PARENTING CLASSES

Parenting (1-4 yr olds)
As much as parents appreciate laughter and joy that young children bring into the family, they also struggle with concerns and challenges in parenting. Many parents benefit from receiving help from participating in parenting workshops through learning about their children’s age-specific developmental needs and challenges and through developing strategies to effectively deal with them. This three 2-hour weekly workshop is especially designed for parents with children from 1 to 4 years of age. The workshop will address following aspects in parenting:

  • What discipline methods work
  • How to make routines that are helpful
  • How to prevent temper tantrums
  • How to care for your child at different stages
  • How to make a childproof home

There is no fee to attend this workshop. However, it is necessary for you to purchase a Parents’ Guide Workbook for $16. Pease register at: 562) 698-1272.

Parenting (5-12 yr olds)
Parents with children of 5-12 years of age often wonder how to help their children develop characteristics and skills that foster healthy interactions and communication with others. Children’s needs for parental support are not only in physical and emotional development but also social development as they get involved in more familial and social activities. This three 2-hour weekly workshop is designed for parents of children ages 5-12. The workshop will address following aspects in parenting:

  • Building mutual respect
  • Avoiding power struggles
  • Using appropriate discipline and consequences
  • Helping your child to develop courage, responsibility, cooperation, and self-esteem
  • Helping your child to develop healthy communication style
  • Helping your child to develop healthy problem solving strategies

There is no fee to attend this workshop. However, it is necessary for you to purchase a Parents’ Guide Workbook for $16. Pease register at: 562) 698-1272.

Parenting of Teens
Teenage children go through a lot of changes and challenges and so do parents. Teenagers are exposed to the adult world, yet are not quite ready to make responsible choices. This six 2-hour workshop is designed to provide parents of teen children with ways to handle such issues. The workshop will address following aspects in parenting:

  • Building courage and self-esteem in your teens
  • Helping them develop responsibility
  • Opening the lines of communication
  • Using positive discipline techniques
  • Addressing such critical problems as drug and alcohol use, teen sexuality, and violence

There is no fee to attend this workshop. However, it is necessary for you to purchase a Parents’ Guide Workbook for $16. Pease register at: 562) 698-1272.

Parents on Board
Many parents are interested in helping their children with school adjustment and academic performance. Not knowing how to promote their children’s learning, they often feel frustration and are eager to find out effective strategies. This three 2-hour weekly workshop will provide ways to enhance children’s learning and adjustment in school by structuring your home “school smart.” The workshop will address following aspects in parenting:

  • Developing a structured but not rigid home environment that promotes learning
  • Encouraging curiosity, problem solving, and independent thinking in your children
  • Building positive parent-teacher relationships
  • Becoming “positive coaches” when helping your children with school work

 There is no fee to attend this workshop. However, it is necessary for you to purchase a Parents’ Guide Workbook for $16. Pease register at: 562) 698-1272.

Parents Without Conflict
Sadly, one in two marriages ends in divorce in the United States. Divorce is stressful to every family member. While parents are preoccupied with their own emotional struggles, children feel insecure. After separation, each parent’s different ways of parenting often creates conflict between them and confusion in children. This eight 2-hour workshop helps divorcing parents to engage in cooperative parenting and help their children’s coping from parents’ divorce. This workshop meets the demand of court-ordered parenting class. The workshop will address following aspects in parenting:

  • Understanding their children’s reaction to divorce and separation at each developmental state.
  • Understanding how conflict between parents negatively impacts their children
  • Developing techniques for successful communication and co-parenting skills
  • Practicing and modeling conflict resolution skills to assist parents who feel locked into an endless cycle of conflict with little or no hope of resolution

The fee is $350.00 per person. Workshop is offered on every Thursday from 7:00- 9:00 p.m.

Pease register at: 562) 698-1272.