Over the next couple of weeks I am going to have several guest posts here on the Bobcat Blog. The first is from Cathy Creed, Assistant Head of Brainerd Baptist School. Mrs. Creed is blogging about our upcoming speaker for our Parent Seminar - Jim Williams. I hope you are planning on being here for that special night. If you want more information you may click here! Enjoy!
Call Me Jim: Ordinary Name - Extraordinary Person!
Jim Williams spent the day with us on January 3, for faculty in-service. I had never him speak, but had heard raves about him from those who had. And it was all true! By the end of the day, I had learned so much about the needs of children, I was wishing I could have a 'do-over' with my own children!
Jim openly shared his own mistakes in raising children. He described his first child, Curt, as compliant and easy. Many of Jim's insights about bullying came from Curt's experiences. Daughter, Beth, was the opposite and his stories about their relationship were difficult to hear.
Tragedy struck the family in 1995. Curt was a sophomore at Birmingham-Southern College. He was finally in a place where he felt loved and accepted by his peers. He was attending on a four year tennis scholarship and life was good, when it was ended abruptly by a drunk driver. Jim told how this event changed his life - including his relationship with his daughter and his career.
I guarantee you will come away affected in some way by Jim's program. If you are looking for some tips on parenting, you will not be disappointed!
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