24 — Wednesday, August 11, 1999 — North Shore News

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NEWS photo Paul McGrath

Pipe dreams
THE pipe sculpture at Ambleside Pier is a great spot for climbing, a3 this young
gitt discovered on a recent warm summer evening.

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PM a huge fan of the
notion that before any-
thing eise matters,
you've got to get peo-
pie’s attitude in line.

Tn my years of working
with adults and students in
the education field, it has
been consistently demonstrat-
ed to me that those who
exhibit a positive attitude and

“can-do” philosophy seem
to be both more successful
and more happv at whatever
they choose to do.

T have also come ta recog-
nize that while natural tem-
peraments with which we are
born are powerful factors in
attitude development, shifts
can take place. Sometimes, a
near-death experience will
change people’s view of life,
but most often, and less rrau-
matically, others simply shift
their perception of things ovt

of a personal desire to change.

Stephen Covey calls this a
“paradigm shift,” viewing the
world from fresh eyes and
seeing your own circum-
stances from 2 different angle.
Asa parent, ! accept that a
large part of my role is to
help my children find their
way in the world. Frankly,
much of their way will be
found the hard way, through
the experiences they choose
to participate in and the reac-
tions they have to thern. | am
a factor but not the only fac-
tor. Jusr the same, if I am

going to be a factor, then I
want to exert my influence in
the area where it may have
the greatest impact, that is, on
their attitudes. I spend a lot
of time talking to thera about
finding solutions to their con-
cerns, taking control of their
circumstances and becoming,
can-do people. I discourage
whining and encourege preb-
lem-solving. It works some
days and I celebrate those
small victories. On the days it
doesn’t work, [ simply accept
that I may be planung seeds
for later.

Here’s a cute story to
demonstrate the power of a
positive attitude.

A father with identical
twin sons noticed that one
always seemed to be positive
and the other always seemed
to be negative. He decided to
try a little test to see how
great this difference really
was. One day, while the boys
were at school, he filled the
bedroom of the negative bay
with new toys and then had a
load of horse manure dumped
in the bedroom of the posi-
tive boy. When the boys
retumed from school, ‘he
heard crying coming from
one of their bedrooms and
when he looked in on the

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Seymour Community
Services: Weekly parent and
child drop-in for 0-5 years.
Coffee, play and parenting
discussions. Tuesdays at 6:30-
8 p.m., and Wednesdays at
9:30-11 a.m., 1055 Premier
St., N.V. Info: Sue McDonald
at 933-6700.

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negative boy, he sw him
weeping uncontrollably.

“qWhar’s the matter?” he
said. “Look at all these great
toys!”

“Pm never going to get a
chance to play with all of
these,” the boy replied. “The
batteries are all going to run
down and my friends are
going to resent all the toys I
have,”

Ar that moment, the father
heard shouts of gice coming
from the other son's room.
He walked down the hallway
and opened the door to see
his soa jumping about in the
manure. h

“y at are you so happy
about?” dad enquired.

“Oh dad,” the boy said, “I
just know there’s a pony here
somewhere!”

A litde change of attitude
can make a big difference. In
the few weeks before school
opens, take the time to plant
some positive attinde seeds in
your children about school
and about life in general.

Let’s face i it, we all have a
lictle manure in our lives but
we'll enjoy it a lot more if we
keep looking for the ponies!

Graham Hookey is the
author of Parenting Is A Team
Sport. (ghookey@yaiioo.com)

game to take home. Ages 6+.
Wednesday, Aug. 18 and 25,
from 2-3 p.m., at the wv. ;
Memorial Library.
Registration: 925-7408.

Drop-: 1 Summer

Storytime: A half hour of

stories, songs, fingerplays and .
puppets for the whole family.
Wednesdays and Fridays to: -
Sept. 3, at 10:30 am. W.V. .
Memorial Library.. For- more.”
information call 9: 925-7408.

Exo-Explorers_ . - Program:
Five- and six-year-olds explore
the outdoors” .. every.
Wednesday throughout: the:
summer at the Lynn Canyo
Ecology Centre. To. register
call 981-3103.

Mountain: Bike ‘&. Kayake
Friday, August 20, .9-a.m.-5
p.m. Adventure daytrip to the.
Squamish Valley: includes * a
half-day mountain. bike and
two-hour kayak lesson in Alice
Lake.. Trip is suitable. for
youth 12-17 years of age who

‘are comfortable riding moun:

tain bike trails. Tr
included. No ka

rtation
experi:

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Park ‘ craft . wo shops: cach
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to use at the beach. For ages
5-8 from 19:30 a.m.-noon, at’
the Lynn Canyon’ Ecology -
Centre. $6°per session. .‘To:
pre-register phone 981-3103.

French for Fun Storytime:
Drop .in for. ali ages’ at. the.
NV City Library, 9:30 or 11
am. For more infovmation, :
call 980-4424.

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Crafts: For 4-8 your mss 10.
a.m. at N.V. Ci

pre-register call Se0-4004 rie a :
PGE Station: Drop in: fon

every Saturday: afternoon -in
August. Info: 987-5618. ‘

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