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JWIO The Spring meeting of the Junior Women‘s Instiâ€" tutes of Ontario was held at the Snelgrove Community Centre with Cindy Cordingley. Prestdcnt in charge. a ‘\A t _J 1 J Dr. Henry Feenstra. psychologist, Grey County Board of Education. Dr. Henry Feenstra Dr. Feenstra psychologist with the Grey County Board of Education spoke about the family structure and the affect of sibling position on behaviour pat- terns. “Why People Do What They Do When They Do". The speaker based his theory of behaviour on the premise that behaviour is not random but structured. and can be changed and can change people‘s behav- iour by helping them meet their needs. if they are not met. mental illness can result. Our needs range from basic physical to complex social. Basicâ€"could include shelter. rest. food. sex-in our society these needs are easily met for the majority and pose little problem. Safety from threat of physical or emotional harmâ€"humiliated in public. demoralized; rejected. or being made to feel insignificant can cause emotional harm. SocialAthe three main social needs areiidentity. self esteem and to share love. “No man is an island.” everyone needs to belong to someone or something. a spouse. 3 familyjob. club. We all need to be loved; to be on the top ot‘someone‘s priority list. It is important we feel good about ourselves. give love and feel con- fident about doing some thing well or better than oth- ers and all need to be constantly reminded ofour com~ petence. “Where Do 1 Fit In"? We should never forget we are individuals and must constantly treat our children as such. Dr. Feenstra helped us to understand how and why we difl'er. The delegates were divided in groups of oldest children, middle children. youngest children and only children. All were asked to think of the basic characteristics of each group and share them. The findings were predictable. Oldest children accept more family responsibilities earlier. have more new clothes. are the guinea pig for parent’s theories. re- ceive more blame. have higher standards. are good or- ganizers and most resourceful. Middle children are more flexible are often jealous. are more relaxed. are more ignored. get the hand-meâ€"down clothes. have more freedom to be themselves. are often high 10 Donna Clark-PRO achievers or delinquent. Youngest children are mm- often pampered. get new clothes. often hire in 9;.- shadow of other’s performance. have different um. standards. Only Children tend to be loners. more ish, poor socializers are expected to be grown up. 1-. i 3 all the work to do and get more attention from I. ems. Learning Disabilities Dr. Griffith Morgan, University of Guelph sp about common causes of learning disabilities in t! dren. The first three years of life are the most impor: in determining a child‘s learning abilities. Growth development begin at conception. making pren ! life. or the “hidden” year of life. extremely import. There are many factors during prenatal life that fects the development of the fetus: stress on mother, disease in the mother. age of the mother. t trition and smoking habits of the mother. Blood . genetic factors should also be considered. Gen counselling can often avert later problems. The b. of the child has a great deal to do with the fut health of the child. A difficult birth such as a brt can cause stiffling and lack of oxygen resulting brain damage. Dr. Griffith Morgan. University of Guelph discusa common causes of learning disabilities in children “Parents must ask questions” At birth an infant‘s brain is one half adult size Lil" is adult size by age seven. So these early years Of ll are extremely important in stimulating and develol ing the brain to function well. This means that pan?“ must learn to watch for any change, no matter ho- minute. in their child‘s reactions and developmfill Parents often do not question their doctor enough 3“ i so many problems go unchecked for too long. No mat ter what you are concerned aboutâ€"ASK YOU l" DOCTOR! Children need constant interaction will1