Are you a parent or caregiver of an older youth or teen? You are invited to visit a new website www.WindhamParentingEd.org for free upcoming parenting classes being provided in Windham County through the school year. While visiting the website, don’t forget to sign up for email updates to stay informed of future class dates and locations.
Currently the classes being offered are Guiding Good Choices (children in 4th to 8th grade) and Parenting Teens Wisely (children ages 10 to 19) for parents and caregivers FREE of cost.
Guiding Good Choices is an interactive 5 session course (2 hour long sessions) for parents and caregivers
of 4th through 8th grade children. The course provides tools and strategies to meet the challenges of guiding your child through adolescents including setting set clear guidelines controlling and expressing anger constructively, and preparing kids with “refusal” skills.
Parenting Teens Wisely is a three hour workshop providing parents and caregivers of children who are
10 to 19 years old. Learn how to set boundaries and expectations; discover new ways to handle conflict; improve and strengthen family communication; teach your kids how to make healthy choices.
The next event is Parenting Teens Wisely on Sat, October 18, 9am – 12pm at the Rockingham Free Public Library, 65 Westminster St, Bellows Falls, VT 05101. For more information or to register,
visit WindhamParentingEd.org or
contact Greater Falls Connections at 802-463-9927 ext. 212 or email Deb Witkus at deb@greaterfallsconnections.org
These classes are sponsored by a Vermont Department of Health Partners for Success grant and offered in partnership with Windham County prevention coalitions – Brattleboro Area Prevention Coalition, The Collaborative, Deerfield Valley Community Partnership, Greater Falls Connections, and West River Thrives.
Poor Parents! Bad Parents!
Ah, isn’t it a shame? I guess parents who have taken all the work and expense upon themselves to bring and raise a child into the world, just don’t have enough shrewdness and practical knowledge to raise their own children.
Well! Now that you are falling behind, guess what? School time, Mom and Dad! I’m sorry you couldn’t make the grade kids, so grab a pencil and the hit the books.
Apparently, based on your poor performance scores and bad grades in parenting, you need a refresher course to get you up to speed.
And, it just so happens that a nonprofit board of directors created a nicely ‘funded’ organization to pay your new ‘teacher’s’ salaries, and, make the volunteers feel good about themselves that they all can now tell you how to raise your children.
Okey Dokey.
Oh, by the way,...
Oh, by the way, did I mention it was “free?”