Winter sport has finished and if you’re looking to get the kids into sport over the spring & summer months, check out the many local options and try something new, such as New Brighton Cricket Club, Parklands Christchurch United Softball Club, New Brighton Olympic Athletic Club Inc, South Brighton Tennis Club, North Beach Tennis Club, Touch Rugby with Eastern Community Sport and Recreation Inc, North Avon Christchurch BMX Club, the Youth Alive Trust Eastside 3×3 Basketball Competition and Surf Life Saving at one of our amazing local clubs; New Brighton Surf Life Saving Club, North Beach Surf Life Saving Club, South Brighton Surf Life Saving Club, Waimairi Surf Life Saving Club. We’re a community that loves to work hard and play hard!

Youth Alive Trust are hosting 2 Seminars for Parents as part of Christchurch Parenting Week:

1. Seminar: The Strong Willed Child – Jenny Hale. Thursday 12 Sept 2019, 7:30pm—9:00pm.

Some children are naturally compliant while others seem to fight their parents for every bit of ground. A practical session where you’ll pick up a range of strategies that will increase your confidence and effectiveness as a parent of strong-willed and spirited children.
Suits parents of: 0-13.

$11.75 per ticket @ http://www.dashtickets.co.nz/event/h7m2n5v91

2. Seminar: Blended Families – Amanda Staniford. Monday 16 Sept 2019, 7:30pm—9:00pm.

So you have decided to play ‘happy families’ and live ‘happily ever after!’ Hold that image in your head and I’ll show you how to work from a design model to create the blended family life that you wished for. You will gain practical tools to ensure that you all begin on the same page of your own fairy tale. This presentation will be interactive, lively and fun and you will walk away with a renewed sense of what is possible while knowing exactly how to achieve your happily ever after!
Suits parents of any age.

$11.75 per ticket @ http://www.dashtickets.co.nz/event/tkbr58my0

NOTE: The Parenting Expo planned for Saturday 14th September, has been postponed until 2020 due to unforeseen circumstances.  Please email: admin@chchparentingexpo to be contacted about the next date.

“What Now” is returning to Christchurch and families are invited to be in the live audience…& it’s FREE!! Children attending must be between 5 – 12 years of age and get to the show by 7am on a Sunday morning to one of the various Christchurch locations. Book your places on this link…
To view available dates/locations and to register online head to

www.whatnow.tv/bonus/audience

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Parenting Expo has been postponed in 2019 (planned date was Saturday 14th September). Please contact us via email or our online form to be on the mailing list for the next expo.

admin@chchparentingexpo.nz

www.chchparentingexpo.nz

Reminder our Intermediates Club, Rock Solid, is heading Ice Skating on Friday night – at a different time than normal. If you’ve been to Rock Solid this year & plan on coming, make sure you’ve registered for Rock Solid this term at https://yatclubs.aimyplus.com so we have all your contact details. Bring cash/eftpos on the night to YAT. Dress up warm!!!

Talented 13-21 year olds have the chance to win part of a $6,000 cash pot at YMCA Christchurch’s YFactor. Enter in one of 3 Categories – Singing, Dancing & Variety through a YouTube audition. More info on the link below…

https://www.facebook.com/events/461320377779533/?ti=cl

We’re privileged to be hosting 2 FREE workshops by Birthright Canterbury on the next two Thursday mornings for parents wanting to increase their knowledge and tools. The workshop aims to:
1. Build awareness of different parenting styles
2. Teach emotion coaching parenting skills and how to tune into children’s emotions to manage challenging behaviours
3. Boundary setting – the do’s and don’ts
4. Teaches parents how to identify their own and their child’s Love Languages
5. Teaches parents to identify their own and their child’s personality style
6. Introduces distress tolerance tools to support self-care and parent well-being
More info on the event links or email: administrator@birthrightchch.co.nz

Kia ora, ever thought of giving BMX a go? At the @North Avon BMX track this weekend they are having their annual fundraising fun racing for our NAC tamariki to attend the Aims games in Tauranga. Go along from 12pm, Bexley Reserve, off Pages Road and have some fun.

We were so proud to see one of our volunteers on the front page of this week’s Pegasus Post representing young people in Parliament. Te Rina – you’re a role model and inspiration to your peers, and the children you serve on YAT Programmes!

Here’s an opportunity for a Christchurch young person (aged 18-29 years old) who is interested in a FREE adventure to Antarctica and Chile! The two-week trip is planned from 4-18 December. They are looking for a local young person committed to fostering a sense of connection between the five key cities connected to Antarctica and an understanding of the issues related to Antarctica and its future. Full info at:
https://antarctic-cities.org/acye/