20 — Wednesday, August 4, 1999 - North Shore News

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their independence while
giving them the support and
comfort they have needed.

Best of all, she has resist-
ed my own entreaties on
occasion to force their sepa-
ration from her nurturing
ways.

Intuitively, despite her
lack of experience in how we
males operate, she has been
abic to stay in touch with
the souls of our sons and
reinforce that to be a real
boy, or a real man, doesn’t

(cenniques Lar:
All types and sizes of
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Facial spiders, .-
birthmarks, age Spots,

require you to sacrifice your
own feelings or the relation-
ship vou have with your
mother.

J know [am barking up
an empty tree to suggest
that all fathers should read
this book, Too many fathers,
themselves, are stuck in the
boy code and a book that
might ask them to respond
on an emotional level to the
way they are raising their
sons might be too difficult
to handle. Yet Pollack’s
book is full of wonderful
ideas for mothers and

north shore sews

‘PARENTAL GUIDANCE

fathers.

You only feel guilty fora

few chapters.

After chat, if you've really

paid attention, you'll be
encouraged by the little
things you can do to help

your sons grow up as caring

young men who are inde-

pendent, yet interdependent

— the kind of guys you're

teaching your daughters to

find!

— Graham Hookey is the

anther of Parenting Is A
Team Sport. (209-8784 or
<ghookey@yahou.com>)

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Ball boys

DAVE Thompson tossed 'em up slow to seven-year-old Tyler Gibbs (left) and two-
year-old Cameron Davitt on Sunday at North Vancouver City's Mahon Park.

Kids’ stuff

Secret Cedar Grove: A new
nature program for 13-18
year olds. Fridz;, Aug. 6, 9:30
a.m.-12:30 p.m., at Lynn
Headwaters. Venture into the
rugge@ backcountry with a
park interpreter in search of
giant trees. $10 fee. l’re-regis-
ter: 432-6359.

Biodiverse-city:

in the rainforest, Wednesday,
Aug. 11, 10:30 a.m.-noon or

Children ©
aged 5-6 can discover the life -

1:30-3 p.m., Lynn Canyon
Ecology Centre. $6/child.
Pre-register: 981-3103.

Whale Watchers: Climb
aboard the good ship Ecology
Centre and learn all about

whales. For ages 3-4 with an’

adult. Monday, Aug. 9, 1:30-
2:30 p.m. $5/child. Pre-reg-
ister: 981-3103.

Amazing Architects: Child-
ren aged 7-8 can learn about
insects that build at the
Ecology Centre. Program
inciudes hiking, fun activities
and a craft you'll be buggy

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$2,000 D.P., T.P. $25,764

about!. Tuesday, Aug. 10, ll
aim.-3 p.m. $7/child. Pre-
register: 981-3103. :

Drop-in Summer Story-

time: A half hour of stories, ~

songs, fingerplays and puppets ~
for the whole family.
Wednesdays and Fridays to
Sept. 3, at 10:30 a.m., WV.
Memorial Library..For more -
information call 925-7408.

Forest Discoveries day camps
for 5-11 year olds. Explore —
the many areas of the Lower
Seymour Conservation Re- |
serve. Hands-on. activities,.

crafts, es and projects,
~ Info: 987-1273. - ees
— Compiled by Sharon’.
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