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Family
Wellness Workshops
(Brought
to you by Parent Connection, serving the Fox Cities and Oshkosh areas)
Find out the latest information about child growth and development, stress
management, positive discipline, communication, the teen years, and many
other issues related to parenting. Parent Connection offers a variety of
educational workshops that can help parents feel better about themselves
and the roles they fill. Workshop offerings include:
Based
in the Fox Valley & Oshkosh:
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1-2-3 Magic:
A behavior management program for parents of children ages 3-12, based
on
the book, "1-2-3 Magic," by Thomas Phelan.
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1-2-3-4
Parents: Designed especially for parents of young
children, you will learn
how to care for your child at various ages and stages of development.
Workshop
discusses how to build a loving bond with your child over the
years.
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Let's Talk Toddlers:
This 3-week session offers opportunities for parent(s) to
discuss the challenging issues of toddlerhood. Topics include toilet
training, sleep
habits, discipline, mealtime, and more.
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Love
& Logic: A 3-week session for parents of children,
ages 6-13. Teaches practical
techniques for raising responsible kids including: recognizing the four
steps of responsibility,
identifying who is in control over the situation, offering appropriate
choices, setting limits,
recognizing empathetic responses, and utilizing appropriate and logical
consequences.
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Raising Your Spirited Child:
Build a vision of your 3-10 year old's strengths to
enhance their creativity and spirit. Based on the work of Mary
Sheedy Kurchinka, this
four-week workshop offers parents a more positive and rewarding approach.
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Strengthening
Families:
Four
weeks of interactive classes for parents and their
children,
ages
10-14. The youth
group will discuss topics such as preparing for their
teen
years, strengthening family
communication, and avoiding problems with drugs and
alcohol.
The parent group will review what to expect from their teens and pre-teens
at
various
ages, rule making and consequences, how to solve problems with youth,
and
ways
to show love and support. Families will then come
together for an hour of activities
and
games, discussing family strengths and solving problems.
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Successful
Blending of Families: Explore the dynamics of living in
a blended family,
learn the key factors critical to the development of a healthy,
blended family.
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Two
Homes, No Battles:
Don't let your children become casualties during or after a
divorce! Class addresses successful co-parenting for divorcing,
separating, custodial,
and non-custodial parents.
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Within
My Reach: Building Skills For Positive Relationships: A
four-week group based
program for parents with
children of any age who are unmarried and either A) wondering if
their current
boyfriend/girlfriend is "the one" or B) single, but looking for
Mr./Ms. Right.
Topics include:
communicating effectively and resolving conflicts; making choices in
relationships to provide stability for
your children; relationship skills with important people in
your life. The goal of this program is to
clarify your vision for a present/future romantic
relationship. Designed for individuals only.
Based
in Oshkosh:
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Parent
Aide:
This free, family education program is conducted through in-home, weekly
visitation for
families who have at least one child under the age of six years.
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Nurturing:
This popular, group-based family education program includes
families with
children ages birth to 12. The family takes classes together and
learns how to communicate
more effectively to strengthen their relationship.
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Active Parenting:
This six-week, video-based program empowers families by providing
parents with the skills to help their children survive and
thrive in our changing world.
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Active Parenting of
Teens:
Identical in structure to the Active Parenting program, but
designed specifically for families with children ages 13-18.
These programs are held in various locations
throughout the Fox
Valley & Oshkosh and typically meet over a period of weeks. There is a small fee to
attend, however scholarships are available for those in need. Free child
care is available during most workshops if children are pre-registered.
For more information on current class offerings, visit our upcoming
events page or call our Parent Connection offices at 920-739-4226 (Fox
Valley) or 920-233-6630 (Oshkosh).
Community
Presentations: Parent Connection
also offers speakers to businesses,
schools, community agencies, and more on a variety of parenting topics.
Program fees vary depending on length and location. Call (920) 739-4226
ext. 108 for more information.
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