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Last Updated: Friday, April 13, 2007 3:32 PM CDT
Common Sense Parenting course begins Thursday

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The COMMON SENSE PARENTING course for parents of children ages 6-16 will be offered on six consecutive Thursdays, beginning April 19 and concluding on May 24 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Ministry Behavioral Health, Ministry Medical Group-Riverside Clinic, 1020 Kabel Avenue in Rhinelander. Advance registration is required. To register call 715-361-2812. The fee for the 6-week course is $30 plus $10 for the Common Sense Parenting Book.

Sister Dorothy Ann Dirkx, MA a licensed mental health provider for Ministry Health Care has been authorized by the Girls and Boys Town training staff and by Ministry Behavioral Health to offer the COMMON SENSE PARENTING course here in the Northwoods area. This course builds a parents' confidence in their ability to parent well. It teaches parents how to reduce problem behaviors, to give clear messages, to stay calm, to teach one's child/ren self-control, to praise effectively, as well as to develop consistent expectations and consequences for their child/children. Parents will also learn how to correct their child's problem behavior and to prevent such behavior in the future.

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For more inforation contact Sister Dorothy Ann Dirkx at 715-361-2812 or e-mail at ddirkx@shsmh.org.

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