Date: 2 May 2009 (Sat)
Speaker: Goh Kui Hwa, Counselor and Spark Committee Member

UNDERSTANDING ADHD AND BEHAVIOUR MANAGEMENT
This is our regular twice-yearly behaviour management talk especially for new parents of ADHD children. Topics covered include facts about ADHD, how to help and support your child in school and at home and how to apply effective behaviour management techniques. Non-members are welcome for this free talk. The speaker Kui Hwa is a Spark committee member, counselor, and our regular speaker to schools on this topic.



Date: 20 June 2009 (Sat)
Facilitator: Genecia Luo, Principal Consultant, InQueenz

POSITIVE SELF IMAGE AND SHINE WITH CONFIDENCE HOLIDAY WORKSHOP
How do you get from having little or no confidence to feeling confident? True self-confidence comes when you know how to show your charm and shine with confidence. This 3-hour holiday workshop teaches you the fundamentals of being a confident and positive individual and to build a positive self-image. At the end of the workshop, you will walk away feeling more confident about who you are and also looking good, in school and in life. This workshop could also be your platform to handling life encounters. This is a highly subsidised holiday workshop for children between 8 and 13 years old. It will be held from 10.30 am to 1.30 pm at The Riverwalk #02-21. Please sign up early as it’s first come, first served basis. The facilitator Genecia Luo, a former beauty queen, has been training and coaching for over 11 years in various areas of personal development. She was an occupational therapist working with children with learning difficulties.



Date: 4 July 2009 (Sat)
Speaker: Joe Chan, Senior Social Worker, REACH Family Service Centre

HOW TO ENTER THE WORLD OF YOUR TEENAGE SON
Are you perplexed and frustrated by the 'different world’ your teenage son lives in — by the computer games they play, the music they listen to, the lingo they use, their way of communication? Come unravel their world. This talk will introduce you to their worldview and aid you in connecting with them more effectively. Joe graduated from NUS in social work. He is a social worker in REACH Family Service Centre, and is presently heading the Youth Service Team. He has experience in conducting STEP-UP programmes for teenagers and also handles parenting counselling cases in the FSC. He has also facilitated programmes for both parents and youths in the Singapore Boys’ Home.

All meetings are held between 9 AM and noon at the Child Guidance Clinic, 3rd storey, Health Promotion Board, 3 Second Hospital Avenue (Singapore General Hospital grounds). Most meetings begin with a sharing session. The talk usually starts at 10 AM and is followed by Q+A.

See Spark Events for more details on future meetings.