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on our own.” I do appreciate your attempts to take care of school problems at home.
This is a very important first step. However, if you find yourself revisiting the same
issues, please involve me. I’m happy to help and it’s my job. While your report of the
situation is very important, I am a great believer in children getting involved in the
solution. It gives them a sense of power and increased confidence. Building confidence
keeps children from being victims AND it prepares them to make better
choices when confronted with difficult situations. I often see students make poor
choices because they lack the confidence to say “NO” to a good friend who is making
a bad choice.
As for friends and play dates, this is a tough topic. But, I’m going to go there. It is
more important than ever that parents know the families of their children’s friends.
You might ask yourself these questions. Is my child supervised when they play at
their friend’s house? Is there unsupervised media time? Do our families have compatible
rules for our children? Do I have the kind of relationship with this family that
allows for open and honest discussion about the values I honor in my own home?
Asking these questions, can be a reflective activity as well, giving you an opportunity
to review your own house rules with regard to these topics. I’ve said it before and I’ll
say it again, I was a far cry from a perfect parent. I offer this advice because I know it
works and because it would have been very helpful to me while in the trenches of
parenting. I hope you find it helpful too. If not, at least you didn’t have to pay for it.
Experience is a great teacher and sharing my experience with you comes from the
heart. I care about your children.
If we work together as a team, a big giant team, I know we can help our children grow
into respectful, responsible human beings.
Thanks for all you do!
Christine Amoroso
Brywood Principal
April
Calendar
April 12
PTA Meeting 7pm
April 15
Minimum Day
April 18-22
Spring Recess
No School
April 27
Volunteer Tea
April 29
CAN Day
Brywood
Bugle
Needs
Your Help!
Brywood PTA is looking
for a volunteer to publish
the Brywood Bugle newsletter
next year. It’s a
great job to do from
home. Just a couple of
hours a month and a little
MicroSoft Publisher experience
is all you need.
Please consider taking on
this important job for
your school. If you have
any questions, please contact
Denise Riches at
driches@heartwarestore.
com.