Trained staff and volunteers of the Family Life Council have served 660 parents with these valuable programs during the past 2 years

 

Parenting Young Children

 

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Survival Skills for Healthy Families

In these stressful times, family connections are more important than ever, but hectic schedules and life stresses can get in the way.  Parents with children of all ages are invited to learn new strategies and practice old ones more intentionally to build stronger relationships in your family. 

This program can last for 3-5 sessions.  Topics include:

  • Building and preserving Family Strengths

  • Effective Rules and Boundaries

  • Clarifying Attitudes and Expectations

Raising teenagers can be a frightening and challenging experience for parents. It can also be rewarding and fun. The Family Life Council provides the Active Parenting of Teens series to help parents get the cooperation and respect from their teens that can make family life more enjoyable and less stressful. Active Parenting of Teens is a highly successful, video-based parent education program for parents of 12-18 year olds. Parents of teens who attend this 5-week series report improved communication and more responsible and cooperative teens.

1-2-3-4 Parents

This video-based program is from Active Parenting Publishers.  Using discussion and video, participants learn basic strategies for effectively and safely parenting toddlers and preschoolers.  Groups need to meet for 3 sessions for 60-90 minutes each time.

 Topics include:

  • Ages and Stages of Development

  • Parenting Styles

  • Discipline Techniques

  • Choices and Consequences

  • Power of Encouragement

Common Sense Parenting of Toddlers and Preschoolers

Common Sense Parenting is a discussion-based program with a video supplement.  Parents address common issues that come with raising preschool aged children.  Topics include:

  • Understanding Child Development

  • Setting Expectations for Your Child

  • Ways to Nurture Your Child

  • Your Role as Teacher

  • Using Consequences to Change Behavior

  • Giving Reasons Kids Understand

  • Using Praise Effectively and Often

  • Teaching Social Skills to Kids

  • Teaching Before Problems Occur

  • Dealing with Your Child’s Misbehavior

  • Making a Plan to Stay Calm

  • Teaching Your Child Self-Control

  • Enhancing Family Life

"You taught us a new way of parenting. Through your program we learned that by changing our parenting style, our child changed his response to us and we began to communicate."

Active Parenting of Teens participant
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