Families Matter

The Friends' School Board and the Parents and Friends Association are supporting the development of the Families Matter program in the School.

See the Families Matter website www.familiesmatter.org.au
A Program for families and schools working in partnership to support the well-being of young people.

Families Matter Resources

The Parent Collection of books is held in the Morris Library. There is a great range of titles and topics  The following are new additions and can be borrowed for three weeks:

7 Habits of Highly Effective Families
Girl Stuff
Puberty Book, Puberty Girl, Puberty Boy
Queen Bee Mums and Kingpin Dads: Dealing with Difficult Parents
Real Wired Child
The Princess Bitchface Syndrome
One Step Ahead:Raising 3 to 12 Year Olds
Chat Room,
Help Yourself for Teens
How to Motivate your Child for School,
Boundaries with Teens,
Congratulations, You�ve got Tweens
Single Parenting that Works,
He'll Be OK: Growing Gorgeous Boys into Good Men
Helping your Anxious Child
Why First Borns Rule the World and Last Borns Want to Change It
Back off Bully

Year 8 Students enjoyed Brain Week up until Easter. If you would like to see the information they discovered, check out the following websites:

www.focuseducation.com.au  John Joseph has some amazing graphics and facts on this site.

www.andrewfuller.com.au  Andrew Fuller goes 'inyahead' and looks at brain issues and resilience.

There are many ways that you can support your children and be supported as parents. If you have any requests or suggestions please let us know via email or at one of the upcoming workshops.

Mary Wood Parent/Staff Coordinator for Families Matter in High School & Clemes
mwood@friends.tas.edu.au

Gina Colhoun Parent/Staff Coordinator for Families Matter in Morris
gcolhoun@friends.tas.edu.au