counselor

Hello, I am Cindy Treff, your child's school counselor. I am dedicated to meet the educational, social and emotional needs of every student, parent, teacher and administrator here at Bear Creek Elementary. I have been a counselor for 18 years and in education for 32 years. I am here to help you and your child have the best educational journey possible!

1. Please don't spoil me. I know quite well that I ought not to have all I ask for. I'm only testing you.

2. Don't be afraid to discipline me. That is how I learn there are rules and boundaries. You may not realize this but learning to accept rules will help me for the rest of my life.

3. Don't do things for me that I can do myself. It makes me feel like a baby and I really need to grow up.

4. Give me chores around the house. This is how I learn to be responsible.

5. Please point out the good things I do not just the times when I mess up.

6. Don't worry about the little time we spend together. It is how we spend it that counts.

7. Please don't protect me from consequences. I need to learn from experience.

8. Please be consistent with me because if you are not it really confuses me. It tends to make me try to get away with as much as I can.

9. I need you to say no to TV, computer and video games sometimes. I know it is really better for me to be outside or reading.

10. And last but not least, please please help me with my schoolwork and homework. I don't have all the answers and I need your involvement.

Want to have some answers to your parenting questions right at your finger tips?

Call the Warm Line at 817-332-6399 from 12:00pm to 3:00pm on Mondays-Fridays.

There is a person on the phone who will answer your questions from The Parenting Center.

Please come and check out the Parent Resource Center that is in my office. I have books and videos that will help you as you navigate all the challenges that families face today.