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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";">September 21, 2010</span><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";">; FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE.......................................<b>.a pdf poster is
available upon request</b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span>
<small><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";"><br>
CONTACT:<span style=""> </span></span><i><span
style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";
color: blue;">Candy Eaton, Program Director<br>
Hancock County Children's Council, a program of Downeast
Health Services Inc.<br>
52 Christian Ridge Road, Ellsworth, ME 04605</span></i><br>
<i><span style="font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"; color: blue;">207-667-5304,
ext.
261; </span></i><span style="font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:children@downeasthealth.org"><i>children@downeasthealth.org</i></a></span></small>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align:
center; text-indent: -0.25in;" align="center"><b style=""><span
style="font-size: 16pt;">“Incredible Years for Parents of
Toddlers”</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Hancock
County Children’s Council, a program of Downeast Health
Services, is pleased to announce that a new 8-week Tuesday
series for parents and guardians of toddlers will begin on <u>November
2<sup>nd</sup>, 2010 at 9:30am-11:30am</u>.<span style=""> </span>If
you are interested in participating in this FREE series, please
call Candy Eaton at 667-5304 ext. 261.<span style=""> </span>We
are looking for a minimum of 5 families to participate and the
space will accommodate up to 12 parents.</span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Incredible
Years programs will show some of the ways that parents can
nurture, teach and respond to their toddlers in sensitive ways
that bring about their optimal social, emotional, physical and
intellectual development.<span style=""> </span>At one year of
age, as babies change from infants to toddlers, there is a shift
in the way they interact with their parents.<span style=""> </span>Suddenly,
your baby becomes aware of himself as an individual as well as
aware of other fascinating and irresistible objects in his
environment such as stuffed animals, rattles, dogs and toys.<span
style=""> </span>This stage is alternately endearing,
entertaining, exhausting, and exasperating for parents.</span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Each week, we
will provide participants with an opportunity to discuss and
learn from each other about a specific topic specific to “The
Incredible Years for Toddlers 1-3 years – The Age of
Exploration”.<span style=""> </span>Topics scheduled are:</span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent:
-0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Symbol;"><span
style="">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">November 2<sup>nd</sup>:<span
style=""> </span>“Child-Directed Play Promotes Positive
Relationships”</span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent:
-0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Symbol;"><span
style="">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">November 9<sup>th</sup>:<span
style=""> </span>“Promoting Toddlers’ Language With
Child-Directed Coaching”</span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent:
-0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Symbol;"><span
style="">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">November
16<sup>th</sup>:<span style=""> </span>“Coaching Toddlers’
Social and Emotional Competence”</span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent:
-0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Symbol;"><span
style="">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">November
23<sup>rd</sup>:<span style=""> </span>“Art of Effective
Praise and Encouragement”</span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent:
-0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Symbol;"><span
style="">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">November
30<sup>th</sup>:<span style=""> </span>“Spontaneous Incentives
for Toddlers”</span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent:
-0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Symbol;"><span
style="">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">December 7<sup>th</sup>:<span
style=""> </span>“Handling Separation and Reunions With
Toddlers”</span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent:
-0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Symbol;"><span
style="">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">December
14<sup>th</sup>:<span style=""> </span>“Positive Discipline
and Effective Limit Setting”</span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent:
-0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Symbol;"><span
style="">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">December
21<sup>st</sup><span style=""> </span>“Positive Discipline –
Handling Misbehavior”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;">This
course is based on well-established behavioral / social-learning
and child development principles that describe how behaviors are
learned and how they can be changed.<span style=""> </span>At
the core of this approach is the simple idea that people change
as a result of the interactions they have on a daily basis with
one another.<span style=""> </span>In the first lesson,
parents and other adults will learn how to play with a child.<span
style=""> </span>This seems like such an easy and
straightforward task that most adults overlook the importance of
developing good play skills.<span style=""> </span>These
skills, however, are some of the most important of all for
fostering positive interactions with children and reducing
behavior problems.<span style=""> </span>Moreover, play is a
time when adults can respond to children in ways that build a
good self-concept and encourage social, emotional, and cognitive
growth.</span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Downeast
Health Services Inc. seeks to support the many families with
toddlers in Hancock County.<span style=""> </span>You learned
how to parent an infant.<span style=""> </span>Now, you need
to “upgrade” your skills to parent a toddler.<span style=""> </span>This
is so that you can do a more difficult job equally well and feel
good about doing it!<span style=""> </span>Please call
667-5304 ext. 261, email <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:children@downeasthealth.org">children@downeasthealth.org</a>
or visit our website at <span style="color: black;"><a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.downeasthealth.org">www.downeasthealth.org</a>
</span>for additional information on parenting classes, support
groups and family resources available in Hancock County.<span
style=""> </span><span style=""> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">This series is
funded by the Maine Children's Trust. For additional
information, visit their website at <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.mechildrenstrust.org">www.mechildrenstrust.org</a>.</span></p>
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