Guidelines for making anecdotal records. 1  Keep a notebook handy to make brief notes to remind you of incidents you wish to include in the record. 2  Write the record as soon as possible after the event. 3  In your anecdotal record identify the time, child, date and setting. 4  Describe the actions and what was said.
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Hope for Adult Children of Alcoholics was technically an Al-Anon meeting, however, something special was happening with each meeting and with each story being told, Tony said. The founding principles of ACA were being unearthed and spoken in these early meetings. The dysfunctional family rules of don't talk, don't trust and don't feel.. were being challenged. However, the meeting struggled because of a lack of structure and focus, Tony said.