If you need help finding local parenting classes, parenting support services or family resources , contact Parent Connection at (805) 543-3700, info@sloparents.org
Parent Connection of San Luis Obispo County does not endorse the parenting classes and resources listed on this site, but provides the information as a service to our community. If you have concerns regarding a particular class, please contact the agency who is providing the resource (listed with each class, under “CONTACT”).
Active Parenting- For Parents of Teens
You will learn: discipline methods that foster cooperation, to communicate more effectively, how to build your children self-esteem, how to effectively talk with your children about serious issues involving tobacco, alcohol & other addictive drugs. Facilitated by Sharon Howell
Active Parenting Flyer
Dates: Mondays, Jan. 9, 16, 23, 30 & Feb. 6, 13
Time: 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Location: Lewis Middle School Library, 900 Creston Road, Paso Robles
Cost: $10.00 scholarship available, snacks and childcare provided
To register, please call Eloisa at 805-237-3421
Anger Management Curriculum 2012
Designed for Youth, ages 13-17
WHEN: Starting January 24th (ten week session)
TIME: 4:00p.m.
WHERE: Lifestyles Recovery Center, 715 24th Street, Suite B, Paso Robles
COST: $60.00
INCLUDES: All course materials and snacks
CONTACT: Karolyn London, Anger Management Specialist, @ (805) 238-2290 or (805) 286-6331
LIFESTYLES AM FLYER 2012
CF Application
Celebrating Families, a 16-week program for the whole family, provides a free family style dinner as well as family education sessions in order to create a successful and healthy family environment. Celebrating Families aims to help families impacted by substance abuse and drug dependence by giving families the skills they need to foster a healthy and effective family unit.
DATES:
Atascadero-Class currently in session. Call for the next start date.
Grover Beach-Class currently in session. Call for the next start date.
TIME: 5:00-7:30p.m.
LOCATION: Drug & Alcohol Services, Atascadero
COST: free
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Designed for families impacted by substance abuse, with children ages newborn to 17.
CONTACT: Jamie Stuart @ 461-6040 (North County) or Betty Gillespie @ 781-4708 for information on San Luis Obispo and South County classes.
DATES: Bi-monthly, call for dates
TIME: 4:00-5:30pm
LOCATION: Playtime Discoveries, 7600 Morro Rd., Atascadero
COST: Free
ELIGIBILITY: Open to pregnant & parenting teens under 20 years of age
CONTACT: Jannine Saldana 466-5404, ext. 114 or Dorothy Nelson at 462-0303
ChildSharing offers online co-parenting classes for adults who are raising children between two homes (due to family transitions such as divorce, separation and remarriage) and who are interested in learning better co-parenting and coping skills. These 4-hour online co-parenting classes meet national standards for court mandated programs and parents will receive a Certificate of Completion. Please check with your local court to see if the class will be accepted.
DATES/TIME: 24/7 online
LOCATION: http://www.childsharing.com/
TUITION: $39.99. plus $5.00 processing fee
CONTACT: Michelle Muncy (info@childsharing.com) or (805) 354-1139
Classes in English and Spanish
FECHAS: la primavera 2012
HORA: 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
LUGAR: Paso Robles
COSTO: $10.00 (hay becas)
REQUISITOS DE ELIGIBILIDAD: Ninguno
CONTACTO: Eloisa Medina (805) 237-3421
ACTIVE PARENTING FOR PARENTS OF TEENS
This class will be taught in Spanish
DATES: Spring 2012
TIME: 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Paso Robles,
COST: $10.00 (scholarships available)
CONTACT: Eloisa Medina @ (805) 237-3421
Spanish Class:
January 9 to March 19, 2012
5:30 to 8:30 pm, Mondays
Class held at: Paso Robles High School, Bearcat Hall
801 Niblick Road, Paso Robles, CA
Contact: Patty Ramirez at (805) 458-2596 • pramirez@t-mha.org
Parent Project Jr., Loving Solutions is a 7-week class for parents of strong-willed and impulsive children ages 5 to 10 years. Don’t ignore behaviors that you hope your child will outgrow. Learn concrete strategies to bring rapid positive behavioral change to reduce family conflict, improve the parent-child relationship and improve children’s school performance. Classes provide both emotional and practical support to parents struggling to raise difficult younger children.
