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Services for Parents

Project 8 - Governor's Child Seat Program General Parenting Classes - Success by 6 Classes are held monthly to provide parents with up-to-date parenting information. Family Life Educators provide classes on topics that include discipline, children and stress, temperament, activities for parents & children, growth & development and self-esteem. For more information call 333-0698 or e-mail us. Parenting Infants and Toddlers – Bright Start Parenting Class Series (Funded by the State Office of Child Care Services) This six week series focuses on the unique demands of parenting infants and toddlers. Areas of focus include Responding to your child’s needs, Temperament, Health & Safety, Brain Development, Children & Stress, Discipline. For more information call 333-0698 or e-mail us. "Why Does My Child Act This Way?" - The Temperament Project (Funded through the Sioux Empire United Way) Just as every child has individual physical features – voice, smile, hair and fingerprint – each has a different temperament. Temperament is a child’s style of behavior; how she or he responds to people, objects, and events in one’s world. Understanding your child’s temperament helps reduce parenting stress and provides insight to effective discipline practices for your child. Complete a temperament profile to learn about your child’s individual temperament. For a free temperament profile of your child call 333-0698 or e-mail us. Infant/Child CPR for Parents Classes are periodically offered on infant/child CPR specifically for parents. Call 333-0698 or e-mail us to find out when the next class is being offered. Stress Management for Parents Parenting can be very stressful. Trying to juggle all of the demands of life and parenting can be overwhelming. This service provides parents with stress management skills that provide parents ways to keep life balanced. For more information call 333-0698 or e-mail us. One to One Parenting Consultations Sometimes parents need to talk with parenting professionals that can offer assistance with the many issues parents encounter while parenting children. Issues commonly discussed included discipline, communication , growth & development, temperament, and behavior concerns. For more information call 333-0698 or e-mail us.