1 00:00:03,33 --> 00:00:06,30 This week on the splash. We join 2 00:00:06,31 --> 00:00:09,80 a Carolina singalong for the holidays then we take 3 00:00:09,81 --> 00:00:13,36 a look at the world's oldest fish and later we enjoy 4 00:00:13,37 --> 00:00:17,77 a holiday party. The splash the production of civic center T.V. 5 00:00:18,08 --> 00:00:22,50 Or news magazine that covers everything from local news to feature stories also 6 00:00:22,51 --> 00:00:26,37 though we can bring you the latest from the greater West Bloomfield area and now 7 00:00:26,61 --> 00:00:33,55 let's dive into just latch. Welcome to the splash 8 00:00:33,56 --> 00:00:39,91 I'm your host Shimon and as always thank you for joining us while solo singing may 9 00:00:39,92 --> 00:00:43,68 not be everyone's Forte joining in some holiday Carolyn is 10 00:00:43,69 --> 00:00:46,41 a tradition that spanned centuries reporter some on 11 00:00:46,42 --> 00:00:53,15 a she has more. Members of the Holy Spirit Lutheran Church came together for 12 00:00:53,16 --> 00:00:57,51 a night of harmony and invited the local community the Carole sing along nine years 13 00:00:57,52 --> 00:01:01,07 ago and was the invention of church member Lisa Helfer who had 14 00:01:01,08 --> 00:01:04,56 a special motivation behind the gathering when we were having 15 00:01:04,57 --> 00:01:11,00 a real dip in the economy and I kept hearing Christmas. To sell merchandise for 16 00:01:11,54 --> 00:01:14,81 gifts for your kids and stuff I was thinking about all those people who are 17 00:01:14,82 --> 00:01:16,53 unemployed and it would be 18 00:01:16,54 --> 00:01:23,42 a year that was impossible to go out in buy gifts for their kids and we needed to 19 00:01:23,43 --> 00:01:29,28 help them restore the joy of Christmas and what Christmas is all about everyone has 20 00:01:29,29 --> 00:01:32,10 a favorite Christmas carol and Lisa is no different think it's 21 00:01:32,11 --> 00:01:38,98 a favorite of most people silent night and in my songbook 22 00:01:38,99 --> 00:01:44,27 since I had the joy of putting it together I also was able to put in the German 23 00:01:44,28 --> 00:01:49,92 language words. I don't think I ever learned how to sing the whole thing in English 24 00:01:50,43 --> 00:01:52,02 because as 25 00:01:52,03 --> 00:01:58,74 a child it made my mother so happy if her girls would sing it in German it reminds 26 00:01:58,75 --> 00:02:02,68 her so much of being her grandmother's house come and join the Holy Spirit Lutheran 27 00:02:02,69 --> 00:02:07,62 Church throughout the holiday season this is the mana Sheik reporting for the to 28 00:02:07,63 --> 00:02:11,04 find out more about this spirit event or visit Civic Center T.V. 29 00:02:11,05 --> 00:02:16,79 Dot com slash holiday Caroline learning about the wonders of nature is not just 30 00:02:16,80 --> 00:02:21,23 confined to the summer time reporter Tyler Keefe stopped by the West Bloomfield 31 00:02:21,24 --> 00:02:21,97 parks to take 32 00:02:21,98 --> 00:02:26,44 a look at one of the best scarier fish we have in our oceans West Bloomfield parks 33 00:02:26,45 --> 00:02:26,82 offers 34 00:02:26,83 --> 00:02:32,51 a number of classes and programs about the vast nature and wildlife in our area and 35 00:02:32,52 --> 00:02:37,84 some with a little more of a bite Recently 36 00:02:37,85 --> 00:02:42,38 a group of eager parents grandparents and children gathered at the recreation 37 00:02:42,39 --> 00:02:46,81 Activity Center at West Bloomfield parks to learn about an animal we often don't 38 00:02:46,82 --> 00:02:53,61 see in our area sharks from Fun Facts the arts and crafts the kids gathered 39 00:02:53,62 --> 00:02:57,81 a host of new knowledge of the Marine beast from one of West Bloomfield parks is 40 00:02:57,82 --> 00:03:02,30 that many knowledgeable naturalists who lead the group and activities both direct 41 00:03:02,83 --> 00:03:05,76 and hands on it wasn't just 42 00:03:05,77 --> 00:03:10,80 a fun educational experience for the kids as their families also engaged in the fun 43 00:03:10,90 --> 00:03:15,74 and learning in themselves with the weather slowly but surely cooling off and 44 00:03:15,75 --> 00:03:19,19 winter breaks approaching for the kids West Bloomfield Parks brought 45 00:03:19,20 --> 00:03:23,15 a piece of the ocean to the Lakes area and local families left with 46 00:03:23,16 --> 00:03:28,27 a wealth of new knowledge if you're looking for fun interesting and educational 47 00:03:28,28 --> 00:03:32,96 activities during the winter months check out all of West parks events at Civic 48 00:03:32,97 --> 00:03:33,76 Center T.V. 49 00:03:33,77 --> 00:03:38,80 Dot com slash events or come down to the recreation activity center for open hours 50 00:03:38,87 --> 00:03:44,05 to interact with nature that's close to home from the recreation activity center. 