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| REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR FEBRUARY'S EVENT! (Click for a full poster) 
Check out what we've got happening for adults in March, April & May too!
Make sure you sign up to join our mailing list and you will get all this info and more directly in your email inbox. You spoke, Brampton Northwest, and we listened! You said, "I don't have time to get home, have dinner and get out the door to go to an event.....please feed me!" So, we are going to feed you! Each event will now include a catered light dinner which may consist of such items as sandwiches, veggies, crackers, cheese, dips, and/or fruit, and of course, something sweet to 'end the day in a pleasant way'! 
Now THAT'S worth coming out for! Our sincere thanks to the following schools who have offered to host the 'You Need To Know' Events for the Winter/Spring 2012 schedule.
McCrimmon Middle 
Worthington Public 
St. Ursula Elementary 
Homestead Public 
Fletcher's Meadow Secondary 
and a few more to come! Our schools care. They really do. A nod of appreciation to our past host schools: St. Josephine Bakhita Worthington Public Rowntree Public Guardian Angels Cheyne Public St. Ursula Elementary
Childcare is available for children ages 5 to 12. Reservations for child care are required and can be made online at the time of your registration.
Light dinner available from 7:00PM with the course/event starting at 7:15PM. And yes, it is perfectly acceptable to eat while listening! |
Brampton Northwest Connects PRESENTS Winter/Spring 2012 'You Need To Know' Events for Parents & Guardians One (1) 8 Week Parenting Course and Five (5) 'You Need To Know' One Evening Events! Brampton Northwest Connects is pleased to be able to subsidize the cost per person of these events through a Parents Reaching Out Community Grant from the Ministry of Education.  Payment will be made through Paypal but you do not need to have a Paypal account. You may use VISA, Mastercard or your own Paypal Account if you have one. If you have any difficulties with registration, please email info@bnconnects.org or call 905-846-5450.
FEBRUARY 28, 2012 - 7:00PM-9:00PM 'HOMEWORK SURVIVAL STRATEGIES FOR  PARENTS' at McCrimmon Public School, 83 McCrimmon Drive Do you and your child(ren) battle daily over homework? In this two-hour workshop, we will discuss strategies to assist in developing positive homework habits as well as supporting the child in becoming more responsible for his/her own homework. Event includes a light dinner at 7:00 - presentation starts at 7:15. If you require childcare, you may request it during registration. You may register up to 4 people at one time. $10.00 per person.
(Regular price for this evebt is $25.00 per person.)
SPECIAL! 8 WEEK COURSE!
March 21*, 2012 - 7:00PM-9:00PM  *Wednesdays starting March 21 through May 9, 2012 Please note: You will be attending every Wednesday for 8 weeks. 'POSITIVE DISCIPLINE' (RECOMMENDED FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN OF ALL AGES) Location: Coming soon! The key to positive discipline is not punishment but mutual respect. Parents and teachers will be coached on how to be both firm and kind, so that any child from a three year old toddler to a rebellious teenager can learn creative cooperation and self-discipline with no loss of dignity. You will discover how to: bridge communication gaps, defuse power struggles, avoid the dangers of praise, enforce the message of love, build on strengths, not weaknesses, hold children accountable with their self-respect intact, teach children not what to think but how to think and win cooperation at home and at school. (Based on the Positive Discipline program created by Jane Nelson.) Event includes a light dinner each week at 7:00 - presentation starts at 7:15. If you require childcare, you may request it during registration and it will be provided for the full 8 weeks. You may register up to 2 people at one time. $25.00 per person for the full 8 weeks.
(Regular price for this course is $214.00 per person!)
March 27, 2012 - Tuesday - 7:00PM-9:00PM 'STRENGTHENING YOUR STEPFAMILY' (RECOMMENDED FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN OF ALL AGES) at Worthington Public School, 71 Worthington Avenue Find new ways of dealing with the struggles encountered in blended families. The topics will include: finding a parenting approach that suits you both; helping children adjust and feel comfortable with the new family structure; responsibilities of a step-parent. Event includes a light dinner at 7:00 - presentation starts at 7:15. If you require childcare, you may request it during registration. You may register up to 4 people at one time. $10.00 per person.
(Regular price for this event is $25.00 per person.)
