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Cone Share With Me pecial mantth themes have been set out by [he com fission for each month. September ,m Child as Learner and Worker. “Let us learn to be independent” gzgptember‘s child goes back to school. There is lots of work to do growing up. All children deserve a choice of utures and constructive education for life-long learnâ€" err . gâ€"â€"â€" The right to free education. __ The right to develop individual abilities and to learn to be a useful member of society. ggested issues . :arning in and out of school, day-care to university. mployment for young people. The connection between - world of work and the world of school. October Child as neighbor. “We are the world” October's .lld lives in the global village. His street is thousands of .ees long and the kids of the neighborhood speak dif- 'r:nt languages. But their laughter sounds just the ac and their tears are salt. â€" The right to be brought up in a spirit of peace and universal brotherhood. ,ggested Issues . ldren in other lands and cultures, malnutrition, in water, disarmament, interdependence. How can ldren be good neighbors to one another? November Child, Books and the Media. “We grow on what A give us. We learn what we see.” vember’s children read and go to the movies. They lcl'l TV. They see plays, hear concerts and are taken :ircuses. Their dreams are shaped by the images we at them. Watch out for the nightmares! The right to recreation to promote general culture. -â€" The right to protection from all forms of exploitation. ggested Issues e child as reader and audience. The quality of books 1 magazines. Censorship. The effects of TV on Idren. Standards for childrens’ programs. The oortance of the performing arts for the growth and ‘ighl of children. December be Child, The Family, The Community and The - irld “Hold my hand, help me cross the bridges to a ghter future” :cember’s children are looking toward the future. A J-l' year will soon begin. Will our children be able to ier it with confidence, surrounded by family and tends, teachers and helpers, or will some of them be “513’ and afraid? Let us hope that the experience of firing a year with children will send all of us into 1980 “‘1 havond, encouraged and renewed. â€"â€" The right to affection, love and understanding. - â€"â€" The right to a future. juggested Issues i'amilies, friendship, community support SYStemS. ollintary organizations, religious groups, government services for children. Futures studies. PARENTAL EFFECTIVENESS River Valley WI, Hastings West District held an IYC meeting with Mrs. Hugh Lyons, teacher and Mrs. Ria Wiersma, speaking on parental effectiveness. Two books were on display, Children The Challenge and Raising a Responsible Child. The talk centered around the idea of the importance of devising methods of encouraging children to be dif- ferent. Three means, used to discipline children, were explained as the traditional, the democratic and the per- missive model. Adults find they have to change themselves someâ€" what, before they can project the role of disciplinarian. Encouragement is the key word. A lively discussion on handling personal little problems with some of their own children, gave Mrs. Lyons the opportunity to put some of her knowledge to use. The Roll Call was answered to “ways to teach children to respect people and their property.” A few answers were: first teach children to respect their own friends, their toys, etc. To call their elders Mr. and Mrs. To take the time to explain the rights of other people. WHERE TO FIND ASSISTANCE All branches received information from the Provin- ciai Secretary for Social Development “Today is for Tomorrow”. Depending on your specific activity here are a few contacts which might assist the Branch Con- veners with program assistance. General IYC Information Secretarial For Social Development, lsl floor Whitney Block Queen‘s Park Toronto, M7A 1A2 Ontario Government Book Store. 880 Bay St., ore PGOpi€ Information Services 6th floor 135 St. Clair Ave. W., Toronto, M4V 1P5 Health Communications Branch 9th floor Hepburn Block Queen’s Park 80 Grosvenor St., Toronto M7A 1R3 Housing Communications Branch 2nd floor 56 Wellesley St. W., Toronto, M7A 2K4 Secretariat for Justice Information Services, lst floor Whitney Block Queen’s Park 99 Wellesley St. W., Toronto, M'IA 1A2