51 00:03:45,50 --> 00:03:48,60 Reporting for the splash. If dissecting 52 00:03:48,61 --> 00:03:52,66 a shark intrigues you you can see more about this event by visiting Civic Center 53 00:03:52,67 --> 00:03:53,07 T.V. 54 00:03:53,08 --> 00:03:59,45 Dot com slash sensational sharks coming up we join the Optimus clubs holiday party 55 00:03:59,46 --> 00:04:06,03 and later we enjoy another fun episode of sidewalk talk. Don't go away 56 00:04:06,42 --> 00:04:09,33 you're watching the splash on Civic Center T.V. 57 00:04:09,33 --> 00:04:09,33 . 58 00:05:13,33 --> 00:05:14,80 And now back to the. 59 00:05:20,68 --> 00:05:26,03 Welcome back to the splash I'm your host Chinaman. One of the goals of the Optimist 60 00:05:26,04 --> 00:05:27,55 Club is to make our community 61 00:05:27,56 --> 00:05:32,52 a happier and better place after experiencing their holiday party there is no doubt 62 00:05:32,53 --> 00:05:37,07 they are doing just that doing good deeds for others is an occasional action for 63 00:05:37,08 --> 00:05:42,01 many of us but for members of the West Bloomfield Optimist Club bring happiness to 64 00:05:42,02 --> 00:05:42,67 children is 65 00:05:42,68 --> 00:05:47,78 a regular event that culminates with their annual holiday party we absolutely love 66 00:05:47,79 --> 00:05:54,49 it we work through the the elementary schools and we get family who 67 00:05:54,87 --> 00:05:58,71 maybe are a little less advantaged and are in maybe 68 00:05:58,72 --> 00:06:04,15 a little more need for the year and we get to throw this great holiday party and so 69 00:06:04,16 --> 00:06:08,13 they come here they have breakfast or lunch which effort to having at that time 70 00:06:08,61 --> 00:06:13,99 they have Santa face painting balloon animals and 71 00:06:14,00 --> 00:06:19,30 a friendly face to say I was glad you're here I like kids I like to see their faces 72 00:06:19,31 --> 00:06:21,23 I like to make other people happy it's 73 00:06:21,24 --> 00:06:27,21 a great opportunity for the children to meet with Santa and to have you know the 74 00:06:27,22 --> 00:06:32,80 stevedoring and as well as presence so we were doing our small part to help out in 75 00:06:32,81 --> 00:06:38,03 the community keeping kids aware of who their allies are and who to trust is 76 00:06:38,04 --> 00:06:42,42 important and many local first responders were on hand to greet the kids and get 77 00:06:42,43 --> 00:06:46,66 them acquainted with some of the gear and personnel they give the kids 78 00:06:46,67 --> 00:06:51,66 a chance to get to not only would say you know but with all the first responders 79 00:06:51,67 --> 00:06:53,94 both the police and fire it's 80 00:06:53,95 --> 00:06:56,59 a great event to get the kids from the lawyer without stop we got 81 00:06:56,60 --> 00:07:00,78 a couple probationary guys here in the fold here so they know we look like we're on 82 00:07:00,79 --> 00:07:04,71 the street doing our job we like it known to the public they don't see us very 83 00:07:04,72 --> 00:07:08,71 often in the public eye or less we're all doing our job most of the time when the 84 00:07:08,72 --> 00:07:14,60 station working there so we like to get out in say hi to everybody. The event was 85 00:07:14,61 --> 00:07:15,55 lucky enough to have 86 00:07:15,56 --> 00:07:20,78 a founding member stop by to reminisce over the twenty five years of history this 87 00:07:20,79 --> 00:07:25,87 event has the kids have a good time here. And Sandy is having 88 00:07:25,88 --> 00:07:31,55 a wonderful comes your ear for every hear. You fine just every year is 89 00:07:31,56 --> 00:07:36,67 a good time children of the future of our community and each person in attendance 90 00:07:36,68 --> 00:07:41,48 and volunteer felt the cheer and goodwill the event had to offer if you are 91 00:07:41,49 --> 00:07:44,79 interested in more events from the Optimist Club of West Bloomfield take 92 00:07:44,80 --> 00:07:46,16 a look at Civic Center T.V. 93 00:07:46,17 --> 00:07:51,69 Dot com slash optimist holiday twenty seventeen for more details and this episode 94 00:07:51,70 --> 00:07:55,19 of sidewalk talks of mana shake asked local residents their thoughts about 95 00:07:55,20 --> 00:07:57,55 a new topic that will get you smiling. 96 00:08:02,87 --> 00:08:06,39 I love the buffet West Bloomfield What's your favorite part of the casino. 