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Parent and Family Education

Parent and family education is an essential component of our work at the Family Education Center. We offer consultation and training in:

Family meeting   Family meetings provide an opportunity for mutually supportive, encouraging and respectful dialogue that features equal participation among parents and children.  Effective family meetings are not gripe sessions, or meetings called only in times of trouble.  The results that can come from these regularly scheduled meetings can be truly amazing.  Families learn to resolve conflicts and solve problems in gentle and respectful ways, plan activities together, and simply have more fun together as a family.  Our Family Meeting Course teaches families the philosophy and the process for using this powerful tool.

Effective parenting   Raising children is a challenge to even the most loving and well-intentioned parent. The joys and stresses of guiding your children can be put into perspective with effective parenting skills. These skills are learnable!  Our Parent Education Course offers skills for parents who want their child-rearing task to be a positive, encouraging experience.

Stepfamily living   Parents and children face unique problems in blending different families together. The "Brady Bunch" myth lives on in our minds, and we can become very discouraged when our own blended families do not come close to that standard.  Our Stepfamily Living Course offers specific skills for families who are experiencing this challenging adventure.

Contact FEC for more information about parent and family education.