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To strengthen and support family relationships by serving as the Central Oregon source for parenting education, information and resources.

... Because kids don't come with instructions.

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For Families with young children, Make Parenting a Pleasure in Two Bend locations!

Attention parents and caregivers of children birth to 8 years! Register now for classes in Bend at Elk Meadow Elementary School and Alyce Hatch Center. These classes fill up quickly!

SW Bend 

Make Parenting a Pleasure @ Elk Meadow Elementary School 
Tuesdays 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Starts February 21 for 10 sessions
Elk Meadow Elementary
60880 Brookswood Blvd, Bend
Cost: $25 (includes book, light dinner and childcare)

Assistance with fee available

To Register call Family Resource Center at 541.389.5468 or Sign up online

Share the joys and challenges of parenting along with others while you learn: 

  • New ways to handle challenging behaviors & situations
  • Positive approaches to discipline
  • The ages & stages of child development
  • Skills in communicating with children 

Sign up Now!

Elk Meadow Elementary School Class Flyer

 

NW Bend

Make Parenting a Pleasure @ Alyce Hatch Center
Wednesdays 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Starts February 29  for 10 Sessions
Alyce Hatch Center
1406 NW Juniper St., Bend

 
FREE  (includes book, light dinner and childcare)

To Register call Family Resource Center at 541.389.5468 or Sign up online

Share the joys and challenges of parenting along with others while you learn: 

  • New ways to handle challenging behaviors & situations
  • Positive approaches to discipline
  • The ages & stages of child development
  • Skills in communicating with children 

Sign up Now!

Alyce Hatch Center Class Flyer

New Start Date!! Parenting Now, offered in Sisters, for Families with Children birth-6 years

New Start date-  February 9, 2012!

Thursdays, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
February 9-March 22, 2012  New Dates!

Sisters Elementary School
611 E. Cascade Ave. Sisters
Cost: $25 per family (light dinner, childcare and book provided )

Assistance with cost is available

Register online or

call Shawn Diez, Sisters Elementary School at 541-549-8981 or Family Resource Center at 541.389.5468

Join other families with young children! This class helps parents build long lasting and healthy relationships with their children. Explore new tools and techniques to make parenting young children easier and more enjoyable. Sessions include increasing positive communication, problem solving with young children, and new ways to handle challenging behaviors and situations. 

Sign up Now!

Sisters Class Flyer

Guide Book for Raising Teens!

Family Resource Center of Central Oregon recently developed a booklet, Raising Teens Today, to guide parents and caregivers through the teen and pre-teen years. The guide includes information on current issues including teen brain development, social networking,bullying and statistics from local communities. Download a copy of the Teen Guide or call us at 541.389.5468 to pick one up or find out about distribution locations.

Free Booklet About Kids & the Internet!

Are you worried about cyberbulling, texting, or how to keep your child safe online? Family Resource Center of Central Oregon is offering a FREE booklet to answer some of your questions and concerns. Net Cetera: Chatting with Kids About Being Online is now available for pick up – in both Spanish and English — at The Family Resource Center (FRC) offices on 1130 NW Harriman Street in Bend (Suite B). Produced by the Federal Trade Commission, this guide is one of many parenting resources available through FRC, Central Oregon’s hub for parenting education. For more information, call (541)389-5468.