97 00:08:12,24 --> 00:08:18,14 I'd be if not in the bar I would be at roulette number thirty two Probably the 98 00:08:18,15 --> 00:08:24,69 tables. Why is that I feel like it's easier to win more money this last kind I 99 00:08:24,70 --> 00:08:28,97 haven't figured out. Well I'd probably be wandering around I've never been to 100 00:08:28,98 --> 00:08:33,06 a casino before so I'd probably be just looking at everything like kind of shell 101 00:08:33,07 --> 00:08:38,83 shocked where the SWAT machines are and why because I would want to win the money 102 00:08:39,70 --> 00:08:46,60 that's me and all of those you want the money yes I do. Blackjack. Why 103 00:08:46,61 --> 00:08:51,81 is that. You know it's pretty it's exciting once you get started you really just 104 00:08:51,82 --> 00:08:58,49 can't stop until you're out of money. I naturally do that at the mall it's probably 105 00:08:58,69 --> 00:09:04,24 like the penny slots I love the premise let's play and they're cheap and you win 106 00:09:04,25 --> 00:09:07,12 a lot of money too and in that way if we ever saw you at 107 00:09:07,13 --> 00:09:12,37 a casino What part of the casino would you be and why. Probably the people watching 108 00:09:12,41 --> 00:09:13,26 so just at 109 00:09:13,27 --> 00:09:20,18 a table with the beer just watching people see if they get lucky. Because I think 110 00:09:20,19 --> 00:09:26,76 it's about fifty fifty whether blackout or even probably slots goes on like in our 111 00:09:26,77 --> 00:09:31,39 old woman so I just want to say on the slots and I have horrible luck so if I do 112 00:09:31,40 --> 00:09:35,09 Russian roulette or Black Jack I'll probably lose who had probably be the food 113 00:09:35,10 --> 00:09:40,53 place and a gamble so I would probably be eating the foods good there they do have 114 00:09:40,54 --> 00:09:47,16 a good buffet Yeah. Probably getting something to eat your wife the same thing we 115 00:09:47,17 --> 00:09:52,61 like to eat. Think you for your input West Bloomfield join us again next week for 116 00:09:52,62 --> 00:09:59,58 another episode of. Sidewalk talk. If you'd like to 117 00:09:59,59 --> 00:10:03,04 see some of our other fun and interesting questions on the show you can do so 118 00:10:03,05 --> 00:10:06,38 anytime and anywhere by visiting our website at Civic Center T.V. 119 00:10:06,39 --> 00:10:11,43 Dot com slash sidewalk talk and now it's time for our civic center event update 120 00:10:11,55 --> 00:10:14,68 where we provide you with all the latest that's happening around greater West 121 00:10:14,69 --> 00:10:18,11 Bloomfield and if you'd like to stay up to date on all of the following current 122 00:10:18,12 --> 00:10:20,66 events herself you can visit Civic Center T.V. 123 00:10:20,67 --> 00:10:23,03 Dot com slash events let's get started. 124 00:10:29,75 --> 00:10:30,77 Treat your muscles to 125 00:10:30,78 --> 00:10:35,64 a morning of gentle therapeutic yoga at spirit of Grace Church be life old gentle 126 00:10:35,65 --> 00:10:40,07 yoga is appropriate for adults and all levels of physical activity experience is 127 00:10:40,08 --> 00:10:41,36 not necessary but 128 00:10:41,37 --> 00:10:44,95 a life full gentle yogas taking place every Wednesday through December twenty 129 00:10:44,96 --> 00:10:49,85 seventh from eleven am until noon drop in prices seven dollars per class or monthly 130 00:10:49,86 --> 00:10:53,59 rate of twenty five dollars is available as well is encourage that you bring your 131 00:10:53,60 --> 00:10:57,01 own yoga mat and be prepared to meet new friends and walk away with 132 00:10:57,02 --> 00:11:01,30 a better sense of your own well being for more information visit spirit of grace 133 00:11:01,31 --> 00:11:06,46 the church on December thirteenth from two pm until two thirty pm at the West 134 00:11:06,47 --> 00:11:10,99 Bloomfield public library bring your child for an interactive story time with 135 00:11:11,00 --> 00:11:11,26 a lie 136 00:11:11,27 --> 00:11:16,16 a lie or crocodile this event will feature books crafts and game centered on the 137 00:11:16,17 --> 00:11:18,27 special character after the event 138 00:11:18,28 --> 00:11:22,96 a life sized version of the featured character will arrive as a fun culmination of 139 00:11:22,97 --> 00:11:27,57 a story time where your child can meet the character this event is free for more 140 00:11:27,58 --> 00:11:29,08 information visit W.B. 141 00:11:29,09 --> 00:11:34,11 Live dot org On December thirteenth from ten am until noon at the West Bloomfield 142 00:11:34,12 --> 00:11:39,34 public library you can improve your skills with the English language at Lets talk 143 00:11:39,38 --> 00:11:43,23 