Active Parenting Programs?for parents with teenage children and for parents with children ages 5 to 12 will be offered at the Outback Teen Center.?Based on the?Active Parenting?program by Michael H. Popkin, Ph.D., this award-winning program is a video-based interactive learning experience and is particularly effective at helping parents and other caregivers learn such important skills as how to:
- Communicate effectively with children
- Discipline while teaching responsibility
- Encourage the development of self-esteem and character
- Redirect misbehavior and sidestep power struggles
- Explore and encourage nonviolent conflict resolution inside the home and out
- Prevent the use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs
In this interactive workshop, DVD presentations of real life situations will be discussed amongst parents. You will have time to learn and apply techniques to make real positive changes. Program highlights enjoying your children and teens.
The program is composed of?six sessions and limited to 20 participants.? Participants will meet once a week for two hours for 6 weeks.?Total cost per participant will be $22 for book and $35 facility fee.
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??Workshop facilitator: ?Sangeeta Appel.
Dates for Parenting Class:
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Active Parenting Now for Teens: every week for 6 weeks: $57 for book & fees
- Tuesday evenings 7:30-9:30 pm April 9th ? May 14th
- Tuesday mornings 9:30-11:30 am, April 9nd ? May 14th
Active Parenting Now for 5-12 years old:??every week for 6 weeks: ?$57 for book & fees
- Monday mornings 9:30-11:30 am, April 22nd ? June 3rd, no class 5/27
Parenting isn?t the only influence on your Child?s development, but it is the one you can do the most about.
Source: http://www.newcanaanoutback.org/2013/04/03/active-parenting-program-raising-healthy-kids-2/
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