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NewChristopher Futcher (flickr) (CC BY 2.0)Beyond ECFE: Parenting Elementary StudentsECFE Parent EducationCome to class and learn new parenting skills as your child grows from Elementary through High School years. Beyond ECFE Classes are taught by Licensed Parent Educators, meeting once per month. Group discussion allows parents to share their challenges, experience and wisdom. Topics are determined based on the interests of the class. Classes offered are: Parenting Elementary Students, Parenting Middle School Students, and Parenting High School Students. Parenting Elementary Students: Topics may include working in partnership with teachers, identity, sleep, friendships, discipline, emotion coaching, sibling relationships, over-scheduling, home-school communication, beginning puberty, teaching personal and media safety, moral development, chores and allowance and other concerns common to this age and stage. Topics are flexible and will reflect the interests of the group.School Year 23-24
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NewBeyond ECFE: Parenting High School StudentsECFE Parent EducationCome to class and learn new parenting skills as your child grows from Elementary through High School years. Beyond ECFE Classes are taught by Licensed Parent Educators, meeting once per month. Group discussion allows parents to share their challenges, experience and wisdom. Topics are determined based on the interests of the class. Classes offered are: Parenting Elementary Students, Parenting Middle School Students, and Parenting High School Students. Parenting High School Students: Topics may include adolescent brain development, friendships and social dynamics, health & wellness, dating, emerging independence, positive discipline, parties and dances, technology and social media, college planning, time & money management, and drugs & alcohol. Topics are flexible and reflect the interest of the group.School Year 23-24
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NewBeyond ECFE: Parenting Middle School StudentsECFE Parent EducationCome to class and learn new parenting skills as your child grows from Elementary through High School years. Beyond ECFE Classes are taught by Licensed Parent Educators, meeting once per month. Group discussion allows parents to share their challenges, experience and wisdom. Topics are determined based on the interests of the class. Classes offered are: Parenting Elementary Students, Parenting Middle School Students, and Parenting High School Students. Parenting Middle School Students: Topics may include friendships and social dynamics, personality and independence, behavior and discipline, back talk and rude behavior, building resilience, developing responsibility, self-confidence, body image, emotion coaching, balancing homework and activities, puberty, adolescent brain development, and technology and social media. Topics are flexible and will reflect the interests of the group.School Year 23-24
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Culturally Competent ParentingECFE Parent EducationLearn how to introduce culturally component skills into your parenting and family life. Students will examine their culture and influences through life as well as develop an awareness and appreciation for other cultures in our community.School Year 23-24
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WeBalkans EU (flickr) (CC BY 2.0)Mindful ParentingECFE Parent EducationMindfulness is about letting go of guilt and shame about the past and focusing on right now. Focus on purposeful attention to what's happening, instead of getting sidelined by your emotions. This class will help parents reflect on their parenting practices and make proactive plans for the highs and lows of parenting.School Year 23-24
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NewParenting BoysECFE Parent EducationWhat can we do to raise healthy boys? How is parenting boys different from parenting girls? As societal views of gender are changing, how can you teach your son about masculinity, identity, appropriate behavior and expectations? This class will explore questions like these so that you can formulate a plan for helping your son grow into an adult you will like and admire. Potential discussion topics include teaching kindness & empathy, building resilience, positive discipline, anger and conflict, bullying, chores/responsibility, self-regulation/emotion management, social norms & expectations, friendships, time management, how the pandemic has impacted boys, changing bodies and navigating the bridge between little boys and big boys. The format of the class might include podcasts, reading and discussing articles on current topics related to parenting boys, and small group discussions based on the age of the boys of participants. Topics and format are flexible and will reflect the interest of the group.School Year 23-24
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Parenting GirlsECFE Parent EducationNewHow do you help your daughters grow up to be happy, healthy and strong? How do we navigate the obstacles of growing up in a world that can seem so challenging for young girls? All girls are worthy of friendship, love, support, kindness, safety, well-being, and adults who will reinforce the best in them. This course is for parents and caregivers of girls who wish to support girl's healthy transition toward young adulthood. Potential discussion topics include supporting emotional growth while considering communication, changing bodies and healthy body image, friendships and social dynamics, common and typical bumps and pitfalls for girls (and ideas for how to anticipate and manage them), the challenges of effectively supporting girls as they become skilled in their world, and how the pandemic has impacted girls. The format of the class might include podcasts, reading and discussing articles on current topics related to parenting girls, and small group discussions based on the age of the girls of participants. Topics and format are flexible and will reflect the interest of the group.School Year 23-24
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NewParenting PodcastECFE Parent EducationTwenty-first century family life requires twenty-first century tools. If you are a parent with an interest in kids, grown-ups, and the world around us, you have to hear these podcasts. Whether you are new to podcasts, or have your earbuds permanently plugged in, you will hear something interesting in this brand-new class. Each class meeting will include time to check in with one another, as well as additional content and discussion of the week's theme. Our podcasts will include a variety of programs and episodes, of which you will listen to at least one prior to each session. This class will be a hybrid-model, participants can attend in person or virtually.School Year 23-24
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Pete (flickr) (CC BY 2.0)Parenting for ResilienceECFE Parent EducationRaising resilient kids can be challenging. Learn how to teach your child resilience and how to cope through difficult times.School Year 23-24
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WeBalkans EU (flickr) (CC BY 2.0)Parenting: Ages 3-5ECFE Parent EducationA licensed Parent Educator facilitates parents of children 3-5 years who will gather to support and discuss topics key to child development. This class will look at developmental growth through play and the joys and challenges that this age can exhibit. Topics may include: Meals and Manners, Friendship Skills, Discipline, Power Struggles. Under the guidance of the Parent Educator, participants can help select future discussions. This class will meet on the third Tuesday of the month. For an additional cost (half the amount of class fee), childcare is available for children as young as 6 weeks and as old as 5 years. Children up to 4 months are welcome to attend with their parent.School Year 23-24
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_JMH8344 (2) (flickr) (CC BY 2.0)Supporting Your Little Worrier: Anxiety Is RealECFE Parent EducationThis five-week virtual class will support parents and caregivers of young children experiencing anxiety. Parents and caregivers will learn helpful tools to manage and respond to their child's anxiety - both in the moment and long term. Instructional materials provided prior to the start of class.School Year 23-24
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Newchucka_nc (flickr) (CC BY 2.0)Trending Topics in ParentingECFE Parent EducationEach month a Licensed Parent Educator will lead discussions around trending topics that are complex when applied to parenting. This hour will provide support through research-based information and community support. Potential topics may include identity, social media, discipline, mental health, and how the pandemic has impacted our children. The format of the class might include podcasts, reading and discussing articles on trending topics. Topics and format are flexible and will reflect the interest of the group.School Year 23-24
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moodboard (flickr) (CC BY 2.0)Welcome to the Community: ParentingECFE Parent EducationThis is a parent only class for families new to living in the United States to meet and share experiences with other new families.School Year 23-24