in English language discussion group this event is open to anyone currently 144 00:11:43,24 --> 00:11:47,23 learning English or who wants to become more proficient with the language there 145 00:11:47,24 --> 00:11:47,47 will be 146 00:11:47,48 --> 00:11:52,21 a discussion group led by volunteer tutors who will facilitate the conversation and 147 00:11:52,22 --> 00:11:56,14 attend to each person's learning needs you can come for all or just part of the 148 00:11:56,15 --> 00:12:00,34 session this learning session is free for more information visit W.P. 149 00:12:00,35 --> 00:12:05,51 Lived out org Do you need help with your computer skills If so then be sure to stop 150 00:12:05,52 --> 00:12:09,90 by the West Bloomfield Public Library on Thursday December fourteenth from six 151 00:12:09,91 --> 00:12:14,80 until six thirty pm to meet with the library tutor to improve your skills you can 152 00:12:14,81 --> 00:12:19,45 learn how to manage digital photos learn more about emailing Internet navigation 153 00:12:19,62 --> 00:12:24,92 Microsoft Office programs and even more basic computer skills you must register to 154 00:12:24,93 --> 00:12:29,59 secure your spot by calling the main information desk at two four eight two. Three 155 00:12:29,60 --> 00:12:34,83 two two two nine zero if you have already registered and need to cancel Please also 156 00:12:34,84 --> 00:12:39,23 call so your spot can be given to someone else good news for West Bloomfield 157 00:12:39,24 --> 00:12:44,49 Township residents Orchard Lake Road has its grand opening on December fourteenth 158 00:12:44,50 --> 00:12:48,57 at eleven thirty am this grand opening will take place and the right of way near 159 00:12:48,58 --> 00:12:53,52 Chris Bally's and all are welcome to join in after months of hard work the road 160 00:12:53,53 --> 00:12:57,09 will officially be fully open again that morning there will also be 161 00:12:57,10 --> 00:12:58,50 a live radio and T.V. 162 00:12:58,51 --> 00:13:03,50 Broadcast of the opening on eighty nine point three W B L D V on the lakes F.M. 163 00:13:03,55 --> 00:13:05,21 And on Civic Center T.V. 164 00:13:05,39 --> 00:13:10,84 So be sure to tune in as we talk to local leaders and insiders about all aspects of 165 00:13:10,85 --> 00:13:15,73 the Orchard Lake Road Project Jewish Family Services offering free health care in 166 00:13:15,74 --> 00:13:20,30 Roman assistance now through December fifteenth at Jewish Family Service located 167 00:13:20,31 --> 00:13:25,14 off of Maple Road if you are in need of quality insurances free assistance is just 168 00:13:25,15 --> 00:13:30,08 for you south by any weekday from nine am until five pm to ask questions and 169 00:13:30,09 --> 00:13:34,10 receive free advice as well as help in signing up for an insurance program that 170 00:13:34,11 --> 00:13:37,40 fits you no matter what your level of income is there is 171 00:13:37,41 --> 00:13:41,49 a coverage option that will fit your needs for more information call Meghan public 172 00:13:41,50 --> 00:13:47,17 at two four eight five nine two two two six nine on Saturday December sixteenth 173 00:13:47,18 --> 00:13:52,08 from six pm until nine pm the Sylvan Lake holiday light show and judging will take 174 00:13:52,09 --> 00:13:56,74 place if you are participating do make sure your lights are on and working during 175 00:13:56,75 --> 00:14:02,09 that time judging categories include artistic best white light display religious 176 00:14:02,10 --> 00:14:05,52 Christmas themed and many many more if you would like to be 177 00:14:05,53 --> 00:14:09,98 a judge you certainly can help in that way as well by calling City Hall at two four 178 00:14:09,99 --> 00:14:15,14 eight six eight two one four four zero or sending them an e-mail at City Hall at 179 00:14:15,15 --> 00:14:19,80 Sylvan Lake dot org The West Bloomfield high school Michigan interest elastic 180 00:14:19,81 --> 00:14:24,50 forensics association is having their annual potluck and cabaret events on December 181 00:14:24,51 --> 00:14:29,12 nineteenth from five thirty pm until eight pm and West Bloomfield high school the 182 00:14:29,13 --> 00:14:33,35 MIT. Team from the high school will be on hand to entertain with songs monologues 183 00:14:33,36 --> 00:14:37,13 and more don't miss the good food in the good fun at this event for more 184 00:14:37,14 --> 00:14:41,34 information and to support miffed at West Bloomfield high school send an email to 185 00:14:41,35 --> 00:14:43,87 John dot rr Luke at W.B. S.D. 186 00:14:43,93 --> 00:14:47,56 Dot org In keeping with the holiday goodwill there will be 187 