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Fourth Annual CFK Parenting Conference – October 2008
On Saturday, October 25, 2008, Communities for Kids held its Fourth Annual Parenting Conference at Similkameen Elementary Secondary School in Keremeos, BC. Sixty-twp participants enjoyed the opportunity to explore ideas on how to encourage and enhance the development of children up to 6 years of age. The day-long conference gave participants the choice of three workshops from important topics such as: How to Grow a Child’s Brain; Healthy Opportunities for Preschoolers’ Block Party; Alphabet Soup; Family Creativity; Readers Threatre; and Infant Massage and Building Attachment with our Children Sixteen display tables offered information on many aspects of caring for children, and wonderful door prizes donated by local businesses and agencies were given away throughout the day. Participants not only enjoyed delicious refreshments and lunch provided by a local caterer, but were also entertained at lunch by a children’s Reader’s Theatre group, and young First Nations Spirit Drummers Canvas tote bags containing valuable information as well as a book, stickers, crafts ideas, games, songs and activities were presented to each participant to take home. Comments from the conference evaluation included, “What an excellent day. Thank you”; “Very much worth time and travel. Wonderful!”; and “This is an amazing conference – all parents should do this. Thanks!”
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