Parent Academy

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NEW PROGRAMS AVAILABLE!

It’s easy to feel like you should automatically know how to parent. Or that you should love every messy, stressful, exhausting second of raising a kid. But that’s not reality. Your family’s learning as you go, figuring out how to keep up, set rules and solve problems together. That’s normal, but it isn’t easy. Every day brings new challenges, and it can seem like you’re always running low…on time, on sleep, on money or patience.

It’s no wonder so many parents feel so overwhelmed.

WFC is offering of the Positive Parenting Program      (Triple P) can help. Triple P providers teach families how to spend less time battling misbehavior and more time building close relationships. You’ll develop the positive parenting skills to manage stress and encourage healthy habits. And that can mean more good days for your family.

Triple P is for parents with children ages 0-12 years of age.

Triple P doesn’t tell anyone how to be a parent. Instead, we offer practical advice, backed by science and the successes seen by thousands of families. You’ll find tips for a range of issues, from raising toddlers to learning how to cope with complex problems at home.

With Triple P, the choices are yours.

• Find the right level of support
• Set your own priorities and goals
• Decide what works for your family
• Tailor strategies to your unique needs

Feeling stressed out?  Feel like you've tried everything?  Sit down with WFC's Triple P provider for thoughtful advice on a specific problem.

• Focus on your family's specific needs
• Get suggestions for your situation
• Create a practical action plan

Sign up for one-on-one support here

or call 920-261-2450

Talk out everyday problems. Bedtime whining? Biting? Public meltdowns? Talk honestly about the misbehavior upsetting your family life with a small group of parents like you.

• Discuss common parenting challenges
• Tackle specific issues and frustrations
• Learn from other parents' successes
• Connect with other local families

• Developing Good Bedtime Routines - Thursday, August 20 at 6:30 p.m.
• Dealing with Disobedience - Tuesday, September 29 at 6:30 p.m.
• Hassle Free Shopping with Children - Thursday, October 21 at 6:30 p.m.

Interested in having a discussion group with your circle of friends, for example a book club, moms/dads group? Complete the registration form and choose that option. We will contact you to set something up! Different topics and dates/times are available.  

Register for a discussion group here.

Or Call920-261-2450

Build a positive foundation. Get to know the core principles of positive parenting and learn practical ways to deal with everyday challenges.

• Get insight into your child's behavior
• Learn the positive parenting basics
• Have the chance to ask questions
• Gain some techniques to try at home

Check back soon for seminar offerings! 

Coming FALL 2020

PARENTING EDUCATION

LOVE & LOGIC CLASSES 

COMING IN SPRING 2021 - STAY TUNE FOR DETAILS!

For parents with children 7 years and older.  

Registration is required for class and childcare.  

Class and Childcare are FREE.  Limited space!

Love & Logic is a philosophy of raising and teaching children which allows adults to be happier,  empowered and more skilled in the interactions with children. Love & Logic is a way of working with children that puts parents and teachers back in  control, teaches children to be responsible, and  prepares young people for the real world, with its many choices and  consequences. Love & Logic  offers adults an alternative way to  communicate with children. The techniques  produce immediate results because the techniques are simple, practical, and easy to learn.  Give yourself six nights to learn how to become a Love and Logic parent.

Taught by Chris Weddig, Social Worker, and Karen Sturdevant, Guidance Counselor, with the Watertown Unified School District.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED.        

FALL SESSION 2020 CLASS DATES: 

Thursday evenings on: 

CANCELED TILL 2021 

Time: 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

SPRING 2021 SESSION DATES:

Thursday evenings on:

TBD

Time:  6:00pm - 7:30pm

• Must attend five out of six classes to receive Certificate  (cannot miss 1st class). 
• Limited free childcare is available for children birth - 10 years of age. Registration required.  Call 920-261-2450 to register or register online by email:  scurtis@watertownfamilycenter.com
• Information needed for registration:  First & Last Name of adults attending; phone number, if you need childcare and names and ages of kiddos.

For parents with children birth - 6 years old.  

Must register for class and childcare.  Class is free and space is limited!

Show kids that whining and arguing does not pay; put an end to misbehavior in public, morning and nighttime conflicts, and sibling rivalries by teaching respect, responsibility, and self-discipline.

Love & Logic offers adults an alternative way to communicate with children. The techniques  produce immediate results because the techniques are simple, practical, and easy to learn. Give yourself five nights to learn how to  make early childhood parenting fun! 

Taught by Chris Weddig, Social Worker, and Karen Sturdevant, Guidance Counselor, with the Watertown Unified School District.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED.          

WINTER 2021  SESSION DATES: 

On Thursday evenings on:

TBD

Time: 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

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• Must attend four out of five classes to receive Certificate (cannot miss 1st class). 
• Limited free childcare is available for children birth - 10 years of age. Registration required.  Call 920-261-2450 to register or register online by email:  scurtis@watertownfamilycenter.com
• Information needed for registration:  First & Last Name of adults attending; phone number, if you need childcare and names and ages of kiddos

 Are presented quarterly with a certified Massage Therapist. Parents receive instruction in techniques to calm infants and to relieve stress for themselves while promoting parent/child bonding.

TBD