Parenting Classes

The Family Resource Center offers a variety free Parenting Classes on different topics. Pre registration is required for all courses.

New Parent Support:

  • Boot Camp for New Dads – Veteran dads and their newborns orient rookie dads who are expecting their first child.
  • Newborn Baby Care Class- This course focuses on feeding, diapering, developmental issues, medical care, child care choices and safety concerns for your new infant.
  • First Steps Together – A support group for parents of newborns (to walking). Share your experiences with others.
  • Healthy Families - This program helps to ensure new parents get their babies off to a good start in life and has been effective in enhancing a child’s growth and development, strengthening families and making parents better able to utilize community resources in caring for their children.

Parenting Classes:

  • 1,2,3,4 Parents! /1,2,3,4, Padres! – Offered in English and Spanish this five-week course is for parents of children ages 1-4 years old. Topics include: age appropriate behaviors, parent/child relationships, how to handle tantrums, and safety prevention tips.
  • Active Parenting Today/ Padre Activos De Hoy! – Offered in English and Spanish, this seven-week class is for parents of children 5-12 years old. Topics include: increasing courage and self-esteem, positive discipline techniques, eliminating power struggles
  • Parenting Your Teen - A six -week class for parents of teenagers 12-18. Topics include: Behavior management, adolescent development, teaching responsibility & good judgement, communication and listening skills.
  • Parenting Children with ADHD – this 6- week class focuses on the signs and symptoms of ADHD, getting help for your child, treating ADHD at home and school and medication information
  • Parent Anger Management – This 6 week class teaches parents to use the problem solving approach to understanding anger identifying hidden anger and how to avoid power struggles.
  • Alphabet Soup - A weekly parent support group for parents of children who have been diagnosed with psychiatric diagnosis such as ADHD, ADD, OCD, BPD and others.

Families in Transition:

  • Blending Families for Success – This 6 week couples class is for anyone who is going to be blending or has already combined a family. Topics include: unique nature of the family, uniting as a couple/family, discipline, communication and feelings, dealing with ex-spouses and handling stress.
  • Co-Parenting through Divorce – This 8 week video based, psycho-educational curriculum is designed to assist divorced parents in reducing parental conflict and the risk factor’s that influence the child’s post-divorce adjustment. There is a workbook fee for this course.