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"No I Won’t and You Can’t Make Me”: Ten Ways to Raise Cooperative Children

Press Release Sent to Tolland Patch:

Tolland Schools is proud to host a 2-hour workshop on Wednesday, June 6th, to provide parents and professionals with discipline solutions for challenging children. This fun and entertaining evening will be held from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at , 1 Eagle Hill in Tolland, CT.  There is no charge to attend this event but donations for FROM THE HEART, Relay for Life, TIS Playground or ADAM’S ADVENTURE will be gladly accepted.

Both parents and teachers are invited to this interactive presentation titled, “10 Tips for Creating Cooperative Kids,” with parent educator and author, Bill Corbett.  Adults attending this session will see a demonstration that will “lift the hood” on understanding a child’s behavior and learn some powerful techniques for turning today's challenging children (tots to teens) into cooperative kids.  A brief question and answer session will immediately follow the presentation.

Bill is the executive producer and host of the parenting television show CREATING COOPERATIVE KIDS that airs on the Community Voice Channel 5 on Friday nights at 6:00 p.m. At the conclusion of the evening, he’ll be signing copies of his award-winning book, LOVE, LIMITS & LESSONS®: A Parent’s Guide to Raising Cooperative Kids, which recently received the PARENT TESTED/PARENT APPROVED award for outstanding products (www.ptpa.org).

Although there is no charge to attend this event, those attending are asked to consider bringing a small unwrapped toy for the FROM THE HEART organization.  A $5 donation for ADAM’S ADVENTURE , TIS Playscape, or Relay for Life will be accepted in lieu of a toy.

Advanced registration for this event is suggested and required for child care. Refreshments will be served during intermission and training certificates will be available for teaching staff and professionals. For questions about this event or to reserve a seat, call Laurel Leibowitz at Tolland Schools at (860) 870-6750 ext. 215, or email her at lleibowitz@tolland.k12.ct.us.  To obtain information on the speaker, Bill Corbett, go to www.ChangeYourKidsBehavior.com.

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q May 21, 2013 at 01:25 pm
"Minimal impact" means some. Retiring debts over the next few years is a good thing andRead More doesn't mean you should borrow more. Perhaps when those debts are paid off there will be a little more money available to meet the basic needs of the schools and the town departments. As wonderful as the expansion sounds, it is not an immediate need - it is a "want". We know the potential benefits of the expansion. Please give specifics as to the cost per taxpayer per year and for how long to pay off this specific project. Thank you.
Betty-Lou Griffin May 21, 2013 at 11:48 am
The "complete reworking of the library" only included HVAC renovations being done on theRead More whole building, repair of the leaking roof and skylight that was ruining the library, and replacement of the circulation desk. No space was added. I am glad to hear that you recognize the benefits of expanded library space. Town Manager Steven Werbner has indicated that Tolland will be retiring several debts over the next several years, and this expansion would therefore have minimal impact on Tolland's debt burden or tax level. If we wait, multiple existing grant opportunities may disappear. Let's NOT wait another decade to address this problem. Let's at least send it to public hearing and referendum so that we can have a sincere and wide-reaching community discussion on this important issue, and allow our citizens the OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE.
q May 21, 2013 at 09:33 am
Love the idea of an expanded library space, but is the time really now? We couldn't even afford toRead More fully fund our school and town budgets for next year. We will be experiencing a lower quality of education and reduced town services and until we can bring that back up to par we should not be taking on new debt. Just a quick look at next year's budget shows we are still paying on the new High School, the Geothermal project, bonding for roads improvement, sewers, open space bonds, Cross Farms development, the new Library roof, and now the artificial turf/lights project at THS. Even if some grants are available to help with the cost, the Library Expansion Project will add more debt for the town (taxpayers). Is this really the time to do that?
q May 21, 2013 at 10:10 am
Love the idea of an expanded library, but we saw with this latest school/town budget that this townRead More cannot afford to maintain the level of education and town services we now have. How much will this library extension cost per year per taxpayer? Perhaps we should pay off some of our existing debt (including all the new debt incurred in just the past 3 years) before taking on new. Also, you mention the need for quiet tutoring rooms. Are these paid tutors you're referring to? If so, will they be charged rental fees for using the spaces paid for by the taxpayers? Aren't there spaces available at the new Rec Center at Parker? How about space at the schools? With fewer teachers and fewer students there are now empty classrooms.