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How to raise kids who are empowered “We’re all looking for that magic space where we can connect to our children in a The Hebrew Academy of healthy way.” Nassau County teamed up with Trencher, a child and family the West Hempstead School therapist specializing in behavDistrict on Feb. 2 to deliver a ior, has more than 20 years of presentation on raising empow- experience and is a certified ered children through positive instructor in redirecting childiscipline. d r e n’s b e h av i o r Dozens of people approach. attended the event, He emphasized which was held at that while these the HANC Reinsteps and framestein Family Camworks are available pus, at 240 Hempto guide parents, stead Ave. in West they may not work Hempstead. for every child or Rabbi Shimmy family. He suggestT r e n c h e r, a ed attendees listen, licensed social learn and take with worker, shared his them the tips and presentation, titled tricks that they “The Empowered think will help Child: Nurturing RABBI them. Self-Esteem, Self- ShIMMY TRENchER “Parenting is a Efficacy, and Posi- Licensed social re a l ch a l l e n g e, ” tive Discipline.” He Trencher said. defined self-esteem “From moment to and how to instill it in children moment, from day to day, we try — even while disciplining them things, things work, we lose our — and provided a framework cool, we’re frustrated, and our for understanding misbehavior. children are resilient. Tomor“We’re living in a moment row is a new day to try some where self-esteem, resilience, new things.” and healthy discipline are not He began the presentation just timely topics, they’ re by explaining the difference essential,” Rabbi Ouriel Hazan, between self-efficacy and selfHANC’s head of school, said. Continued on page 12
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Conor, 3, left, and patrick Mcneill, 4, enjoyed the all-you-could-eat pancake breakfast hosted by the West Hempstead Lions Club on Sunday morning.
Pancake breakfast kicks off Super Bowl Sunday By MADISoN GUSlER mgusler@liherald.com
Hours before the Seahawks and Patriots took the field for the Super Bowl on Sunday, dozens of West Hempstead residents gathered to raise funds for a good cause. Despite the frigid weather, the West Hempstead Lions Club held its annual Super Bowl Pancake Breakfast fundraiser. Members gathered at the West Hempstead Secondary School’s South Campus Cafe to decorate and prepare a breakfast feast, which also featured raffles and photo ops. “The pancake breakfast is something that other Lions clubs across the country do,” Mia Murphy, club president, said. “We raise money to use over the course of the year for
other community events, such as our annual Easter Egg Hunt.” For a $10 fee, adult community members enjoyed an all-you-could-eat breakfast that included pancakes, waffles, scrambled eggs, sausages, bagels, coffee, tea and juice. The fee was $5 for kids ages 6 to 12 and free for kids under 5. Raffles prize baskets offered wines, Valentine’s Day gifts and gift cards for local businesses. The Lions began hosting the breakfast in 1979. “When I became the district governor of Nassau County, we needed some funds to help get things going,” longtime member Al Brandel recalled, “so that was the first pancake breakfast we had.” Brandel joined the West Hempstead club Continued on page 16
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