The Nurturing Program

"Because kids don't come with instruction manuals..."

The Nurturing Program for Parents & Children is designed to help parents improve their parenting skills to become better more effective parents. Parents learn positive behavioral management techniques and the importance of positive family interactions.

The Nurturing Program had been selected as a Model Parenting Program by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. It teaches parents alternatives to yelling and spanking, along with communication skills to better understand and respect the needs of their children.

This program is open to everyone. Parents do not have to be having problems with their children. The Nurturing Program helps parents understand the interactions, both negative and positive, between parents and their children and how these can affect a child's behavior in the future.

Parent and child classes designed to increase self-esteem of family members, teach child development and behavior management skills.

• 10 weekly sessions offered in February and September. 

• Who: For Parents and Children 4-12 

• What: Discussions & activities to teach positive parenting skills. 

• When: September 22 - November 24, 2008

            Monday evenings, 6:00 - 8:00 P.M.
   

• Where: To be announced at a later date

            
   

• Cost: FREE (Babysitting provided for children age 0 - 3) 

Printable version of class schedule.

To Register Call: YOUNG HOUSE FAMILY SERVICES (319) 752-4000 ext. 101 

This program is sponsored by Young House Family Services
and Des Moines County C.A.R.E.S. About Children

Love and Logic®

Early Childhood Parenting Made Fun!

This program is sponsored by Des Moines County C.A.R.E.S. About Children

Looking for lots of practical solutions to the everyday challenges of parenting preschool age kids? Then call to register! Love and Logic teaches simple techniques that are easy to learn, teach responsibility and character, and lower YOUR stress level. In addition, you can start using these techniques immediately.

• When: October 21 - November 18, 2008

            Tuesday evenings, 6:00 - 7:30 P.M.
   

• Where: 1st Congregational Church
                Fellowship Hall
              313 N. 4th Street
                  Burlington, IA
   

You'll be surprised at how much you can learn in 6 sessions including:

• How to Handle Misbehavior Without Breaking a Sweat

• How to Teach Kids to Listen... The First Time

• How to Avoid Power Struggles

• What to Do When Your Kids Leave You Speechless

This course was specifically created for parents of children ages birth to 6. This course uses plenty of audio and DVD examples to ensure that you don’t get bored.

Registration is free and open to the public but space is limited to 40 participants. Please register early by contacting Jeannette Fry or Aaron Wagner.

Child care is not available for this program. Please make child care arrangements so that you can dedicate your full attention to learning these new skills.

 Love is ... learning new parenting skills to be the best parent you can be.

Raise children with love, compassion, respect and consistency and learn to be a confident and joyful parent.

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