District 196 Community Education

Parents With Children Ages Birth Through 6 Years Separating Children’s brains are changing every day and it can be hard to keep up with all the new behaviors that can push our buttons. You will learn how brain state affects how we as parents approach our children’s behavior. Conflict can be an opportunity to teach and learn. This class will explore the two parts of discipline: the health of the relationship and the skill set involved. You will walk away with new insights about your child and yourself as well as strategies to try immediately.

Parents With Children Ages Birth-6 Years Separating Fathers of all types have an important relationship with their children that is instrumental in their development. Join together in a community of men to learn, share and play while building a support system rooted in fatherhood. This group will focus on quality time with our kids, including gym time. Relaxed discussions about parenting and what it means to be a dad are included. Bring your experiences as a father, or father figure, to share with the group and take home new tips and ideas from both other dads and our parenting educator. Your children will make new friends and learn skills with the guidance of our early childhood teachers.

Parents With Children Ages Birth Through 6 Years Separating Come together in a supportive environment that celebrates the unique joys and challenges of parenting multiple ages. This class offers playful learning for children and meaningful connection for adults. While children explore sensory play and early social experiences, parents and caregivers participate in group discussions guided by a licensed parent educator. Each session is shaped by the interests and needs of the group, including sleep routines, sibling relationships, picky eating, emotional development or screen time strategies. Whether you’re parenting a baby, toddler or preschooler, this class creates space for real conversations, shared wisdom and family growth.

Parents With Children Ages Birth Through 6 Years Separating There is magic in a story, wonder in a good book and connection during the time spent reading with someone you love. You and your child will enjoy time together reading books, singing songs and playing interactive story-stretching activities that are all designed to build your child’s vocabulary, strengthen your relationship and foster a life-long love for reading. You will come away with tips for using stories to illustrate life experiences such as expressing emotions, sleep, nutrition, turn-taking, diversity and school readiness concepts all while building language and literacy skills with your little ones.

Parents With Children Ages Birth Through 6 Years Separating Adult well-being is key to exploring how the threads of connection build early emotional and social skills. Join a community of learners as we increase our capacity to teach our children the life-long skills to build interdependence. Some topics will include development, temperament, introvert/extrovert, emotions, gaining independence, empathy and self-awareness. A mental health expert will join us as a guest speaker to share resources. Children will practice separating from you as they build trust with our staff. Our early childhood environment provides ample opportunity for social play guided by our experienced staff.