Monthly Archives: April 2013

Free Days at National Parks – Parents and Children enjoying Earth and Nature

April 25, 2013Events for Familieschildren, Dads, Family Time and Events, Free, moms, National Parks, Parenting, parenting support, Pre-school, volcanoCarl Okuyama

Enjoy our National Parks with the children, fun exploring, learning, and relaxing with the family. America’s Best Idea – National parks – gets even better this year with several fee-free days at more than 100 national parks that usually charge entrance fees. For more information visit:http://www.nps.gov/findapark/feefreeparksbystate.htm

*Fee waiver includes: entrance fees, commercial tour fees, and transportation entrance fees. Other fees such as reservation, camping, tours, concession and fees collected by third parties are not included unless stated otherwise. Free offers may change, please visit the National Parks for details.

If you’re in Hawaii, visit the probably the most active Volcano in the world – Kilauea Volcano, part the the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. The hot thing to do is visit a live lava flow. It’s the coooolest thing you can do.

Real Hot, be careful… Aloha!

Volcano, Hawaii – Halemau’ma’u Crater, Hawaii Volcano National Park, Located on the Island of Hawaii – http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/

Teenage Sex Abstinence Message on the Radio – Bay Clinic

April 15, 2013PrinciplesAbsinence, Dads, early childhood development, education, family, gooddad, mothers, Parenting, Sex EducationCarl Okuyama

Bay Clinic Promote Parenting and Sex Abstinence — Hoorah! Bay Clinic Promotes Parenting and Sex Abstinence

Thank you to Bay Clinic for sharing their radio commercials that encourages increased parent and child engagement and urges parents to talk to their adolescent children about sex and family planning. Sex education is not a one time talk, instead a series of talks beginning from the age of one. Their commercials tie into Starts at Home article article about teaching sex education before the age of seven.

Bay Clinic is using three (3) commercials to promote their message and services. We like hearing the word abstinence on the radio and hope it touches the lives of parents and children; it was so refreshing to hear these commercials produce and aired in 2011, enjoy these important messages.

Commercial #1 – Bay Clinic_Teen Pregnancy-2-Men

Commercial #2 – Bay Clinic_Teen Pregnancy-Father & Son

Commercial #3 – Bay Clinic_Teen Pregnancy-Mom & Daughter

Bay Clinic does not provide abortions but they will offer pregnant women neutral and factual information, non-directive counseling, and referrals upon request for our women patients’ pregnancy options.

Starts at Home encourages other parenting organizations to promote abstinence at an early age and to join in to help parents train children in the way they should go. A wise parenting choice is to start teaching sex education as part of early childhood development; a popular article in Starts at Home is Teaching Sex Education Starts at Home – Toddlers, Children, Four Steps Before Seven Years Old.

Thank you Bay Clinic for your concerns and creative public service announcement.

The Implications of Child Abuse and Neglect on Child Development – Hawaii 4/12/13 & 4/19/13

April 8, 2013Classes, Events for Parents, Healing Parents and Childrenchild abuse, early childhood development, education, Neglect, Parenting, parenting suportCarl Okuyama

Workshop Time (9:00 am – 4:00 pm)

Specialized Training on The Implications of Child Abuse and Neglect on Child Development

by Ms. Danielle Spain and Ms. Isha Charbonneau

Sponsored by P.A.R.E.N.T.S, Inc.

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Workshop Content

The learning objectives for this workshop are to gain the knowledge that:While physical injuries may or may not be immediately visible, abuse and neglect can have consequences for children, families, and society that can last a lifetime. The impact of child abuse and neglect will be discussed in terms of physical, psychological, behavioral, and societal consequences. Participants will gain knowledge and understanding of the long term impact of child abuse and neglect, and how to work with families healing from the trauma associated with Child Abuse and Neglect.

Speaker Bios

Danielle Spain has her Master’s in Counseling with emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy. Since 1999 she has been working with families afflicted by child abuse and neglect and domestic violence. She and her husband are the parents of three biological children and four foster youth. She has extensive experience working with a number of social ills, including substance abuse, domestic violence and sex abuse. She is one of our Program Directors in East Hawaii.

Parent Educator Isha Charbonneau graduated from UH Hilo with her Bachelor’s degree in Communication. She has been a parent educator with PARENTS, Inc. for the past 7 years. She also strengthens families by providing in-home skill building for parents in need of additional support through PARENTS, Inc. She loves the challenges of her job and the interesting people she meets and works with. She is the mother of two school aged children.