April 16, 2012 - Monday - 7:00PM-9:00PM 'HOW TO COMMUNICATE SO CHILDREN WILL LISTEN' (RECOMMENDED FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN 3-12 YEARS OF AGE) at St. Ursula Catholic Elementary School, 11 Dwellers Road Communication is the key to positive and respectful relationships. Improve your listening skills and learn respectful communication. Event includes a light dinner at 7:00 - presentation starts at 7:15. If you require childcare, you may request it during registration. You may register up to 4 people at one time. $10.00 per person.
(Regular price for this event is $25.00 per person.)
April 26,2012 - Thursday - 7:00PM-9:00PM 'SURVIVING PEER PRESSURE' (RECOMMENDED FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN 9 YEARS OF AGE AND UP) Location: Coming Soon! All children are influenced by their peers. How do we instill inner courage in our children so they trust their own feelings and make good decisions? Strategies discussed will give parents the tools to encourage children to think for themselves, gain confidence and have the courage to say NO! Event includes a light dinner at 7:00 - presentation starts at 7:15. If you require childcare, you may request it during registration. You may register up to 4 people at one time. $10.00 per person.
(Regular price for this event is $25.00 per person.)
May 10,2012 - Thursday - 7:00PM-9:00PM 'UNDERSTANDING YOUR CHILD'S BEHAVIOUR' (RECOMMENDED FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN 1 THROUGH 6 YEARS OF AGE) at Homestead Public School, 99 Fletcher's Creek Boulevard All behaviour is motivated by a need to connect and belong. Parents will examine effective responses to children’s behaviour and explore methods that children use to connect by looking at the four goals of misbehaviour. Event includes a light dinner at 7:00 - presentation starts at 7:15. If you require childcare, you may request it during registration. You may register up to 4 people at one time. $10.00 per person.
(Regular price for this event is $25.00 per person.)
May 17,2012 - THURSDAY - 7:00PM-9:00PM 'FACEBOOK 101' WITH CHRIS VOLLUM (RECOMMENDED FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN OF ALL AGES!) at Fletcher's Meadow Secondary School, 10750 Chinguacousy Road All behaviour is motivated by a need to connect and belong. Parents will examine effective responses to children’s behaviour and explore methods that children use to connect by looking at the four goals of misbehaviour. Event includes a light dinner at 7:00 - presentation starts at 7:15. If you require childcare, you may request it during registration. You may register up to 4 people at one time. $10.00 per person.
At this event, parents will learn to… · Set Facebook & Formspring’s basic, advanced and hidden, search, privacy and posting tools. · Grasp, completely, the vast user impact of Facebook’s most recent Privacy Settings. · Identify what happens when they download any of Facebook’s more than 850,000 third-party applications such as “Farmville,” “Mafia Wars,” “Honesty Box” and “Bumper Stickers.” · Ask the single most critical question to evaluate each of their Social Networking Friends & Followers. · Distinguish between a Social Networking Friend, Acquaintance and Stranger – and the potential, and permanent, impact it can have on their real-world reputation and career. · Understand how to fully customize their profile to limit access to certain Facebook & Formspring Friends (Followers), and allow full access to others. · Learn what really happens to the information they post to their profile and to their Friend’s profiles. · Witness the “Hotel California” syndrome of Facebook (You can check out any time you like…)  
Chris Vollum is an Oakville-based, recognized authority on Facebook, Twitter & Formspring. 
In March of 2007, Chris’ grade eight daughter wanted to join Facebook because "everyone else was on it." As Chris researched Facebook's philosophy toward both user privacy and the handling of user-posted content, he was shocked at the level of wide-open default security and privacy openings that the social networking site exhibited. Armed with a deep understanding of Facebook’s most current policies and settings, Chris established “Facebook 101” with the sole purpose of educating parents, teachers,  administratorsand students on how to effectively apply their Facebook profile settings to minimize privacy breaches and proactively defend against cyber-bullying.While Facebook 101’s primary audience remains to be schools, the workshop has evolved to embrace the corporate environment with a clear emphasis on identifying the short and long-term effects of management and employee Facebook misbehaviour, and the immediate professional andpersonal destruction that such behaviour has had in people’s lives. Described as a “must see” event by schools, police services, parents and students, Chris’ userfriendlyworkshop delivers a balanced and detailed look into the world’s largest social networking site and its vast potential, with an emphasis on safety, security and privacy. As of January 2012, Facebook 101 has been presented to more than 210,000 students in 22 school boards and independent schools throughout Ontario.
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