GRG of Brevard
April 2015 GRANDPARENTS RAISING GRANDCHILDREN OF BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA INC.
ISSUE # 165
CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION
SUMMER PICNIC
The next time everyday pressures build up to the point where you feel like lashing out -- STOP! Try any of these simple alternatives. You'll feel better... and so will your grandchild. Take a deep breath... and another. Then remember you are the adult. Close your eyes and imagine you're hearing what your child is about to hear. Press your lips together and count to 10... or better yet, to 20. Put your child in a time-out chair (remember this rule: one time-out minute for each year of age). Put yourself in a time-out chair. Think about why you are angry: is it your child, or is your child simply a convenient target for your anger? Phone a friend. If someone can watch the children, go outside and take a walk. Take a hot bath or splash cold water on your face Hug a pillow. Turn on some music. Maybe even sing along. Pick up a pencil and write down as many helpful words as you can think of. Save the list.
Our annual picnic is June 13th 12-4pm it will be held at the Kiwanis Island SR 520. GRG supplies hamburgers, hot dogs and drinks. Please bring a covered dish. There will be a Bounce House, Water Slide, Boat Tour and organized sports
April is Nation Child Abuse Prevention Month www.preventchildabuse.org
T.A.R.G.E.T. TRAINING TARGET is a six-week training course that covers the latest information from community and state experts on topics. Please plan to join us Wednesdays 10 am – 12 pm at the GRG office 123 Barton Blvd Suite 102, Rockledge: April 22: Legal Information Culmer and Davidson, Attorneys April 29: Department of Children and Families Protective Investigations Division, Katie Guemple Economic Self-Sufficiency Division,David Chioma May 6: Parenting Survival Training Cliff Valentine May 13: Resources FIT Scott Autism Center, Dr. Colleen Middlebrook Brevard Cares, Diane Scott Early Learning Coalition, Jennifer VanGuilder Impower, Mindi Rogers May 20: Assisting teens from following a path to a troubled future Larry Lawton (Reality Check) May 27: Parenting Again / When to Call for Assistance Sheriff Wayne Ivey Page 1