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CLE: Trauma 101 by Clallam Resilience Project

Wed, Oct 7, 9:00-11:00am
Free
This training defines trauma, and explores the impact of trauma on
an individual. It will heighten the professional’s awareness of client
cues so they will know what to expect and how to respond when
someone experiences trauma triggers.

Click this link to register:
https://centene.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcucu6opzMsHtaumzZueLcc1huph_cVYCIy

The Clallam Resilience Project is a service of the United Way of Clallam County. The Trauma 101 session is the second of four trainings in September, October, and November.

Upcoming CLE’s by the Clallam Resilience Project

Resiliency
Wed, Oct 21, 9:00-11:00am
Free
This training provides information on how to foster resilience in
children. It looks at factors such as the human adaptive process,
core protective systems, and ways to cope with trauma. The
training ends with a discussion around how caregivers can help
their children feel safe, capable and loveable.

Secondary Trauma & Self Care
Wed, Nov 4th, 9:00-11:00am
Free
This training will explain Secondary Traumatic Stress, Compassion
Fatigue and Vicarious Trauma. Participants will be able to
recognize warning signs and personal triggers, understand the
importance of self-care, and develop a personal self-care plan.

SNACCMS: build “moral fiber” with enhanced extracurricular activities

SNACCMS stands for Sports, Nature, Arts, Culture, Clubs, Music, and Spirituality. These are activities for children which help them build neural networks with strong connections to the brain’s frontal lobes.

SNACCMS is an expanded version of “extracurricular activities”, and is intended to help parents thing more creatively about activities for their kids. Baseball, basketball, and soccer are all excellent activities, but so is any kind of art, music, organized clubs, spiritual or religious activities, birding, and tracking down wild blueberries in the Olympic mountains.

Staying out of trouble and avoiding drugs are well-known outcomes from SNACCMS type activities. Even better, there is a wide body of research confirming that kids who are involved with SNACCMS can learn to:

  1. Regulate their emotions,
  2. Enhance their cognitive thinking skills (critical thinking),
  3. Develop more attuned empathy and perspective taking,
  4. Improve their communication skills,
  5. Learn to make connections between things (such as nature and food sources),
  6. Become comfortable with taking on challenges, and
  7. Engage in self-directed learning.

(All of these skills are described by Ellen Galinsky in her book Mind in the Making: The seven essential skills every child needs.)

But there’s a trick to making SNACCMS work well for kids: the activities must be positive focused, promote skill building, allow children to learn to make decisions for themselves and experience the consequences in a safe and supportive environment, support positive interactions between peers, and involve adults modeling healthy behaviors.

Some of the relevant research studies include:

  • Protective factors for youth considered at risk of criminal behaviour: Does participation in extracurricular activities help?, Burton, J. M., & Marshal, L. A. (2005), Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, 15, 46-64.
  • A systematic review of the impact of physical activity programmes on social and emotional well-being in at-risk youth, Lubans, D., Plotnikoff, R., Lubans N. (2012), Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 17:1, 2-13.
  • The Sports Challenge International Programme for identified ‘at risk’ children and adolescents: A Singapore study, Tester, G., Watins, G., Rouse, I, (1999), Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, 11:1, 34-38.
  • Effects of participation in a martial arts–based antibullying program in elementary schools, Twemlow, S.W., Biggs, B.K., Nelson, T.D., Vernberg, E.M., Fonagy, P., Twemlow S.W. (2008), Psychology in the Schools, 45:10, 947-959.
  • Executive functions predict the success of top-soccer players, Vestberg, T., Gustafson, R., Maurex, L., Ingvar, M., Petrovic, P. (2012), PloS ONE, 7:4, 1-4.

SNACCMS was developed by Mark Baumann, J.D., to help his clients, particularly those involved in high conflict family law cases. Often, those cases involve one or more adults causing attachment-harm, and the courts are not well organized to help. Thus, it is up to the parents to cause attachment-healing, and SNACCMS are one of the most powerful ways to help. Clallam County SNACCMS opportunities are available at CCBA.com’s SNACCMS page. More information about SNACCMS from Mark Baumann is available here.

First Teacher Zoom activity October 19 2020: The amazing lives of owls

On October 19, 2020, at 10:00 a.m., Powell Jones from the Dungeness River Audubon Center will explore with children and parents the amazing lives of owls. He will teach everyone how to hoot like an owl.

For more parenting activities and skill building programs in Port Angeles, Sequim, Forks and the rest of Clallam County, visit the ClallamCountyBar.com Parenting Info page.

Barred owl on lower Hurricane Ridge road

The owl pictured above is a barred owl, whose Latin name is strix varia. Did you know the barred owl is native to eastern North America, and is an invasive species in western North America and the Olympic Peninsula. It competes for resources with the northern spotted owl which is native to the Cascade and Olympic mountain ranges up into British Columbia a little bit.

