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| New Energy in Family Enrichment in Croatia
The Postigo–Pichs traveled to Zagreb, Croatia in March to serve as guest speakers at a congress organized by the local association of Family Enrichment, entitled “Children’s Education: A Challenge for the Modern Family.” José María Postigo spoke about the formation of the will as a basis for the development of all human virtues and as a precondition for the creation of a healthy and mature adult. The couple used numerous examples to illustrate how to organize the life of a very large family—sixteen children, aged between two and twenty-three—which aroused great interest among the attendees. Both José María and Rosa come from very large families. She, incidentally, is a daughterof Rafael Pich, initiator of IFFD and one of the co-founders of the International University of Catalonia.  During the session Family Enrichment was established in Croatia three years ago. About eighty-five couples have already participated in various workshops organized for parents with children. A new cycle of workshops for parents with children from zero to four years is now beginning.
IFFD International Action Team in Madrid The new members of IFFD’s International Action Team, Javier Romero Zabaleta and Antoine Mellado Rosique, visited The Family Watch and IFFD headquarters in April. The two-week visit to Madrid completed an intensive training program designed to familiarize them with the workings and dynamics of both organizations. The program culminated with the presentation of their future work plans. Javier Romero, twenty-five, will serve as a project manager responsible for coordinating preparations for the celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the International Year of the Family in 2014. The program of events includes a series of meetings of experts, one on each continent, to take place during 2012 and 2013. Antoine Mellado, twenty-three, will be a delegate of IFFD to the European Union for a three-month trial period. In that capacity, he will have the task of coordinating meetings of European experts in the European Regions Committee in Brussels this June.  Group photo in TFW headquarter Publication of consultation which does not expire Sylvia Camuñas, Executive Director of ” Familia y Cultura” magazine What can you tell me about Family and Culture? It is a magazine targeted to moderators, guiding family members, parents, young couples, whose goal is to enrich and serve as a support to the formation of all these people interested in family issues. What is his strong point? Its added value is that it does not give specific guidelines, recipes practices on education, but guidelines and general principles to better manage different situations. It is not the way, for example, of how to talk to a teenage rebel, but rather how to generate an environment conducive for the communication, or to emphasize the importance of serenity at any given time. In this line, we have added a section about anthropology that explains the basics of the person, so that we know who we are and how to help. And it is a necessary material? Of course is a very useful tool for those who have attended a course of family enrichment and also to the moderators, because it allows them to remain linked to the family enrichment and to continue their education, and others allowed to enrich their sessions and collect new points of view. It also discusses timeless themes, dating, communication, person-to the current time, making it a publication of consultation does not expire.
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International Action
IFFD Visits the Regional Council of Veneto to Explain the International Year of the Family
 Regional Counsil of Veneto Ignacio Socías, director of IFFD communication and international relations, traveled to Treviso from March 20-21, at the invitation of the regional government of Veneto. There, he attended the council of elected politicans to speak and answer questions relating to 2014 as the Year of the Family. He also gave a lecture to the plenary of the Assembly of ENSA (European Network of Social Authorities), which resulted in a magnificent opportunity to meet, exchange views, and build relationships with many representatives of European local authorities. |
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| IFFD Papers and other relevant documents
A series of position papers on current affairs an topics that have to do with family enrichment. |
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Motivation and American Grandparents’ Spending Habits |
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| IFFD PAPER Nº 9
How can fathers improve their paternity
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