It’s time to register for Summer 2022 classes!
Check out the Parenting Success Network calendar for classes and workshops offered by PSN and our partners throughout Linn, Benton and Lincoln counties.
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Building a Positive Relationship With Your Teen – June 28th- Workshop
Gather in-person with other parents and care-givers and discover practical ways to encourage positive behavior, manage challenging behavior, promote strong adult-teen relationships, improve communication skills, reduce family stress and practice positive parenting skills. Best for families with children ages 13-18 years old.
Tuesday, June 28
6:00-8:00 PM – Clemens Primary School, Philomath
FREE dinner and child care provided
Contact Jennifer to register: jennifer.srf@ruralfamilies.org or call: 541-929-2535
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Oregon Parenting Together Newsletter
The June issue of the Oregon Parenting Together Newsletter has arrived and is about learning about recyclables. As a parent or caregiver, you have the opportunity to teach your child how to be environmentally responsible early on in life. By instilling in your child a strong sense of environmental ethics, you can provide them the knowledge they need to minimize their carbon footprint, and can help make eco-friendliness second nature to them.
To download the English newsletter, please click here.
To download the Spanish newsletter, please click here.
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Pollywog
Pollywog is a local program that links families to prenatal education and then later to parenting education, and can also assist with families in need of additional resources. If you have children in the 0-5 year-old age range, please contact Pollywog and see what we can do to help. pollywogfamily.org
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Remote Parenting Coaching: One-On-One Parenting Support for Linn, Benton & Lincoln County Parents
Cost: FREE
Richard Halpern, M.A. has over 25 years of experience working with families in schools and non-profits. He teaches Parenting Education for Multnomah Family Court and is certified as a Positive Discipline Parent Educator
Parenting can be challenging but it’s better with support! Parenting Coaching can help:
- Promote positive parent-child relationships
- Find your own best way to parent
- Improve communication and problem solving
- Build on family’s strengths
- Support new ideas and provide helpful strategies
- Identify skill building opportunities for children based on their age and stage of development
Choose to schedule a FREE phone call or Zoom session (over the internet) at this link: calendly.com/coach4parentscall Tell Richard from coach4parents.com that the Parenting Success Network sent you.
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Resources for Talking to Children about Race & Equality
by Parenting Now!
As early as 6-months old, babies begin to notice differences in people, including their skin color, hair, and eyes. It’s never too early to have conversations about race with your child and there are wonderful, kid-friendly resources out there to help guide you along in the process. The Parenting Now! Educators have rounded up some of their favorite resources for talking to children about race and equity. Here are some of their top choices.
Podcasts:
- “Raising Anti-Racist Children – A Holistic Approach” by Jane Lansbury
- “Talking Race With Young Children” from NPR
Articles:
- How Silence Can Breed Prejudice: A Child Development Professor Explains How and Why to Talk to Kids About Race”the Washington Post
- “These Books Can Help You Explain Racism and Protest To Your Kids”from the New York Times
Read-along Children’s Books about Race & Diversity:
- “We’re Different, We’re The Same”by Bobbi Kates
- “Whoever You Are” by Mem Fox
- “It’s Okay To Be Different,”by Todd Parr
- “The Family Book,” by Todd Parr
- “The Color Of Us,”by Karen Katz
- “Same Difference,”by Calida Garcia Rawls
- “All Kinds of Children,” by Norma Simon
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