IN THIS ISSUE
January 2014
- Parenting That Makes a Difference (read)
- Your children and their digital world (read)
- Free help with health insurance, March 5 (read)
- Parenting Tip of the Month: Alternatives to yelling, spanking (read)
- Try This: Make a photo matching game (read)
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 Parenting That Makes A Difference
Come to our free, six-week Active Parenting series. Bring your kids (up to age 12), and we'll take care of them while you're learning all the best tips for parenting success. The series covers styles of parenting; teaching values and responsibility; winning cooperation; understanding and redirecting misbehavior; building courage, character and self-esteem; and balancing the parenting load. Meets Tuesdays, Jan. 21 through Feb. 25; come to one or all. Register for Active Parenting
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Your Children & Their Digital World 
Whether your children are already spending a lot of time online or will be entering that world in the next few years, these two free programs coming up in Portsmouth are for you:
- Raising Conscious and Compassionate Media Consumers in a Hand-Held Digital World: Incorporates research and suggestions from various professionals in a group-discussion format. At South Church on January 29 at 7 p.m. ... Questions?
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Free Help with Health Insurance 
Families First is offering a free information session on Wednesday, March 5, 6-7:30 p.m., on the insurance options available under the Affordable Care Act. Come find out if you're eligible for help with health insurance costs. (Households with annual incomes up to $94K for a family of four may qualify for assistance with premium. Plus, if your household income is less than $59K for a family of four, you may also qualify for discounts on deductibles, co-insurance and co-pays.) Don't miss out because you don't know!
We'll take care of your kids (signup required) while you learn about the support and assistance available to Seacoast residents. Click to sign up for the program and free child care. Families First also has trained staff available, ongoing, to help with enrollment, by phone or appointment in person. Call Marcy Curtis at (603) 498-4739 for personal assistance or to schedule a group presentation and enrollment session, or click for other resources and options for assistance.
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Parenting Tip of the Month
Alternatives When You're Angry
 Every parent knows how angry you can become when a child doesn't behave. Yelling and spanking might be tempting, but they don't teach your child what he or she should do instead. Check out the bulletin board in Families First Health Center (pictured at left) for some ways to calm down that you might not have thought of - for example, whispering, taking your own time out, or acting like a silly gorilla - and other helpful information. Also, have a look at Positive Discipline: a Guide for Parents, from the University of Minnesota. (This is a PDF document; use Adobe Acrobat to open.)
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Try This
Make a Photo-Matching Game
Use last year's calendar to create a photo-matching game. Have your children cut out all the big photos from each months' page, and the small photos on the back cover, and then match up the ones that correspond. Laminate the pictures if you can so they'll last longer.
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