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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1978

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WEEK-LONG EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR PARENTS IN WONG TAI SIN *****

A WEEK-LONG EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME DESIGNED TO HELP PARENTS BETTER UNDERSTAND THE VARIOUS NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN WILL START TOMORROW (SUNDAY) IN WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT.

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THE PROGRAMME, KNOWN AS +PARENTS' WEEK+, IS ORGANISED BY FIVE UNITS OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S GROUP AND COMMUNITY WORK DIVISION IN CONJUNCTION WITH LOCAL VOLUNTARY AGENCIES AS PART OF THE CURRENT FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION CAMPAIGN.

IT WILL START WITH A VARIETY SHOW AT THE WONG TAI SIN COMMUNITY CENTRE, FEATURING FOLK-SINGING, ORIENTAL DANCES AND A FILM SHOW, TO BE FOLLOWED BY A DISCUSSION SESSION ON CHILD REARING,

OTHER ACTIVITIES WILL BE HELD IN VARIOUS PLACES IN THE DISTRICT ON MONDAY. A SEMINAR, OPEN TO PARENTS WITH CHILDREN AGED FROM TWO TO FIVE YEARS, WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE TSZ WAN SHAN ESTATE COMMUNITY CENTRE (SOUTHERN).

AT THIS SEMINAR, TALKS WILL BE GIVEN ON THE PSYCHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT OF PLAY-AGE CHILDREN BY TWO PROFESSIONAL WORKERS IN THE CHILD CARE FIELD, AND PARTICIPANTS WILL BE INVITED TO DISCUSS THE IR OWN CHILD REARING PROBLEMS.

FOR PARENTS WHO ARE ANXIOUS ABOUT THE PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL ADJUSTMENT OF ADOLESCENT CHILDREN, ANOTHER SEMINAR WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY (OCTOBER 12) EVENING IN THE TSZ WAN SHAN CHILDREN'S CENTRE OF THE BOYS' AND GIRLS' CLUBS ASSOCIATION.

CONCENTRATING ON THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN, THIS LECTURE-CUM-DISCUSSION, WILL TOUCH ON BEHAVIOURAL GUIDANCE, HOME WORK SUPERVISION AS WELL AS TECHNIQUES TO ACHIEVE BETTER COMMUNICATION,

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ON FRIDAY (OCTOBER 13) EVENING A REGISTERED NURSE AND MIDWIFE WILL GIVE. A LECTURE ON +INFANT CARE, NUTRITION AND PREVENTION OF DISEASE+ AT THE TSZ WAN SHAN ESTATE COMMUNITY CENTRE (EASTERN), SUPPLEMENTED BY EDUCATIONAL FILMS ON BABY CARE.

THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK-LONG PROGRAMME WILL BE A THREE-DAY EXHIBITION OF TOYS AND BOOKS TO BE HELD AT THE TOY LIBRARY OF THE BOYS' AND GIRLS' CLUBS ASSOCIATION'S TSZ WAN SHAN CHILDREN'S CENTRE, ON THURSDAY (OCTOBER 12).

THIS DISPLAY OF A WIDE SELECTION OF TOYS AND MAGAZINES AIMS AT ASSISTING PARENTS IN PLANNING HEALTHY RECREATIONAL PURSUITS FOR THEIR CHILDREN.

APART FROM BRIEF LUNCH-BREAKS, THE EXHIBITION WILL BE OPEN FROM 9.30 A.M. TO 9.30 P.M. ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, AND FROM 2.30 P.M. TO 5 P.M. ON SATURDAY, FILMS AND SLIDES ON CHILD REARING WILL BE SHOWN AT REGULAR INTERVALS DURING OPENING HOURS.

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