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#1 – LIFE WITH KIDS

Activity and Group Discussion – Slide 5 (20 Minutes)

Slide 5– Taking Responsibility

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As a group, review the items in the lists you made on slide 2- the high points
and challenges of being a parent. What can you control and what can’t you
control?
Control: Don’t control:

- Where I live - Resources available for

- Job I do assistance
- How clean my home is - How my ex disciplines the kids
when they are with him/her
- If I have beds for the kids
- Price of rent
- How I act towards kids
- Right now I don’t control who
- If my anger is under control or my neighbors
not
- Noise in home
- If I pay my rent on time
- Salary I’m paid
- If I pay child support on time
- Distance from work
- Job isn’t on bus line

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