00:14:47,57 --> 00:14:52,28 a free Christmas dinner at spirit of Grace Lutheran church provided by church 188 00:14:52,29 --> 00:14:56,50 members and local residents please feel free to stop by and meet kind hearted 189 00:14:56,51 --> 00:15:00,91 people and the spirit of holiday events held on December twenty fifth there will be 190 00:15:00,92 --> 00:15:05,35 two seatings for the dinner the first at noon and the second at one thirty pm come 191 00:15:05,36 --> 00:15:06,62 enjoy turkey ham and 192 00:15:06,63 --> 00:15:11,55 a multitude of sides and desserts as well as live music and free family photos if 193 00:15:11,56 --> 00:15:13,30 you want to register and are in need of 194 00:15:13,31 --> 00:15:18,05 a ride to and from the dinner please call Carol at two four eight six eight two 195 00:15:18,25 --> 00:15:23,27 zero seven seven zero that concludes this week's events however if you're looking 196 00:15:23,28 --> 00:15:27,18 to find even more events going on in your neighborhood then be sure to follow us at 197 00:15:27,19 --> 00:15:28,06 Civic Center T.V. 198 00:15:28,07 --> 00:15:32,42 Dot com slash events and look up our events calendar or watch us here for more 199 00:15:32,43 --> 00:15:36,96 information on everything going on in the greater West Bloomfield area as we head 200 00:15:36,97 --> 00:15:40,84 into the break stay tuned because afterwards I'll be talking with Lisa Kaplan 201 00:15:41,06 --> 00:15:47,92 program coordinator at the Henry Ford Maple Grove center. 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Welcome back 217 00:17:02,59 --> 00:17:07,64 to the splash I'm sure Monon in the studio with me this week is Lisa Kaplan program 218 00:17:07,65 --> 00:17:11,83 coordinator at the Henry Ford Maple Grove center Lisa thank you so much for 219 00:17:11,84 --> 00:17:12,90 stopping by you are 220 00:17:12,91 --> 00:17:16,97 a very busy person doing very important work and I have some really interesting 221 00:17:16,98 --> 00:17:19,82 questions for you today and for those watching Tell me 222 00:17:19,83 --> 00:17:25,09 a little bit about some of the prevalent issues you see facing people today OK Well 223 00:17:25,10 --> 00:17:29,49 for sure the opioid epidemic is the main thing facing people that you hear about in 224 00:17:29,50 --> 00:17:34,79 the news constantly people are dying of all of overdoses so opioids had the class 225 00:17:34,80 --> 00:17:39,09 of drugs that we would call pain pills things like like get in xico don't accept 226 00:17:39,20 --> 00:17:44,28 that in person Percocet methadone and heroin so that is 227 00:17:44,80 --> 00:17:50,03 a major problem across the country but also here locally and people are dying so I 228 00:17:50,04 --> 00:17:54,61 would say that's the main element sounds very serious now at the Henry Ford Maple 229 00:17:54,62 --> 00:17:59,03 Grove center what age do you all serve there as far as people coming in for 230 00:17:59,04 --> 00:18:04,31 assistance so we help people ages thirteen to two through adulthood thirteen to 231 00:18:04,32 --> 00:18:08,45 eighteen as are adolescent program and adults are eighteen and up we have no 232 00:18:08,46 --> 00:18:13,32 impatient for adolescence just outpatient OK great Wow this sounds from him I could 233 00:18:13,33 --> 00:18:16,52 be potentially life changing for individuals for sure so tell me 234 00:18:16,53 --> 00:18:20,93 a little bit about step someone can take in case they maybe are looking at their 235 00:18:20,94 --> 00:18:24,59 life and going yeah maybe I have an issue here or looking at the lives of people 236 00:18:24,60 --> 00:18:26,100 they may know what is an appropriate type of 237 00:18:27,01 --> 00:18:30,94 a step they can take well for sure the sooner the better because addiction is 238 00:18:30,95 --> 00:18:32,62 a progressive illness it's 239 00:18:32,63 --> 00:18:36,71 a disease and the longer it goes on the worse it gets so the sooner 240 00:18:36,72 --> 00:18:40,13 a person can get help the better someone who recognizes that they have 241 00:18:40,14 --> 00:18:44,12 a problem they can contact us if they have insurance and if they don't have 242 00:18:44,13 --> 00:18:48,25 insurance they can contact their local community mental health program to get 243 00:18:48,26 --> 00:18:53,16 assistance but they can be admitted to treatment and treated as soon as possible. 