parenting education services:classes/events

Parent Effectiveness in Resolving Conflict (PERC):
Our seven-week series at the Family Center in South Portland offers valuable information about adolescent development and ways to improve your relationship with your teen. Learn to identify causes for concern, explore ways to respond to challenges, prepare to handle drug and sexuality issues, and connect with community resources for parents.

Click here to view our upcoming PERC series and registration details.

Strengthening Families Program:
The Strengthening Families Program (SFP) involves the entire family. Parents and children attend together, sharing a family meal, attending their own parenting classes and children’s groups, and wrapping up each evening with family activities. Transportation and childcare are available.

 Click here to view more details on our Strenthening Families program.

Orientation to Child Welfare:
This five-week workshop series will help you understand what to expect from your experience with the child welfare system.  This series is sponsored and co-facilitated by Parents as Partners, a group of parents who have successfully reunited with their children.

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Baby and Toddler Basics:
Baby and Toddler Basics offers help for parents in navigating through the earliest years of parenting.  This five-week workshop series is designed for parents who want the most out of the earliest years with their child.

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Pam Leo's Meeting the Needs of Children:
This seven-week Connection Parenting workshop series is for parents, grandparents, childcare providers, teachers, and anyone who wants to bring more understanding, love and joy to their relationship with children of all ages.

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Real Life, Real Talk: Sex Education for Parents series encouraging open, honest and balanced talk about sex and relationships.