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The Family Enrichment Course – 2011

THE FAMILY COURSE

As the year has entered its final quarter, I find it apt to share some of my feedback on a Family Enrichment Course that I have been involved in co-ordinating since the start of 2011.

The Family Course, run by the Caribbean Institute for Family Development (www.cifdtt.org) affiliated to the International Federation for Family Development (IFFD), is targeted at parents who have children who span the stages from toddler to teen-aged adolescence. Continue reading “The Family Enrichment Course – 2011”

Character Building

Character is simply the integration, into one personality, of several fundamental strengths of mind and will that characterise maturity. Character hinges on the acquisition of fundamental habits, traditionally called virtues. Continue reading “Character Building”

James Stenson speaks to couples in Trinidad

JAMES STENSON

During the course of his too few appearances in Trinidad recently, James Stenson, a noted authority on parenting, had many enriching insights to share. Continue reading “James Stenson speaks to couples in Trinidad”

Father, the Family Protector

In Father, The Family Protector, Educator James Stenson explores how fathers exercise their powerful and particularly masculine contribution to family life. His research comes from more than twenty years of working with families in Washington and Chicago. Continue reading “Father, the Family Protector”

Saint Gianna

Blessed Gianna (1922-1962) is a contemporary of many, many people; maybe even of yourself and/ or your parents.

Gianna Beretta was a vibrant young woman who loved to ski and hike the mountains of her native Northern Italy. She was devoted to Catholic Action most of her short life. Continue reading “Saint Gianna”