PARENTING CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
We offer a variety of topics that would be of interest to parents, grandparents, providers and the general public. Childcare is available upon request. Classes, unless otherwise noted, are free of charge.
Please register in advance as we reserve the right to cancel classes with low enrollments. Please call 886-5242 to register.These classes are held at the Parent Child Center.
Contact Phyllis Hanus with questions at 886-5242 or by email.Project Learning Tree – a one day workshop
Saturday, September 11, 2010 9:00 am – Noon
This workshop at SAPCC is presented by Vermont's Dept of Forests, Parks and Recreation, and is composed of modeling
environmental activities and helping teachers and parents feel comfortable sharing these experiences and figuring out how they
can use the outside spaces they have to share nature with children. No charge for the class.
Call SAPCC to register. $10 fee for the book, but purchase is optional.
Positive Discipline
Mondays, September 20 – October 25, 2010 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Join other parents/caregivers in a six-week parenting group discussing the book, Positive Discipline.
Parents who use kindness and firmness to teach life skills will encourage self-respect, self-discipline, cooperation, good behavior,
and problem-solving skills in their children. The course will be helpful for parents of preschool and school age children.
How To Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will TalkThursdays, October 28 – December 9, 2010 6:00 – 7:30 pm
How would you like to stop fighting with your children? Discussion will be on supporting yourself and
using a respectful approach that will help with relationships with children of all ages. Your life will be
less stressful and more rewarding.
Parent Feedback:
This spring, Ray and Megan attended the Positive Discipline: The First Three Years seminar because
“There are times when we are frustrated with our children’s behaviors,” shared Megan. She and Ray are busy raising four children.
The Positive Discipline seminar teaches that “young children lack the ability to recognize and manage their emotions and punishing them
for this inability isn’t fair or helpful. But sometimes, children need time to cool off; if your child is older than three and a half,
you can use positive time-out as one way to teach him/her to calm down when she is angry or unhappy.” After the seminar concluded,
Megan shared, “I never thought of time-out as a positive time-out.” She stated “I grew up being told to ‘think about it’ in time-out.”
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Strong Communities, One Family at a Time
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