Spring 2007 - Advent Home Learning Center, Inc.

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Are you losing your son?
Twelve-year-old Alvin, an only child, comes home to an empty house every day after school. His parents both work to support the family and are too tired and drained to give their son the attenti...
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DefiantTeenager Act Now Don't Delay!
Advent Home receives hundreds of calls every year from families who need help. Even though their son may be a prime candidate for our services, many parents agonize over making the final decisio...
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Providing Homes for growing families
Meet the Owens family: Reggie, our math teacher; Elsie, Development Associate and Wellness Program Coordinator; and their children, Régine, 8 and Jay, 7.
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Help Us Get The Word Out:-
“I wish I’d known about Advent Home five years ago!” sighed the dejected father. “You could have saved my son from prison.”
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Do You Know a Boy Like This?
At four, Aaron* should have been a happy child. Instead, he suffered from depression, due to his parents’ divorce. Aaron grew up angry at his absent father.
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Spring 2007

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Anger Management
What is the most prevalent behavioral problem of Advent Home students? One counselor believes it is anger.
Anger can be triggered by external events, like a traffic jam, or internal factors, such as wo...
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Faithful Support
Throughout 2005, we saw again and again how our faithful supporters joined hands with us to make Advent Home a success! In so many ways, they have inspired us with their loyalty to our mini...
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True Stories
“You want me to do WHAT?” Work supervisors at Advent Home hear these words so often! Perhaps it’s when a new student is asked to shovel gravel, vacuum his room or weed a flower...
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How to Manage your Time

All of us have 24 hours each day, but too often it just isn’t enough! We could all benefit from learning how to use the time we have wisely. Here are seven suggestions to improve your pers