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Parent Education
 

Other things may change us,

but we start and end with the family.

 

Anthony Brandt

  

Being a Parent isn’t Easy

 

In fact, parenting is probably the toughest job that we will ever do.  Family Outreach parent education programs help families find better ways to manage the demands of parenting.  Whether you are just starting the journey of parenthood with a brand new baby, a parent faced with maneuvering through the moods and challenges of adolescence, or anywhere in between, there is help and support available!  It is never too late to change direction or alter your course!  It can start with a single STEP. 

 

 

SYSTEMATIC TRAINING FOR EFFECTIVE PARENTING (STEP)

 

"The good news is parenting skills can be learned.  Although, discipline is an ongoing process; the program offers a simple, common sense approach to problems that parents encounter as children go through different stages of development.  In addition, parents learn how to respond to misbehavior in ways that encourages better choices, discourages unacceptable behavior, and promotes self-esteem and self-discipline..." 

 

Family Outreach provides 3 STEPs to help guide you through your child's life.

 

Early Childhood STEP (Ages 0-6)  ●  Basic STEP (Ages 6-12)  ●  Teen STEP (Ages 13+)

 

 

PARENT EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS

Family Outreach offers parent educational seminars on a variety of topics.  These seminars vary in length from 45 minutes to two hours to meet your group needs.  Many of the topics are also appropriate as training for teachers.  These seminars are offered free of charge, although a suggested honorarium of $50.00 per seminar topic is greatly appreciated.

Educational Seminar Topics Include:

  • Keeping Kids Safe

  • Help! I’m Parenting a Preschooler:  Tips for Handling Your Child’s Behavior

  • Staying Connected to your Teen

  • Can You Hear Me Now?  (Parent-Child Communication)

  • Sibling Rivalry:  What’s a Parent to Do?

  • Extreme Makeover:  Behavior Edition

  • Helicopters, Drill Sergeants, and Consultants:  Parenting Styles and the Messages that they Send

  • Parenting the School Aged ChildHelp! I’m the Parent of a Middle Schooler!

  • Kids that Bounce:  Raising Emotionally Healthy and Resilient Children

  • Kids in a Pressure Cooker:  Helping your child deal with Peer Pressure

  • Is This All?!? Ways to Help your Family get more from this Holiday Season

IN ADDITION:  Family Outreach provides training for teachers and preschools on Child and Abuse and Neglect.

You can make a difference!

 

If you have a strong desire to help parents develop skills that will help build stronger families and healthier children, then you might want to consider becoming one of our parent education facilitators!  We provide the in-depth training, supervision, support, and resources that you will need to help parents develop new skills.