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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


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