Parent Project Sr. is a 10-week class, providing both emotional and practical support for parents struggling to raise adolescents. The tougher it gets to be a kid, the tougher it gets to be a parent! Concrete answers for your parenting questions. End parent-child arguments forever, improve school attendance and performance, prevent or intervene in alcohol and other drug use, and find resources to help.
For more information on Fall 2011 class dates and times, contact the Youth-Family Partners at Transitions Mental Health:
San Luis Obispo & South County-Jackie Garza @ 458-6388
San Luis Obispo & North County-Patty Ramirez @ 458-2596
San Luis Obispo & North Coast-Linda Quesenberry @ 503-0009
www.parentproject.com
From a grandmother who took this class, “Give yourself the gift (of this class). Help is out there!”
This class is a MUST for every kin caregiver! A 21-hour specialized series of classes designed for parents, kinship caregivers, and guardians who are parenting children who have experienced trauma and loss as part of their history. The course provides tools, techniques and information that empowers participants to effectively parent their child.
When: Starting Thursday, February 16th, from 5:30 – 8:30pm (7 consecutive Thursdays)
Where: Kinship Center, 71 N. Main St., Templeton
Please contact: Lori Bagby at Kinship Center’s Children’s Clinic (805) 434-2449 to sign up. Let us know if you need recreation for your child.
www.kinshipcenter.org
Playtime Discoveries is a year round program providing Parent-Child Discovery classes that meet the unique needs and interests of toddlers and preschoolers in an age-appropriate setting. Playtime Discoveries believes in a hands-on and learn through play environment where young children can explore in a friendly setting designed especially for small hands and bodies and growing minds. Playtime Discoveries is an inside play environment with explorative play, art, dancing and parent education discussion.
http://playtimediscoveries.com/
CURRENTLY RECRUITING FAMILIES
P.O.P.S. groups are led by licensed Marriage and Family Therapists and designed for parents with a child 11 years or younger. Goals include: strengthening family communication, increasing positive father-child involvement, identifying family stressors, and improving the quality of the parents’ relationship (which benefits the child).
DATES: We are currently recruiting for groups in Paso Robles
http://www.capslo.org/
POPS Groups 2012
Oportunidades Positivas para Exito de Padres
Estamos Buscando Familias; para formar Grupos para enpesar en Mayo 2010
P.O.P.S. es un grupo para familias de padres con hijos/a de 11 anos o meno.Con las metas; de Realizar positivamente la relacion entre hijo/s y sus padres, aumentar la calidad de la relacion de padres y madres para beneficiar de todos en la famila.
En donde: South County S.A.F.E., 1086 E. Grand Ave., Arroyo Grande
Para mas informacion: phone: 474-2141, email: abernal@eocslo.org
P.O.P.S Flyer-Spanish
Designed for parents/guardians of children ages six to twelve
Date: Six consecutive Tuesdays, January 24, 31, Feb 7, 14, 21, 28
Time: 5:30 to 7:30pm
Location: Monterey Road Elementary, Atascadero
Sponsored by Atascadero Unified School District and The Link
Call The Link to register at (805) 462-5404, registration is limited to 25 participants
Parenting Class Flyer
New parenting class offered by CWS for those who have had CWS involvement. Probation and court-referred parents are welcome and encouraged to attend. The six class series will focus on identifying challenging behaviors in both infants & children and how you can effectively parent children with behavioral issues. Parents may start attending at any point in the 6-session series; attendance does not need to start with Session #1. Classes will focus on: nurturing a strong bond between you & your infant; how to comfort a low-threshold infant; helping your school age child succeed; effective & positive discipline.
DATES AND TIMES: See attached flyer for specific dates and times
LOCATION: See attached flyer for class locations
The San Luis Obispo classes for SPARK are starting Wednesday, November 2nd from 12noon-2pm, at 11573 Los Osos Valley Rd. Suite B. The classes meet every Wednesday for 6 weeks.
COST: FREE and childcare is provided
Certificates at the completion of the course.
Please RSVP NO LATER than 7 days before the start of class. Classes with fewer than 5 RSVPs 1 week prior will be cancelled.
Call Holly Prieto at 781-1619; leave a message with the name and phone number of all parents who will be attending
Spark Training 2011-2012
