Winning at Parenting offered at Family Education and Support Services and various locations.
This family participation parenting program is designed to increase the health of families by helping parents develop their parenting skills. Throughout the 6-week class, group members share parenting strengths and identify areas for personal growth. Class combines discussion, lectures, group activities and the positive social support of peers to address common parenting concerns. Intended to strengthen families by providing information, resources and an opportunity for parents to connect with each other. Classes are offered in collaboration with schools and generally meet weekly for two hours an evening over a 6-week time period. Class topics vary, but generally include the following topics: - Realistic Family Expectations or Fairy Tale Families, - Child Development, - Family Communication, - Anger Management, - Methods for Managing Stress, and - Effective Discipline and Guidance tools. Classes are offered at a variety of locations, and are free to participants. Free child care is provided and usually a light, well balanced dinner.
Physical Address
6840 Capitol Blvd S, Tumwater, WA 98501
Hours
M-Th, 8:30am-4:30pm F, 8:30am-1pm. Classes: Days vary, 6:30pm-8pm
Voice
Website
Application process
Call for registration and to reserve child care.
Fee
None.
Eligibility
Parents or attendees requiring educational needs.
Agency info
Family Education and Support Services
Family Education and Support Services is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit agency dedicated to inspire healthy child development through the provision of Family Stengthening Services. Our strategies include targeting adults who have the greatest influence over the health and well-being of children. Last year we serveed over 8,500 individuals through our prevention, intervention, and community enrichment services. We serve indivduals, Families and Communinities thorugh evidence based training, support case managment, concrete supports, home visitation services and more. Parenting classes cover such topics as Discipline and Guidance, Domestic Violence, Divorce and Separation, Kinship Care, Parenting and Fathering. We collaborate with schools to provide mainstream parenting classes such as "Winning At Parenting." We are contracted providers for such programs as "MRT Parenting and Family Values," "Impact of Domestic Violence on Children," "Consider the Children," "Kinship," "Parent Child Assistance Program," and "Dynamic Dads" programs. We coordinate a financial assistance program for Kinship or relative caregivers called "Kinship Caregiver Support Program" and a weekly support group for caregivers in Thurston, and monthly groups in Mason and Lewis counties. We also collaborate with the Hands on Children's Museum to provide a support group for foster parents called "Lifeline." and for Kinship CAregovers every Tuesday evening. In addition we offer a variety of continuing education programs for pre-school teachers, parents, foster parents, Kinship families and other early childhood professionals who work with children.