There are two other types of spotted owl, the Mexican Spotted owl is native to Mexico and the U.S. four corner states. The California spotted owl is native to the southern Cascade mountains, and the Sierra Nevada mountains. The barred owl differs from the spotted owl by having a yellow beak, lighter coloring, and strong dark and light bands in the tail, wing, and neck.

Bird watching and identification, in the Olympics, on the coast, or in your yard, are great nature, and SNACCM, experiences. More Clallam County SNACCMS opportunities are available at CCBA.com’s SNACCMS page.

First teacher online activities

Please join and share your questions and experiences, and invite your children to ask questions and get involved). A Zoom link will be available at First Teacher’s Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/FirstTeacherPMF.

First Teacher online parent-child Zoom activities are free to parents and children in Port Angeles, Sequim, Clallam Bay, Neah Bay, Forks, and anywhere in Clallam County. These activities will offered weekly during the coronavirus times. Check back for upcoming sessions. Contact First Teacher if you would like to host a Zoom activity.

First Teacher is a service of the nonprofit Parenting Matters Foundation.

Law is an important service to the health of our community. Parenting is even more important.

First Teacher Zoom activity October 12 2020: Wild bird rescue stories (and goldfinches)

On October 12, 2020, at 10:00 a.m., Wild Birds Unlimited owner Christie Lassen will talk about wild bird rescue with volunteers at the Discovery Bay Wild Rescue program. For more parenting activities and skill building programs, visit the ClallamCountyBar.com Parenting Info page.

Two American goldfinches are in the picture above. Did you know the American goldfinch is the official state bird of Washington.

The goldfinch is a delicate little bird with a yellow body and black wings, and although it eventually became the official state bird, many other birds were considered for the title. In 1928, legislators let school children select the state bird and the meadowlark won hands-down. It was a nice choice but seven other states already had chosen the same bird. Another vote was taken in 1931 by the Washington Federation of Women’s Clubs. Many birds were nominated, but the goldfinch won handily over the tanager, song sparrow, junco and pileated woodpecker. Now there were two state birds and the Legislature decided to leave the final choice to school children. In 1951, children voted for the goldfinch and the Legislature made it unanimous.

http://leg.wa.gov/Symbols/pages/default.aspx

Editor’s note: Webster, we have a problem. The Washington State Legisture web page, which is quoted above, lists the name of the state bird as Willow Goldfinch, which seems to be a mistake. A field guide to western birds, by Roger Tory Peterson, second edition, 1941, Houghton, Mifflin Company, identifies it as the American goldfinch, or common goldfinch, with the scientific name of spinus tristis. In Ted Floyd’s book, Smithsonian field guide to the birds of North America, Collins publishing (2008), Ted also describes the American goldfinch, but lists its scientific name as carduelis tristis. Both books identify the lesser goldfinch as having more black, and an all black cap on its head and a black back, where the American goldfinch has a all yellow or small black patch on its head and a yellow back. (Please drop us a note if you know why there is a difference in names.)

Please join and share your questions and experiences, and invite your children to ask questions and get involved). A Zoom link will be available at First Teacher’s Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/FirstTeacherPMF.

First Teacher online parent-child Zoom activities are free to parents and children in Port Angeles, Sequim, Clallam Bay, Neah Bay, Forks, and anywhere in Clallam County. These activities will offered weekly during the coronavirus times. Check back for upcoming sessions. Contact First Teacher if you would like to host a Zoom activity.

First Teacher is a service of the nonprofit Parenting Matters Foundation.

Law is an important service to the health of our community. Parenting is even more important.

First Teacher Zoom activity October 5 2020: story book sharing

On October 5, 2020, at 10:00 a.m., Franklin Elementary first grade teacher Eric Pickens will read stories on Zoom for kids aged 1-6.

For more parenting activities and skill building programs, visit the ClallamCountyBar.com Parenting Info page.

Did you know Kindergarten was first practiced in Germany and the word is German for children’s garden? Kindergarten is a preschool educational approach based on playing, singing, practical activities such as drawing, and social interaction as part of the transition from home to school. Such institutions were originally made in the late 18th century in Bavaria and Alsace to serve children whose parents both worked outside home. The term was coined by the German Friedrich Fröbel, whose approach globally influenced early-years education. Today, the term is used in many countries to describe a variety of educational institutions and learning spaces for children ranging from 2 to 6 or 7 years of age, based on a variety of teaching methods. (From Wikipedia.)

Please join and share your questions and experiences, and invite your children to ask questions and get involved). A Zoom link will be available at First Teacher’s Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/FirstTeacherPMF.

First Teacher Zoom activities are free to parents and children in Port Angeles, Sequim, Clallam Bay, Neah Bay, Forks, and anywhere in Clallam County. These activities will offered weekly during the coronavirus times. Check back for upcoming sessions. Contact First Teacher if you would like to host a Zoom activity.

First Teacher is a service of the nonprofit Parenting Matters Foundation.

Law is an important service to the health of our community. Parenting is even more important.

First Teacher Zoom activity September 28 2020: Sibling rivalry

On Monday, September 28, 2020, at 10:00 a.m., Shanna Crutchfield will read stories with some very special guests and talk about sibling rivalry.