244 00:18:53,60 --> 00:18:56,20 If someone recognizes someone in their life who has 245 00:18:56,21 --> 00:19:00,69 a problem they can say to them I recognize you have this problem I'm concerned 246 00:19:00,70 --> 00:19:01,97 about you I know of 247 00:19:01,98 --> 00:19:04,97 a treatment program that can help if you're interested and then forward our 248 00:19:04,98 --> 00:19:09,92 information to them so that when they're ready and the patient has to be ready then 249 00:19:09,93 --> 00:19:11,65 they can get the help they need well that's 250 00:19:11,66 --> 00:19:16,02 a really good point there is just offering and then when someone recognizes this is 251 00:19:16,03 --> 00:19:20,72 the time to give them the freedom of for that's amazing good when it comes to 252 00:19:20,94 --> 00:19:25,65 actually taking that next step if you are the individual and you're like yikes this 253 00:19:25,66 --> 00:19:30,16 is this is real this is happening what resources are other resources do you think 254 00:19:30,17 --> 00:19:35,36 might be available OK so at our program and many programs all over the area we 255 00:19:35,37 --> 00:19:39,61 believe in the twelve step program of Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous 256 00:19:39,85 --> 00:19:42,60 These are twelve step support groups for people who have 257 00:19:42,96 --> 00:19:47,74 a substance use disorder who can get help from other people in their situation they 258 00:19:47,75 --> 00:19:52,27 literally work twelve steps beginning with one and moving on to two and those 259 00:19:52,28 --> 00:19:58,18 twelve steps help them to embrace recovery so those are important things for the 260 00:19:58,19 --> 00:20:02,33 person with the addiction but the family member can also go to twelve step meetings 261 00:20:02,34 --> 00:20:07,20 of their own so there's Allen and Narron and Families Anonymous which are twelve 262 00:20:07,21 --> 00:20:11,100 step programs for the family member of the person who is using and they can also 263 00:20:12,14 --> 00:20:17,28 learn the twelve steps and work the twelve steps to help them with their recovery 264 00:20:17,40 --> 00:20:17,100 because this is 265 00:20:18,01 --> 00:20:22,64 a family disease it doesn't just affect the addict really tough for the family 266 00:20:22,65 --> 00:20:26,20 members job that's something I didn't even consider absolutely so it's great they 267 00:20:26,21 --> 00:20:26,43 have 268 00:20:26,44 --> 00:20:30,93 a dual program there so everyone's on the same page and help each other really is 269 00:20:30,94 --> 00:20:35,58 what it sounds like to help themselves and help each other. But getting both 270 00:20:35,59 --> 00:20:41,56 parties to agree to participate in programming is the issue people don't get help 271 00:20:41,57 --> 00:20:46,03 until they're ready to get help so that's the challenge you know I can see that 272 00:20:46,04 --> 00:20:50,86 most definitely So various issues sounds like it could potentially just be 273 00:20:51,30 --> 00:20:56,66 challenging and difficult to. How do you and the people who work for you specialize 274 00:20:56,67 --> 00:21:00,27 in bringing some sort of positivity to something like this well there's 275 00:21:00,28 --> 00:21:05,42 a lot of positivity because with this disease there's hope there's hope and hope is 276 00:21:05,43 --> 00:21:09,74 walking around our building many of the people who work there are in recovery we 277 00:21:09,75 --> 00:21:13,73 all know people every one of us knows many many people in our lives who are in 278 00:21:13,74 --> 00:21:17,43 recovery because there's something like twenty three million Americans in recovery 279 00:21:17,44 --> 00:21:21,46 Oh wow so they may not tell you that but there are people that you know for sure 280 00:21:21,57 --> 00:21:26,47 and they're living very happy productive lives doing well and so there's 281 00:21:26,48 --> 00:21:30,51 a lot of hope with this disease if if there was no hope it would be pretty 282 00:21:30,52 --> 00:21:35,61 demoralizing but there is absolutely when it comes to those twelve steps is there 283 00:21:35,62 --> 00:21:36,84 one that you see is 284 00:21:36,85 --> 00:21:40,69 a little bit more difficult than the others for people well I would say probably 285 00:21:40,75 --> 00:21:45,56 step four which is taking personal inventory is really really tough because you 286 00:21:45,57 --> 00:21:51,86 have to look at yourself objectively and. Identify your strengths and weaknesses 287 00:21:51,87 --> 00:21:56,35 and the strengths are easy for most people the weaknesses not so much but of course 288 00:21:56,44 --> 00:21:59,49 they have a sponsor somebody in the program that is like 289 00:21:59,50 --> 00:22:05,06 a mentor who helps walk them through and helps them with that perfect so great well 290 00:22:05,07 --> 00:22:09,50 awesome I'm excited thank you so much for offering this resource to the community 291 00:22:09,51 --> 00:22:13,60 we appreciate it we appreciate your time stopping by with us today you're welcome 292 00:22:14,15 --> 00:22:18,15 once again we've been talking with Lisa Kaplan program coordinator at the Henry 293 00:22:18,16 --> 00:22:24,11 Ford Maple Grove center now let's head over to one of our favorite episodes of 294 00:22:24,12 --> 00:22:28,46 parenting on the go where I sat down with Paul Watson to discuss how we can teach 295 00:22:28,47 --> 00:22:32,30 our youth and teens to be safe while using technology. 