| Show t American f families I- I ami les 1 i 1 face dan dangerous erous crises Diane Cashel Director Alcohol Drug Ed the ability of families to raise S STRENGTHENING successful children is emerging as one of the most critical social issues in America In our frenzied frenzied frenzied fren fren- fren- fren push to maintain the good life generally defined by our material wealth the quality of our family life appears to have deteriorated The image of an ideal American family has been tarnished by increased media coverage of child abuse child sexual abuse child neglect and parental alcoholism and drug abuse The only way to foster President Bushs Bush's Kinder gentler nation is through creating American institutions institutions families families s schools churches businesses that businesses that are more concerned concerned concerned con con- tolerant and empathetic of others The place to start is within the most basic and important American in institution the institution the American family The most dangerous crisis Americans will ever have to face is the deterioration of the American f family's q lys ly's ability to raise non-delinquent non and non- non drug using children Children living in nur non tu turing i g families or families unable to provide ade- ade ii I ll lu I i I. I ba h u. u i sip 1 u or Ex i. i r 5 i S 'S t i quate supervision are more prone prone to becoming social anti-social youths If parents dont don't model caring nurturing and helpfulness ho how will children learn to respect respect X r rable adults not available available avail avail- oth others rs If parents or other are able to socialize and supervise youth they will J 1 develop their own norms and standards of acceptable acceptable ac- ac behaviors The Alcohol and Drug Education Department will be facilitating free parenting classes to help students staff and faculty enhance enhance enhance en en- hance their parenting skills The one hour classes classes classes clas- clas ses wi begin on Wednesday Oct 14 from 12 pm p.m. for staff taff and faculty Student meetings S will ill be held from 1 pm p.m. They will continue continue con- con j every Wednesday for a total of six weeks t Sessions will cover topics such as parenting X styles setting guidelines encouraging self dis managing conflict and family com corn y The cl classes are for parents with T. T children of all ages Space will be available on a first come first serve basis To register please call Samantha at r Help save the American Family by increasing your knowledge of parenting issues For more in information information information in- in formation Call Diane Cashel at 4 4 Ii 1 1 v 7 J I r 4 11 1 is 1 h r- r q Es I 71 |
