{"id":36395,"date":"2013-06-17T22:54:03","date_gmt":"2013-06-17T12:54:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=36395"},"modified":"2020-12-18T11:11:16","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T01:11:16","slug":"mentoring-brings-family-smiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2013\/06\/17\/mentoring-brings-family-smiles\/","title":{"rendered":"Mentoring Brings Family Smiles"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Aggie Dynevor\u2019s presence in son Joseph\u2019s class had made the world of difference to his learning and their life together at home<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

by Marcus Priaulx<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aggie Dynevor has been able to provide a happy family life since she began mentoring at her children\u2019s schools.<\/p>\n

The mother of eight was struggling to cope when school became an unhappy place for her children. But Aggie kept making them go and sat in their classes as part of a Barambah PaCE mentoring program.<\/p>\n

She then won the PaCE-Cherbourg State School Parent of the Month Award in April 2012 and felt incredibly happy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI knew I could accomplish things if I put in the effort,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Her partner Shawn Fisher was proud of Aggie, too.<\/p>\n

He congratulated her and said ‘keep up the good work’ as he realised the added interest she took in their children\u2019s schooling made a massive difference in all aspects of their life.<\/p>\n

Aggie also improved her reading and writing skills through a Nurunderi TAFE course and did a Triple P (Positive Parenting Program) with Shawn. These were funded by Barambah PaCE and Aggie\u2019s efforts improved the relationship she had with her spouse of 13 years.<\/p>\n

They decided as a couple to move to Kingaroy and her children love it.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019ve made a lot of friends,\u201d their proud mother said.<\/p>\n

Aggie also continued to mentor at Taabinga State School and on May 27 she and Shawn reached another great milestone.<\/p>\n

Shawn was offered work to build an indigenous garden as a Taabinga State School groundsman and Aggie became a full-time teacher aide.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s good,\u201d Aggie said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf it wasn\u2019t for the PaCE\u2019s mentoring, Triple P and TAFE courses I\u2019d be just sitting, doing nothing.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur family would be falling apart. We\u2019re strong now.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re a loving unit getting on with life. It\u2019s made a big difference in our lives.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve got a better way of understanding life now and when I won that Parent of the Month Award it just made me feel so happy. I knew I could do it.\u201d<\/p>\n