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SINGAPORE PARENTING CONGRESS 2008

A Great Relationship with Your Child - Do You Have the Tools?

We invite all parents with teenage children and educators to join us at this most popular parenting conference of the year, Singapore Parenting Congress 08, and hear from international and local speakers like Dr William J. Doherty (Professor and Director of the Marriage and Family Therapy Programme at the University of Minnesota) and Dr John Ng (President of Meta and Honorary Chair of the Eagles Communications Board of Governanc) on how to be an empowered and confident parent.

Organised by MediaCorp Radio and supported by MCYS, National Family Council and Singapore Totalisator Board, the Singapore Parenting Congress has been a sold-out for the past 4 years. The Congress will be held on 16 to 17 Aug in NTUC Auditorium. Parents can choose from a series of 5 seminars in 4 languages.

For more details, log on to http://www.mediacorpradio.sg/spc2008/index.htm . Get your tickets now to avoid disppointment!

This MCYS-supported programme can be counted as part of SFE's family life education (FLE) programme. Schools can tap on the SFE funds and include the FLE hours as part of the SFE hours.


SFE PARENT FACILITATOR TRAINING - OCT 08

Following the Parent Facilitator Training in May 08, the next run of Parent Facilitator Training is taking place in Oct 08. Schools are encouraged to start looking out for suitable parents to nominate them for the course. Priority will be given to parents with younger children studying in the school (i.e. in Pri 1-4 and Sec 1-2). This 40-hour training for parent facilitators (parent volunteers) facilitates the running of FLE programmes and also help them form parent support groups and be mentors to other parents.

Visit the SFE website at www.sfe.org.sg for application forms and details.

TRAINING FOR SFE COORDINATORS

SFE coordinators play a pivitol role in ensuring the successful implementation of SFE in the schools. There is a list of training programmes coming up from July to Oct 08. These programmes aim to equip coordinators with information and skills to help the schools implement tailored family life education programmes to meet the varied needs of the target groups and to become better coordinators.

For the month of July to Aug 08: Programmes include workshops to learn how to enhance publicity efforts and your message by creating power-packed flyers using powerpoint; pick up effective communication skills that you can apply to your work in the SFE schools and in your personal life.

For the month of Sept to Oct 08: Programmes include workshops to learn to connect with people using psychological techniques; and the skills to deliver engaging presentations and speeches with ease.

The training course is fully-funded by MCYS, so sign up for this exclusive training! Visit www.sfe.org.sg to find out more about these series of exciting programmes for SFE coordinators!

SFE COORDINATOR NETWORK

The SFE Coordinators Network was set up in 2006 to provide a platform for all SFE coordinators to network, learn new skills and share best practices. The SFECON will organise programmes and activities such as talks, workshops and other events to help its members become better coordinators.

For those who have yet to register as a member, they can do so by completing the registration form and email to cafe.secretary@gmail.com. There will be a registration fee of $20.00 per year which will go towards subsidising group activities. Registration forms can be found on www.sfe.org.sg

ARTICLE

This article 'Parent-Teens Communication' is contributed by Mr Jeremy Koh, Parent Volunteer.

Parent-Teens Communication?

Communicating with teenagers actually is no different from communicating with adults. The only difference is that they are ‘family’ and we have a tendency to take family members for granted and have more expectations.

How could a relationship have deteriorated? Click here to read more or the article can be view on www.sfe.org.sg