The Independent-News, Volume 119, Number 50, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 28 April 1994 — Page 5

— ATTENTION - Plan To Attend Bridging Communication Gap Between Parents & Children Join Us At 7:00 p.m. On THURSDAY, APRIL 28 NORTH LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAFETERIA ????????????^^^^^^^^^^^*?9999999999999999999999999999 ? ? ? ~ O f ? 9 \\"V L I 9 , —"x ’ ? / 'K /X)o you find yourself ? 9 / Does your child accuse \ / over and n repeatin & f hingX 9 Vs M I j / (More cnm again? \ ’ yofnolliaemns’!?!/ ( ' wa »• wKX* )’ ? Q ’ ? ? r • ~ ? ? • ? ?9999999999999999999999??99?9??9999999999999999999999 When JANET E. BIRCH Presents Her Parent Power Session #1: “How YOU Listen And Respond May Determine What Your Child Says And Does!” This workshop will allow parents to determine how they rate as "active listeners", what their predominant "response style" is when their children talk to them, and what they can do to enhance communication with their children.

SPONSORED BY THE NORTH LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL P.T.A. Mrs. Birch is a dynamic and entertaing speaker, whose years as an educator and a parent have provided her with many poignant stories about real children, real parents, and their very real experiences struggling to bridge the every present COMMUNICATION GAP. She and her husband have five children (14-32 years of age) and six grandchildren (infancy to 15 years of age). Their “years of cheers, fears, and tears” have been dedicated to “never letting the kids outsmart them!”

ONE OF THE MOST ENTERTAINING AND PRODUCTIVE HOURS YOU’LL EVERY SPEND! Janet E. Birch is the Coordinator of Chapter I and Gifted and Talented Services for the Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation. Immediately prior to joining PHM. she served for two years as Director of Student Teaching and Field Experiences and Adjunct Faculty at Indiana University of South Bend. Before moving to Indiana, Mrs. Birch was a teacher, curriculum and staff development specialist, and parent specialist with the Pittsburgh Public School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for 23 years. She has presented keynote addresses and facilitated workshops for parents and educators throughout the United States.

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