| Parent Education Groups Bring Vital
Training to Community
Parent education groups focusing on parenting young children, adolescents
and problem youth are offered in English and Spanish. These classes are
regularly conducted at our office or can be held at area schools, nonprofit
organizations, churches and businesses.
Please select from the following parenting classes for a class description.
English-language class offerings:
Spanish-language class offerings:
If you are interested in attending one of our parenting classes or would
like more information, please contact us at (214) 916-4030 or parented@salesmanshipclub.org.
Bringing Baby Home©
Bringing Baby Home© is an educational workshop for pregnant couples
and families with children in their first three years. This series of
four classes combines statistical research with skill development in an
effort to help children by strengthening the parental relationship during
the transition to parenthood. The workshop teaches couples how to: avoid
relationship meltdown, increase friendship in the relationship, deal effectively
with conflict, understand that stress is normal when a baby arrives, and
much more. Available in English only. Please check course
list for upcoming classes.
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Childcare Provider Seminar
This seminar includes instruction in Early Infant Brain Development,
Shaken Baby Syndrome and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Developed to meet
the requirements of SB#558. Appropriate for licensed daycare workers in
daycare centers or homes serving children 0-24 months. Available in English
only. Please check course
list for upcoming classes.
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Love and Logic® and Love and Logic®
0-6
The Love and Logic® parenting training provides parents with easy-to-use
and practical techniques that help them to create respectful and healthy
relationships with children. This unique approach to raising children
puts the adults in control, teaches children to be responsible, and prepares
them for the real world. Appropriate for families with children of any
age. Offered in English and Spanish. Please check course
list for upcoming classes.
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Parenting with Love and
Limits®
This highly-successful parenting program focuses on helping parents establish
loving limits and restore nurturance in family relationships when children
are exhibiting difficult and challenging behaviors. Appropriate for families
with children ages 11-18. Available in English only. Please check course
list for upcoming classes.
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Parents Empowering Preschoolers
P.E.P classes are ongoing skill building classes (3:30 - 5:00 pm) for
parents and their children (3 to 5 yrs). The classes are designed to assist
parents and their children manage identified emotional and behavioral
difficulties. Please check current group schedule for class schedule.
Available in English and Spanish. Please check course
list for upcoming classes.
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Teen & Young Adult Parenting Class Series
This is an eight week course whose topics include:
- Early Infant Brain Development
- Temperament
- Positive Discipline
- Baby Proofing
- Potty Training Basics
- Child Abuse Awareness
- The Importance of Play & Nutrition
- Attachment and Socialization
Participants receive a certificate at the end of each class for one hour of parenting. Please check course
list for upcoming classes.
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Familias Felices
Familias Felices is a group of Spanish-speaking parents committed to
making the most of family life. Each Tuesday from 6-7pm, moms and dads
gather to think through the challenges they face in raising their children.
By sharing their experiences with other parents, participants find emotional
support and learn from the experiences of others. The group is organized
around readings from the book Familias Felices by psychologist David Niven,
Ph.D., in which brief chapters identify and illustrate 100 qualities of
healthy families. Childcare is provided for children ages 3 to 11 during
the time that parents are in group. Please check course
list for upcoming classes.
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Fortaleza en la Familia
This 12-week family strengthening program, held entirely in Spanish,
will demonstrate different ways for parents to guide their children and
pass on the values of their family and their culture. Childcare, life
skills groups and supervised study hall are subject to availability for
children during the evening session. Appropriate for families with children
ages 0-10. Please check course
list for upcoming classes.
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