Aside from parents' work, there's
children's work. And a large part of
that is play and checking out the
world, says Hoy.
"Life is like a journey with
boundaries. Some travel right down
the middle, others bang off the
walls."
Hoy thinks there should be more
parenting training for young people
like babysitting courses available in
some elementary schools where
parents can come in and drop off
their kids and have a hot cup of
coffee. It gives young people a
chance to practise care -giving skill
and gives parents a well-deserved
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with boundaries. Some
travel right down the
middle, others bang off
the walls."
rest.
"We go to the doctor and the
dentist for a check-up, so why
wouldn't you check to see how
your family is doing?"
How parents use language is
important in their parenting. Instead
of saying "don't forget your books"
when your child leaves for school
say "remember your books." Hoy
says we use a lot of negative lan-
guage when talking with our
children and people tend to tune out
the negatives.
Students at Brookside Public
School in Ashville Township near
Lucknow held a "self-esteem"
assembly recently, said Hoy. Stu-
dents at the school have a "Virtue
of the Week" program where they
can practise (for example) courtesy
and learn to develop that virtue
amongst their classmates and their
families.
Hoy suggests families should get
together at least once a day as a
whole; then parents should talk to
each member of the family separ-
ately at least once a day; and finally
each parent should spent some time
alone.
When people are lamenting when
they're older you never hear them
say "I spent too much time with my
kids," said Hoy. "The 'I shoulds'
wear on us - 'I should be home,' 'I
should clean up,' etc."
People often have misconceptions
about how parents spend their time
at home with their children. "Peop10
say 'I wish I could be at home - it
must be nice,'" said Hoy. When her
first child was young, Jane Hoy
thought she'd get a lot done at
home and it took her a while to
discover that couldn't be done.
Instead she decided on two things
she'd accomplish everyday: "I'll put
in my contact lenses and comb my
hair."
Society has unspoken rules that
women should be able to raise
children all themselves and "if you
don't - you've blown it," said Hoy.
Many parents who stay at home
with children spend so much time
at home that a trip to the grocery
store is something to get excited
about. But then taking the kids
along to the grocery store can be an
adventure, says Hoy, especially if
they start crying or want some
candy at the checkout.
Beware of promises and disci-
plines says Hoy. If you tell your
child "you're grounded for a
month!" who really gets grounded?
It's important for parents to rec-
ognize positive things in their
children's play and show their
support, says Hoy. For example if a
group of Children are playing a
game together cooperatively, a
parent should move in quickly
when they see this and compliment
the children for playing together
peacefully and sharing.
"Catch your kids being good,"
said a parent at the lecture.
For more information on free
Childreach programs, which cover
such topics as Effects of Media,
Building Self -Esteem, Behaviour
and Discipline, call Jane Hoy,
Childreach Coordinator at The
Children's Aid Society of Huron
County at (519) 524-7356 or 1-800-
265-5198.
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