Please join and share your questions and experiences, and invite your children to ask questions and get involved). A Zoom link will be available at First Teacher’s Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/FirstTeacherPMF.

First Teacher Zoom activities are free to parents and children in Port Angeles, Sequim, Clallam Bay, Neah Bay, Forks, and anywhere in Clallam County. These activities will offered weekly during the coronavirus times. Check back for upcoming sessions. Contact First Teacher if you would like to host a Zoom activity.

First Teacher is a service of the nonprofit Parenting Matters Foundation.

Law is an important service to the health of our community. Parenting is even more important.

First Teacher Zoom activity September 21 2020: Preparing for kindergarten

On Monday, September 21, 2020, at 10:00 a.m., Hellen Haller elementary school teacher Stephanie Grotzke-Nash will help parents and kids prepare for Kindergarten by reading stories and talking about what to expect.

Stephanie will read Edward the Emu and Put me in the Zoo.

For more parenting activities and skill building programs, visit the ClallamCountyBar.com Parenting Info page.

Did you know Kindergarten was first practiced in Germany and the word is German for children’s garden? Kindergarten is a preschool educational approach based on playing, singing, practical activities such as drawing, and social interaction as part of the transition from home to school. Such institutions were originally made in the late 18th century in Bavaria and Alsace to serve children whose parents both worked outside home. The term was coined by the German Friedrich Fröbel, whose approach globally influenced early-years education. Today, the term is used in many countries to describe a variety of educational institutions and learning spaces for children ranging from 2 to 6 or 7 years of age, based on a variety of teaching methods. (From Wikipedia.)

Please join and share your questions and experiences, and invite your children to ask questions and get involved. A Zoom link will be available at First Teacher’s Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/FirstTeacherPMF.

First Teacher Zoom activities are free to parents and children in Port Angeles, Sequim, Clallam Bay, Neah Bay, Forks, and anywhere in Clallam County. These activities will offered weekly during the coronavirus times. Check back for upcoming sessions. Contact the First Teacher program if you want to host a Zoom activity for children.

First Teacher is a service of the Parenting Matters Foundation.

Law is an important service to the health of our community. Parenting is even more important.

Homebound parenting activities list by Prevention Works

Prevention Works! of Clallam County has posted a list of homebound parenting activities to support families during the pandemic. You can find the list here:

https://www.preventionworkscc.org/resources/home-bound-activities.html

Please contribute to the list by emailing your ideas to [email protected]

In addition to general parenting and toddler activities, they have started a list of things to do promote skills that all children benefit from. These include reading, math, language, culture, history, animals and the natural world, virtual tours to travel the world, science, chemistry, biology, technology, music, writing, and college preparation.

Ellen Galinsky provides a simple list of 7 essential life skills to teach kids. Ellen describes them in her book Mind in the Making: The seven essential life skills every child needs. Those skills are:

  • Focus and Self Control
  • Perspective Taking
  • Communicating
  • Making Connections (between things)
  • Critical Thinking
  • Taking on Challenges
  • Self Directed Engaged Learning

Dr. Darlene Clemmons, a Clallam County treasure, has created a series of Mind in the Making mini-messages, easy to digest emails for parents. You can find more information about Mind in the Making and the mini messages at https://markbaumann.com/client-resources/mitm-mini-messages/.

Pandemic parenting

Law is important to the health of our community. Parenting is even more important… and harder during the pandemic. To help parents in the coronavirus times, ClallamCountyBar.com is re-instituting its parenting initiative by posting local news and resources which may be of help parents.

Send us any items you would like us to post about education and activities in Port Angeles, Sequim, Forks, Neah Bay, La Push, Joyce, Clallam Bay, or anywhere in Clallam County. Please provide “camera ready” information in the body of your email which is ready to cut and paste.

Click here for parent-child activities in Port Angeles, Sequim, Forks, Neah Bay, and the rest of Clallam County.

SNACCMS stands for Sports, Nature, Arts, Culture, Clubs, Music, and Spirituality. The term is intended to help parents with creative thinking about “extracurricular activities.” The SNACCMS concept, and how it relates to enhanced neural development in children is explained more here.

First Teacher Zoom activity September 14 2020: Stretches and poses

On Monday, September 14, 2020, at 10:00 a.m., physical therapist Cherry Bibler will read aloud and demonstrate stretches and poses to get your bodies moving and flexible.

Please join and share your questions and experiences, and invite your children to ask questions and get involved. A Zoom link will be available at First Teacher’s Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/FirstTeacherPMF.

First Teacher Zoom activities are free to parents and children in Port Angeles, Sequim, Clallam Bay, Neah Bay, Forks, and anywhere in Clallam County. These activities will offered weekly during the coronavirus times. Check back for upcoming sessions. Contact First Teacher if you would like to host a Zoom activity.

First Teacher is a service of the Parenting Matters Foundation.

Law is an important service to the health of our community. Parenting is even more important.