Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 3, 1966, Winnipeg, Manitoba Family life lessons urged in schools i it Nyrl rec Infa family life education should become a part of the Manitoba schools curriculum according to Harry h. Guest supervisor of guidance for the Winnipeg school division. Writing in the current Issue of the Manitoba teacher a publication of the Manitoba Tea Chers society or. Guest said parents now rely on schools to convey spiritual values to their children. There was no reason Why they should t rely on them for preparing children for successful family life As Well. Left to their own resources Many parents have a difficult time with family life education especially with its sexual com said me. Guest. They Are not Well informed of the facts nor of suitable published materials. Some parents wait for questions or for opportunities which never seem to arise. Many Are inhibited by their own upbringing and feel Ings which they do not fully or. Guest said there is often a Barrier Between parents and their teen age children against e f e c t i v e communication on matters of sex. Interesting twist is that Many adolescents who cannot talk freely about sex with their own parents can do so with the Parent of a the Case for calling on the schools to provide family life education rested on two Mam arguments the school is the Only institution mobilized to reach All the children in the Community and Nodi Calion for family living can Best be Given by people whose profession is to educate. Or. Guest said a preparation course for teachers who would teach aspects of family life is imperative not Only to add to their competence and Assurance but also to satisfy the Community that the Job will be done by people with special when a school s family life education program had the support of the Community and was conducted by competent and interested teachers doubts about its value vanished. Boys and girls who have been exposed to such a program almost invariably report that their knowledge and under standing was increased their curiosity and anxiety relieved temptations made easier to control and meaningful stand Ards made easier to accept and live said or. Guest. It could t be expected that promiscuity illegitimacy and veneral disease would be eliminated by a school family life program although their Inci Dence would Likely be reduced. Some boys and girls Are driven by Strong and twisted feelings to defy the conventions of society Blind to reason and j their own Best interests and indifferent to the welfare said or. Guest. The fact that this troubled and troublesome minority re i quires much More highly spec j a lived professional treatment j does nothing to diminish the j value of a school program for the great i Yung 4, finds help in Winnipeg four year old i Yung of Inchon Korea and Hou sum j 12, of Houg Kong have one important thing in common the support of Winnipeg Foster parents. I Yung a girl was adopted by or. And mrs. Arnold j. Gruler 84 Morley Avenue and lion sum a boy was adopted by the West Worth United Church Junior and senior Young people. Both adopted the children through the Foster parents plan. Without legally adopting the children a month for a minimum of one year is Contri buted. Half is Given directly As a Grant. The other half provides for clothes household equip ment medical care and Educa Tion. If support cannot be continued Foster parents plan continues the financial Aid from its general fund until a new Foster Parent for the child is found. 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