Th

ovEstion: My husband’s
sister and her husband_live in
the Yukon and for perfectly

valid reasons it is almost —

necessary that their 15-year-
old son live in Vancouver for

the coming school y ear. We |

are satisfied that it a wise

thing for/them to do. Tom's -

. Sister very hesitantly asked if
it‘would be possible for us to
have the boy stay with us in
our home.

-We did not give an im-
mediate impulsive answer
because it is rather a big
thing to take in al5-year-old
who .will be away from his
parents for the first time (ex-
cept for camp) and who will
be quite strange to city life.
Moreover, we have a 14-year
-old son and a 16-year-old
son. So, as [ say, we thought
it over carefully and even
discussed it with our boys.

The four of us camé to the
conclusion that we would
like to go ahead with the
idea. The boy will arrive

“A LARGE ASSIGNMENT” 7
ing a teenager to join the fa nil)

around September 15 a few
days late for his new school.
We have a large old house
and so Brad will have a room
of his.own withont upsetting
the ‘room arrangement we
now have. He will go to the
same school as our boys and
will be in a grade between
them. The parents will visit
Vancouver two or three

times during the school year.
Brad has a 13-year-old
brother and a 17-year-old
sister.
We realize we have ac-
cepted a large assignment

and want io do it well. We
have wondered if you would
care. to. pass on to us any
ideas you might have about
our venture. We would ap-
preciate any and all help you
give us.

STEWART: What a gracious
and unselfish thing you are
doing! I sense however, that,

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F reelance Cc. counsellor Hayden Stewart may be reached at 261-6242
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in your mind, the giving will
not be on your part alone
and that you quite expect to
benefit from the experience
perhaps as much as Brad
does.

Improving family co-operation

QUESTION: We are a very
fortunate family. We have
three teenage girls and a 20
year: old boy who lives at
home with us. I think we do
very weil as a_ family,
especially in view. of the fact
that‘each one of the kids is a

real individual.

“We want to do some plan- .

ning for the fall when school

starts again because we are
agreed that some new ideas |

about “getting along” and
sharing responsibilities etc.
would be timely for us. The
main thing we all seem to
want is an increased ‘ability

_to co-operate democratically

for: the“sake of the family,
but also to increase our skills

in social relationships etc.
Any ideas for as?

STEWART:
thusiastically

‘I- would en-
suggest you

read the above letter and if it

appeals to you, get into the
Family Council idea.

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sions are arrived at by
unanimous vote, or postoned

I would suggest that you
establish a Family .Council
and have a couple of
meetings, if there is time,
before Brad turns up. He can
then be invited to be a part
of it right from the start.
Ideally a Family Council
meets once a week for fess
than an hour and is made up
of all who live together in

be: cceomely” ere The
until the following meeting..:. author’s name escapes me,
Each person has the right to but a: telephone enquiry will
be heard, without interrsp- fs the inf

tions. ~

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Family Council idea, thereis.
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