CCE-PIRC-Family
Watertown School District Parents as Partners Group
Date and time: May 10, 2011 from 5:30-6:45 p.m
Location: Cornell Cooperative Extension Conference Room @ 203 N. Hamilton St., Watertown, NY
Topic: TBA (Dinner and child care are provided.)
For more information, contact Sue Pappas at (315) 788-8450 ext. 264.
Do you want to schedule a workshop for your group of parents? Contact Amanda Root at (315) 788-8450 ext. 273 or email arr27@cornell.edu. See our list of workshop topics for teachers and other professionals who work with parents.
FAMILY WORKSHOPS
Magic Years is a six hour workshop designed to assist parents of children age birth – four (4) years. Parents learn about their role in the healthy development of their child. Topics include: identifying developmental milestones, nurturing routines, parenting styles, positive discipline, stress management, and parent responsibility.
Date and time: TBA.
Middle Years is a six hour workshop designed to assist parents with children between the ages of 5 and 10. Topics will include: Development, discipline, sibling rivalry, communication skills, establishing family rules, and nutrition for healthy growth and development.
Date and time: TBA.
Parenting After Separation and Divorce (PASD) – is a six-hour program designed to assist parents in helping their children adjust to parental separation or divorce. Topics include: identifying parent/child reactions to divorce, developing skills for helping children cope, post-separation parenting, co-parenting versus parallel parenting, communicating effectively between households, and identifying and managing stress in you and your children.
Date and Time: Mondays, May 16 and 23 from 5:30pm to 8:30pm and.
For more information on Parenting Classes listed above contact Kelly Kunz at 788-8450 at Ext 276 at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Jefferson County, 203 North Hamilton Street, Watertown, New York 13601
Parenting a Second Time Around Support Group (PASTA) for grandparents and other relative caregivers who are raising their grandchildren or other relative’s children.
Come share with other grandparents and relative caregivers and learn more about such topics as: your changing roles and responsibilities, discipline that really works, rebuilding a family, advocating for yourself and your relative children, communication skills, how to identify and get help for problem behaviors,and understanding adolescents.
Date and Time: 2nd Thursday of each month from 6:00pm to 7:30pm.
Location: Cornell Cooperative Extension office at 203 N. Hamilton Street, Watertown, New York
For additional information contact Sue Pappas at 788-8450 Ext. 264 or email: sep85@cornell.edu.
Grandparents or relatives caring for their grandchildren or relative children:
Parenting a Second Time Around (PASTA) a six week session program designed for grandparents and/or relative caregivers who are in a parenting role. Topics include: changing roles and responsibilities, development and behavior, discipline that really works, rebuilding a family, advocating for yourself and your relative children, communication skills, and how to identify and get help for problem behaviors.�
Dates and Times: Tuesday, April 26, May 3, 10, 17, 24, and 31 from 12:30pm to 2:30pm at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Jefferson County, 203 N. Hamilton Street, Watertown, New York 13601. Contact Sue Pappas for additional information on upcoming PASTA classes at (315) 788-8450 Ext. 264 or email: sep85@cornell.edu.
Challenges and Joys of Adolescents is a six-week program that helps parents who have a teenage child learn effective communication skills, set limits, and build responsibility and trust.
Date and time: TBA
The fee is $25 for all of the above parenting classes.
All classes held at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Jefferson County (203 North Hamilton St., Watertown).
For more information (such as fee waivers) or to register, contact Kelly Kunz, Parenting Educator at (315) 788-8450 ext. 276 or email klk92@cornell.edu. Childcare is not available during any of these sessions. Please make arrangements for your children.
Family Advocacy Program Parenting Workshops at Ft. Drum:
On-going Events:
Baby Basics is a two hour parenting workshop designed to provide expectant parents with information regarding the basics of infant care. Topics will include: changing diapers, taking temperatures, giving baths, etc.
Date and time: Classes are offered upon request, please contact Lori Staff, Family Advocacy Program Educator at (315) 772-4424 for registration information.
Connect the Tots Play Group is a new parent support group meeting for parents with children ages 0 to 3. Did you know that babies and youngsters learn skills in groups that they can’t learn at home? Did you know that group interaction improves a child’s ability to reason? Did you know that playing is a child’s work? Come to the newly formed Play Group with your children ages 0 to 3 to learn more and gain valuable skills.
Date and time: Every Tuesday from 10am to 11:30am
Location: Adirondack Creek Community Center, 9797 Constitution Avenue, Fort Drum, New York 13603
For more information call the New Parent Support Program at (315) 772-0748 or ACS (315) 772-6557
Terrific Toddler Parenting Workshop is a six hour workshop designed to assist parents with children younger than 4 years old. Topics will include: development, how to establish healthy routines, discipline, communication skills, and nutrition for healthy growth and development.�
For dates, times and registration information in 2011, please contact Lori Starr, Family Advocacy Program Educator at (315) 772-4424.
Teen-Parent Dating Safety is a two hour program designed for parents and teens. Learn and practice ways to talk to your teen, parent and friends about dating violence, warning signs of dating violence, and what to do if you know someone in an unhealthy relationship.
Date and time: TBA
For Fathers Only : A Dad’s Class
The 8-hour workshop is designed to provide fathers with tools to aid in te creating a stimulating environment and security in discipline. topics will include: challenges faced by military fathers, ways dads are vital to their child’s development, parenting syles, methods sof discipoline, and commuinicatin skills. Lunch is included.
For dates, times and registration information in 2011 contact Michelle Wojcikowski, Family Advocacy Program Educator at 772-2279 to register.
Access to Fort Drum is required for Family Advocacy Program workshops. For more information or to register for any Family Advocacy Program workshops, contact Lori Starr, Family Advocacy Program Educator at (315) 772-4244.