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  • Class teaches parents to discipline, not punish

    Family Advocacy Treatment Manager Loretta Potter, a licensed clinical social worker who teaches the Parenting Young Children class at Tinker, said some parents confuse discipline with punishment. "Punishment is degrading and hurtful, while discipline involves teaching the child," she said. Ms.

  • Reading to children increases their language skills

    Reading comprehension and literacy skills have always been considered as major factors in the success of children. The importance of reading and literacy has been championed by educators and school officials but the core of reading and literacy starts not in the school but in the home. One study

  • Cocky Walkers stroll to victory

    The streaking Cocky Walkers continued their success on the lanes with a 3346-3136 victory over a pesky "Here 4" quintet March 18 at the Tinker Bowling Center. The Walkers got off to a fast start in game one behind the strike bowling of Dallas Thompson. He strung together four consecutive strikes to

  • Tinker Hawks soar past Altus Patriots, 87-71

    March Madness is alive and well at the Gerrity Fitness and Sports Center. The Tinker Hawks took the home court March 22 and won 87-71 over the visiting Altus Air Force Base Patriots. Hawks head coach Clarence Griffin said though his team was a little shorthanded, the game with Altus would be a good

  • Hawks continue hot streak with 7-3 triumph

    The Tinker Hawks Can Am hockey team set a team record with its fifth consecutive win March 22. The Hawks defeated Chesapeake 7-3 in an Oklahoma City Adult Hockey League Division II matchup at the Arctic Edge Ice Arena. "Tonight we want to put together a complete game and get geared up for the

  • AFAF campaign starts

    The Air Force Assistance Fund drive at Tinker is set to start officially on Monday, March 23, and run for the next six weeks. The campaign is the Air Force's official charity and donations are used to support a number of services. 1st Lt. Nicholas Wilson, installation project officer, said donations

  • EET determines readiness of Tinker

    Tinker Airmen are trained to expect the unexpected and be prepared for the unknown. But, when their skills are tested, their actual level of readiness is determined by the installation's Exercise Evaluation Team. Approximately 170 subject-matter experts make up the EET. Knowledgeable in an array of

  • General shares ‘bucket list’ during town hall meeting

    Noting that their profession is a lethal business, the leader of Air Force Materiel Command told military and civilian Airmen attending a town hall meeting March 13 to "be professional and do it right to maintain the confidence and trust of American citizens." Gen. Donald Hoffman hosted the meeting

  • 3rd Herd shares mission with chamber

    Parrying a bayonet thrust or holding a perimeter against attack aren't an ordinary Airman's skills. That is, unless you're a member of the 3rd Combat Communications Group. Officers of the 3rd Herd briefed members of the Tinker Leadership Council on their unique skills and duties as part of ongoing

  • Sending out the right signals?

    If you think you're getting the right signals, and that "no" means "maybe," think again. That's the message from the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program, who will be using an interactive two-person play to illustrate the dangers of sexual harassment and assault. The play, Sex Signals,