Nurturing Skills Parent Education Classes

Family Life Skills for Parents and Children

Class Structure:

Each week, parents and children meet both together and separately to learn and explore new skills.

Parent Time:  Parents meet together for 45 minutes.  During this time, parents learn new skills on how to positively parent their children as well as process difficulties they  have experienced.

Children Time:  Children meet together and use art, play and creative interaction to explore new behaviors and techniques.

Family Time:  Parents and children meet together and have time to positively interact while doing a joint activity.  Joining together to eat dinner is an example of family time.

Concept Areas:  Each week the parent's group covers two concepts or content areas.  There are 5 areas of content which include self awareness, empathy, discipline alternatives, age appropriate expectations, and bonding and attachment.

The classes are:  supportive, free, confidential, and non-judgmental.

The group meets once a week for 6 consecutive weeks and is made up of 6 - 8 families.

All families are encouraged to participate:  two-parent, single-parent, step-parent, mothers, fathers, grandparent, etc.

The Nurturing Skills classes are facilitated by SCCFF staff members and trained volunteers.

Each session is highly structured, providing a sense of predictability.

The method of instruction relies very little on lecture.  Instead, concepts are taught through activities which stimulate curiosity, empower the self and maintained energy and interest.

Contact Abby at 406-827-3218 or abby@sccff.org if you have any questions regarding our Nurturing Skills Parent Education Classes.