296 00:22:38,32 --> 00:22:42,65 Hello and welcome to parenting on the go I'm Senior Monon And joining me this 297 00:22:42,66 --> 00:22:47,93 episode is Paul Walton chief assistant prosecutor for Oakland County Hall thanks 298 00:22:47,94 --> 00:22:52,10 for stopping by today we appreciate your time and my pleasure I'm excited to talk 299 00:22:52,11 --> 00:22:54,27 about this issue of safety looking at it from 300 00:22:54,28 --> 00:22:58,13 a different perspective let's go ahead and jump right in so what do you see as some 301 00:22:58,14 --> 00:23:04,10 of the growing issues for teens and preteens concerning today's technology Well 302 00:23:04,11 --> 00:23:07,76 technology is the issue with parents you know it's 303 00:23:07,80 --> 00:23:12,98 a matter of having conversations and. Sitting down with them on 304 00:23:12,99 --> 00:23:17,58 a pretty frequent basis and repeating the conversation kids find themselves quite 305 00:23:17,85 --> 00:23:19,73 honestly using the Internet on 306 00:23:19,74 --> 00:23:24,30 a daily basis and they can find themselves in some pretty tricky situations so it's 307 00:23:24,31 --> 00:23:29,95 important for parents to have these discussions for example your when your child 308 00:23:29,96 --> 00:23:35,04 reaches the age driving age you don't simply flip them the car keys and say here's 309 00:23:35,09 --> 00:23:41,77 the keys Here's the car gas is on the right. Brake is on the left dinners at 310 00:23:41,78 --> 00:23:45,51 a good luck what you do is you sit down and you talk with them you talk with them 311 00:23:45,52 --> 00:23:49,57 about the rules of the road how to approach an intersection how to look both ways 312 00:23:49,58 --> 00:23:53,84 the what the signs mean on and on and on because you want to teach them to be 313 00:23:53,85 --> 00:23:57,71 a safe driver and before you put your child behind 314 00:23:57,72 --> 00:24:02,07 a three to six thousand pound car you want to make sure they understand the rules 315 00:24:02,08 --> 00:24:07,60 of the road. In the same way before you hand your child a tablet a smart phone 316 00:24:07,61 --> 00:24:11,27 a computer you want to sit down and talk with them about the potential dangers out 317 00:24:11,28 --> 00:24:15,20 there as well the rules of the road so they don't find themselves in 318 00:24:15,21 --> 00:24:19,52 a dangerous situation where they don't find themselves being victimized by some 319 00:24:19,53 --> 00:24:22,49 online predator or find themselves in 320 00:24:22,50 --> 00:24:26,69 a situation where they are creating an on line persona that may have some 321 00:24:26,70 --> 00:24:30,13 devastating consequences for them as they get older Wow So there's 322 00:24:30,14 --> 00:24:33,61 a lot of things that kids should be doing safely on the Internet what about some 323 00:24:33,62 --> 00:24:38,17 things that kids should be avoiding when it comes to the Internet and any time you 324 00:24:38,18 --> 00:24:40,29 hit send for a picture or 325 00:24:40,33 --> 00:24:47,16 a text posting you lose control of that image that message forever so 326 00:24:47,20 --> 00:24:50,92 be cautious about what you're saying about yourself your friends your family your 327 00:24:50,93 --> 00:24:57,10 school your community because every time you hit send you say something about who 328 00:24:57,11 --> 00:25:04,09 you are and that can have ramifications for you in the future such as. You 329 00:25:04,10 --> 00:25:05,86 say something hateful and you're on 330 00:25:05,87 --> 00:25:09,91 a football team you can find yourself kicked off the football team you say 331 00:25:09,92 --> 00:25:16,05 something you can gauge risky behavior showing yourself drinking or fighting and 332 00:25:16,06 --> 00:25:16,87 you applied to 333 00:25:16,88 --> 00:25:23,66 a university you could find yourself. Not invited to the university so before you 334 00:25:23,67 --> 00:25:28,97 hit send look at what you're saying about yourself and then decide if that's truly 335 00:25:28,98 --> 00:25:33,01 which it if that's