Tuesday's Session Cancelled, 10/26/10

There will be NO Play Fit-Stay Fit! Tuesday, 10/26/10.  
Our next session will by this Friday at 6:15 PM. 

Sorry for any inconvenience. 

Parenting Session 1: Defining Behavior

by Katherine Lent

We had our first 'Parenting Session' Tuesday night at PFSF. We are learning to help our children learn to do more positive things and learn to do fewer negative things. If you miss a class, ask Darla and Autumn for a hardcopy of the missed material.

We discussed why defining behavior is important. Actions are behaviors; thoughts, feelings and attitudes are not behaviors. Behaviors may be influenced by environment.

The ABC's of behavior are:

A-Antecedent: 
The setting or context that occur before behavior and influence behavior.

B-Behavior: 
What the child does or does not do.

C- Consequence:
Events that follow behavior and may influence future behavior.


We discussed prompting positive behaviors. We discussed ways that we could be more clear and specific in our directions for children.

* Be specific and clearly define our instruction
* Be calm
* Keep a positive, neutral tone.
* Avoid phrasing in questions such as " Will you please put on your shoes?"

We also discussed trying to keep a less frustrated attitude as parents.


For next session (Tues. 10/19) think of what behaviors you would like to work on and start observing how often the behavior occurs.

Problem Behaviors/Positive Opposite Behaviors:

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Daily rewards for positive behavior:

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Observe for behavior for ONE hour each day:

I haven't started yet, but I plan to document Corinne's wierd and wonky noises. She make a lot of monstery vocalizations. I guess when I do the documenting I will find out exactly 'when' and 'where' she is doing this and hopefully will get to the 'why' and STOP!!

In the meantime, this morning I kept MY attitude in check and Corinne was very compliant
AND took initiative in her own self care routine this morning. I gave
lots of praise and offered her a surprise reward when she comes home today.

PROGRESS!!

What have you observed or learned this week??

comment below...

New Parenting Skills Program

Play Fit Stay Fit! is excited to announce that this fall we have a new psychosocial program which will be conducted by Dr. Darla Broberg from SBUMC and Autumn Kujawa, a psychology doctoral student from SBU. The basis for most of their sessions will be the "Kazdin Parenting Method".

These sessions will be conducted on Tuesday nights beginning this Tuesday 9/21 and continue for a total of 8 sessions. We will also have 4 sessions of nutrition on opposing Tuesday nights.

Sessions Outline:

1. Defining Behavior & Positive Opposites
2. Rewarding Positive Behavior & Shaping Behavior (with explanation of reward charts) 
3. Using Time Outs Effectively
4. Attending & Ignoring: Choosing When to Respond
5. Review & Problem-Solving
6. When Reprimands Work
7. Resolving Conflicts Within the Family

Register now for PFSF Fall Session, Begins 9/21

The upcoming fall session of PFSF! will commence on Tuesday, September 21st.   

As in the past, the program will run on Tuesdays from 6 PM to approximately 7:30 PM 
and on Fridays from 6:15 - 7:15 PM.  

The program will run for 12 consecutive weeks through Friday, December 10th.

To register please call Ray McKenna at 444-6169 or email at raymond.mckenna@stonybrook.edu.

Returning members need not register.  

Begins Tuesday, September 21st

Every Tuesday, 6pm - 7:30pm
Every Friday, 6:15pm - 7:15pm

Ends Friday, December 10th

Coming in October:
 
9th Annual School Re-Entry Conference: “Board the SurvivorShip!”

OCTOBER 27 • 4:30 PM TO 9:00 PM
• CHARLES B. WANG CENTER • STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY

This free dinner conference focuses on childhood cancer survivorship and late effects, and their impact on education.

Healthcare professionals, teachers, school nurses, guidance counselors, psychologists, school administrators, and community members are invited. Registration is required.
For more information or to register, call Nicole Gutman at (631) 444-7521 or visit www.schoolreentry.org.

For more information about the Sunrise Fund, call (631) 444-2899
or visit www.sunrisefund.org

EVENT: 9.11.10, Stony Brook’s Seawolves Home-Opener Football Game

SEPTEMBER 11 • 6:00 PM • KENNETH P. LAVALLE STADIUM • TICKETS $12

To purchase tickets, call (631) 632-WOLF (9653) or visit www.GoSeawolves.org

A portion of the ticket sales supports the Sunrise Fund program, “Play Fit–Stay Fit!”
This free comprehensive wellness program for survivors of childhood cancer and their families runs for 12 weeks in the fall and spring.

To register for “Play Fit–Stay Fit!”, call (631) 444-6169 or visit www.playfitstayfit.org

Child survivors and their families can receive 

~ complimentary tickets ~

by calling (631)444-6169 or emailing info@playfitstayfit.org

Please note that childhood cancer survivors and their families can receive complimentary tickets for the game by calling Ray McKenna at 444-6169 or emailing raymond.mckenna@stonybrook.edu.  

As the event draws near we will be looking for some of the PFSF kids to join us on the field either before the game or at half time.  This should be a great event!!!!

 

www.goseawolves.org

Become a Bone Marrow Donor: YOU CAN BE A LIFE-SAVER!

If you were unable to attend the drive for Jake and Kaitlyn you can still register on-line and have the swab lit mailed to you. Just sign up HERE at DKMS and enter drive code# JAF001 when prompted.

or Call 1-866-340-DKMS (3567)