Out of Town

I'm a proud grandma for the second time! Ainsley Alexandria Takos was born May 27th in Las Vegas, NV. I finally get to go see her and I'm so excited!

I will be out of town from Thursday, June 17 through Tuesday, June 22. Questions about your clients should be directed to their caseworkers. Hopefully, everything else will wait until I get back. It's great to know that I can leave things in the capable hands of wonderful peer parents.

Hope you are all having a wonderful summer so far.

It's All About Attitude

Saturday's training on Peer Parent Resources was great! Becky Facer presented lots of fun examples and handouts to use with clients. We played games and enjoyed ourselves very much...thanks, Becky!

I've been feeling quite stressed and feeling sorry for myself lately so I particularly appreciated one of the handouts that Becky gave us. For those of you who were not able to attend, I'm going to share it in this blog. It's called "Attitude".

"There once was a woman who woke up one morning, looked in the mirror and noticed she had only three hairs on her head.

'Well,' she said, 'I think I'll braid my hair today.'

So she did and she had a wonderful day.

The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and saw that she had only two hairs on her head.

'Hmm,' she said, 'I think I'll part my hair down the middle today.'

So she did and she had a grand day.

The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and noticed that she had only one hair on her head.

'Well,' she said, 'Today I'm going to wear my hair in a pony tail.'

So she did and she had a fun, fun day.

The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and noticed that there wasn't a single hair on her head.

'Yea!', she exclaimed, 'I don't have to fix my hair today!'

Attitude is everything. Be kinder than necessary for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle. Live simply, love generously, care deeply, speak kindly....leave the rest to God. Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass...It's about learning to dance in the rain."

ADVANCED PEER PARENT TRAINING

I hope you all are looking forward to our advanced training this Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 9:00. I am very excited to get some ideas from Becky Facer. Becky is a peer parent in the Bountiful area and from reading her reports, I was impressed how much she knows about great resources to use in teaching families. She has enthusiastically agreed to share her wealth of knowledge with the rest of us. I'll see you there!

Hello, again!

If you've been checking this blog, you've probably wondered why I haven't written anything for awhile. The two primary reasons are 1) I've been ill with a lingering bronchitis; and 2) My mother is very ill and I'm her primary caretaker so I've been very busy with her.

It appears that mom is nearing the end of her life. As many of you know, she has lived with me and my family for 13 years now. She and I are very close so it is a hard time for me. I am providing round-the-clock care (with the help of Hospice) so my time is pretty limited. I am keeping up on the necessary peer parenting stuff but not too many extras. I hope all of you understand.

You are such a great bunch of people to work with. It is nice to know that I can take care of the personal stuff in my life and know that the program continues in good hands. Thanks for all you do!

WELCOME TO OUR PAGE!!

Welcome to the Northern Region Peer Parenting Program's very own website!! This site is meant to be used as a reference for all of the peer parents in our region. This site will always contain links to all of the peer parenting forms and documents (found in the right margin), as well as program updates and announcements. Make sure to bookmark this site and check it often for new information.

This site will also contain resources that you can use to supplement teaching from the STEPS books. If you have any resources or information you would like posted, please email it to me.