appropriate to go out yeah absolutely I would imagine 336 00:25:33,02 --> 00:25:37,19 a lot of parents are curious as to what their kids are doing online do you think 337 00:25:37,20 --> 00:25:40,61 it's appropriate for parents to spy on their kids on my last more of 338 00:25:40,62 --> 00:25:42,74 a parenting decision there's 339 00:25:42,75 --> 00:25:46,78 a lot of ways to sit down and discuss with your kids about what they're doing 340 00:25:46,79 --> 00:25:53,67 online. For example you know. Some parents may want to look at the history on 341 00:25:53,68 --> 00:25:57,74 a daily basis other parents may find it more useful to do some type of parental 342 00:25:57,75 --> 00:26:03,81 monitoring system and I know the West Bloomfield Youth Assistance. Website is going 343 00:26:03,82 --> 00:26:08,98 to have information concerning containing. The various programs that parents may 344 00:26:08,99 --> 00:26:13,03 want to look at in decide if it's appropriate for them absolutely will thank you so 345 00:26:13,04 --> 00:26:16,55 much for sharing so much wisdom with us today and I hope it's helpful to all the 346 00:26:16,56 --> 00:26:20,50 parents out there as well and thank you all for joining us for this episode of 347 00:26:20,51 --> 00:26:25,06 parenting on the go if you would like to look at more helpful parenting tips and 348 00:26:25,07 --> 00:26:29,15 make sure to visit the West Bloomfield Youth Assistance website at W.B. 349 00:26:29,16 --> 00:26:34,47 Youth Assistance dot org to watch other episodes of parenting on the go visit Civic 350 00:26:34,48 --> 00:26:35,07 Center T.V. 351 00:26:35,08 --> 00:26:40,63 Dot com slash parenting to go we now move onto our final segment on the splash 352 00:26:40,64 --> 00:26:44,56 called Person of the week where we recognize those within the community who are 353 00:26:44,57 --> 00:26:49,53 either inspiring or providing toward others this week's recipient is Josh Barclay 354 00:26:49,83 --> 00:26:53,71 teacher at West Bloomfield high school and sponsor of the earth club. 355 00:26:59,18 --> 00:27:02,64 During the weekdays you will find Josh Barkley in the classroom leading groups of 356 00:27:02,65 --> 00:27:05,09 students and their pursuit of knowledge Josh is 357 00:27:05,10 --> 00:27:08,99 a physics teacher at West Bloomfield high school where he teaches our local young 358 00:27:09,00 --> 00:27:12,84 adults to think critically about the workings of the world around them but the 359 00:27:12,85 --> 00:27:17,66 impact that Mr Barclay has on his students goes much further than assigned readings 360 00:27:17,67 --> 00:27:23,04 in their textbooks test scores or class projects after hours Josh donates his time 361 00:27:23,05 --> 00:27:26,71 to supervise and sponsor the earth club which encourages students to be 362 00:27:26,72 --> 00:27:31,51 environmentally aware and ready to help his passionate hands on approach to 363 00:27:31,52 --> 00:27:35,70 extracurricular learning encourages his students to engage in what they learn in 364 00:27:35,71 --> 00:27:40,17 his class and their other academic endeavors and channel their newfound knowledge 365 00:27:40,18 --> 00:27:44,13 to benefit the world while the stance of the earth club are leading their own 366 00:27:44,14 --> 00:27:48,24 charge to make the science department at West Bloomfield high school powered by 367 00:27:48,25 --> 00:27:53,60 clean renewable energy their passion dedication and pursuit of ingenuity for the 368 00:27:53,61 --> 00:27:54,48 common good is 369 00:27:54,49 --> 00:27:58,96 a testament to the encouragement and support of Josh Barclay both in and outside of 370 00:27:58,97 --> 00:28:04,38 the classroom which is why he is our Person of the week if you know someone who is 371 00:28:04,39 --> 00:28:04,84 providing 372 00:28:04,85 --> 00:28:09,15 a service to their community to let us know by sending an e-mail to the splash at 373 00:28:09,16 --> 00:28:13,05 Civic Center T V dot com We want to congratulate those who are making 374 00:28:13,06 --> 00:28:17,84 a difference in our area and we appreciate all of your suggestions and that's going 375 00:28:17,85 --> 00:28:21,89 to do it for us this week but remember you can watch new episodes of the splash 376 00:28:21,93 --> 00:28:26,32 every Monday or throughout the week for replays You can also watch every episode 377 00:28:26,33 --> 00:28:27,96 online at Civic Center T.V. 378 00:28:27,97 --> 00:28:31,92 Dot com Don't forget to follow us on Facebook under Civic Center T.V. 379 00:28:31,93 --> 00:28:37,36 Fifteen You Tube at Civic Center T.V. 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