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ing babies," Turner said. He
added, teenagers need to be
taught ho to say no. They
need to be familiar with
dialogue used by males and
taught appr te defenses,
Turner remar ed. A common­
ly used line . , "If you love
me, you ill," Turner said.
Another area that warrants
attention is children of single
parents being left alone.
"When you 100 at the arrest
records, more women are be­
ing incarcerated and as a result
children miss two or three days
of chool," Turner aid.
Mattie Roddy, co-chair­
person of the Artrain, aid 10
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city, reported that housing,
ater and se age, par sand
recreation, police and fire pro­
tection, and racism were areas
of concern identified at the
orkshop on Community Ser­
vices held in Lansing.
Lilly noted that mar et de­
mand and an analysis study is
currently underway which will
100 at the housing market in
the city and explore ays to in­
crease or improve the quality
of the housing stoc .
Other areas of concern ac­
cording to Lilly ere: creation
of a countywide housing
authority; state legislation to
aid in the collection of delin­
quent property taxes; maintain
water and se er sy terns;
property rea se sment; im­
proved recreation facilities; in­
creas d polic and fire protec­
tion.
John Dickey, Chamber of
Commerce Small Business
Developer, said his group
com pres ed 41 recommenda­
tions into six major areas of:
employment, education, hou -
ing, political and business
development. Die ey de­
scribed the flight of job and
retail bu ine s from the city.
The Business de elopment
committee decided the crea­
tion of a mall bu ine s in­
cubator hould be the top
priority.
recommendations were dis­
cussed at the workshop on
community organization and
participation. The main con­
cern, she said, was for a local
clearinghouse. "There are a
lot of activities happening in
our community, but not
enough people to articulate
those services their agencies
provide." She added, "We
need to ork together in a
uniform agreement in order to
reach the residents of Benton
Harbor."
Oth r recommendations in­
cluded:
• Increased a areness of
organizational oppor­
tunities.
• E tablish a governing ad­
visory board.
• Usage of various mediums
for publicizing develop­
ments.
'. Increased contact ith
MSU.
• Create a human relations
commission.
• Develop a directory of
neighborhood organiza­
tions.
• Develop means for identi­
fying qualified persons for
public office.
• Monitor economic
development activities.
• Identify housing needs.
WilJiam Lilly, Director of
Community Services for the
Tips for raising happy, healthy kids
The Bern n C unty Child
Abu and eglect T
Force offers the following
tip for raisin healthy, hap­
py children:
CO CATIO
a e r that you t a . de
time to communicate with
your child. Explain to him
very clearly h t you exp t
of him and hy you expect
it. Allow time for your
child's que ions. He needs
to feel that you'r being fair
with him and resp ct hi
feelings. CTIVELY UST­
E to h t your ehild ys.
his will help to in r that
he will li en to you.
TTE no - Are you
vail bl and interested when
your child f els th t he
n eds your time ? Your
child ne ds to feel that he is
import nt to you. Share
your If with him and he ill
v lue wh t you of him.
SHO PP OV AL- When
your child do s som thing
which plea you, tell him of
your good fee lings nd show
him ith a hug or touch.
This lets him kno you
appreciate him.
AK G CHOICES - Al
low your child the right to
make decisions which con­
cern him. Remember if he
has no experience in mak­
ing decisions for him If
as a child how will he know
how to mea decision as
an adult? Giving a child a
choice helps him to develop
a sen of responsibility and
If-respect.
SET EXAMPLES - Your
child learns to be like you.
Remember you cannot ex­
pect more of your child than
you expect of your If.
ELI ATE ROBLE S
- If your child spills mille
on him If is it becau he
needs a smaller gl ss, or less
milk in his gla? any
accidents can be prevented
by parent who know their
child's limitations and think
ahead.
ATU L CO SE-
QUE C'S - If you try to
protect a child from a pain­
ful mistake that he has made,
then you are teaching your
child that he doesn't have
to take th responsibility for
his errors. Let him make
chedule surplus foo
BE TO HARBOR - Fed-
eral Surplus Commodities will
be di ributed t 17 site in
Berrien County by th Bl0 m­
land re Community ction
gency 100 ain St., Ben-
ton Harbor on Tuesday June
24, 1986. Only tho people
who went through the initial
application and certification pro-
ce or the recertification pro-
ce and were' ed a SDA
Surplus Commodity Card will
be eligible to receiv the food.
Distribu tion t each site will
t e place from 8:30 a.m. to
4:00 .m:' The A ency .
a ing e . h individual to brin
a box or grocery bag to put
their commodities in.
The folIo ing i a list of
all distnbution site: Benton
Harbor - 224 Pipe tone; Star
of Bethlehem Church, 980
his own mistakes providing
that in the pro ess he does
not inflict harm on him­
self or others.
ITHDRA WI G A TIE •
TIO D RESTRICTING
PRIVlLEGES - hen your
child misbehaves, don't re­
ward him with an audienc .
Send him to his room to
think about his behavior.
When a child misuses a
privilege, it is only fair to
restrict that privilege tem­
porarily.
CO STRUCTIVE C ITI­
CIS - Corrections should
b made without destroying
a child '5 feelings of self­
worth. Constructive criticism
i es ntial to help a child
understand that he is in error.
Ho ever, it is much more
important to point out what
a child does well than it is
to point out a mista e.
VOID EMBARASS-
E T - S me parents feel
that by publicly ernbarassing
their children they will im­
prove their behavior. hat
is really accomplished is that
the child learns to fear social
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distribution
Broadway; Calvary Lighthou ,
2651 E. Main; The Salvation
Army, 272 Pipestone; PIau
anor, Building Y, Circle Drive;
Benton Harbor/Benton Town-
ip Senior Center, 53 all
St.' ile iles Old Post
Office, 322 ain St.; and
ile /Buchanan Senior Center,
16 S. 3rd St.,; Buchanan -
Buchanan- Teen Center, 112
Oak St.: Harbert - River Valley
Senior Center; Berrien Spring -
Central County Senior Center,
423 Shawnee; Galien - Galien
Fire Station; St. Joseph -
St. J 0 ph/lincoln Senior Cen­
ter, 2945 iles Ave.; Coloma -
Community Action Agency
Office, 429 Paw Pa ; and
orth Berrien Senior Center;
and atervliet - Watervliet
Indian Center, 204 Crescent.
Tho not recertified and
those not yet signed up for the
program are ineligible to re­
ceive commodities this month,
but can recertify or initiate
an application for certification
at the following sites Monday
through Friday 9: 00 a.m. -
3:30 p.m., in order to be eligible
for the July distribution -
Community Action A ency
Office, 100 . Main St., Benton
Harbor; Community Action
Agency Office, 429 Paw Paw
St., Coloma; Community Action
Agency Office, 1217 S. 11 th
St., iles and all six Berrien
County Senior Center .
Those people living in the
Berrien Spring area can be
signed up or recertified on
Food Di ribution day Thi
is the only site authorized to
do'
cretary;
f Gen raJ Convention .
