Parenting classes at Whittier Adult School
Whittier Adult School's "Mommy and Me" parent education classes will begin the week of Sept. 13 at the adult school, 9401 S. Painter Ave.


Free Parenting Workshops at Project Self-Sufficiency
Newton Project Self-Sufficiency will offer free parenting workshops for parents with children of all ages in September.


Parenting Points - Good support system at home key to school success
As summer ends, parents and children think about the upcoming school year. For some, it is an exciting start of a "new year." Others might feel anxious and a bit afraid of what lies ahead. It is a good time to think about how your life at home works for you and your family.


Teaching children how to manage money
Some families watch TV after dinner. Others review white papers on economics. Home - Family - Parenting - Financial Responsibility - Education


United Way offers free parenting programs
The Family Success Center of the United Way of North Essex will offer two series of free educational Parenting Workshops starting Monday, Sept. 13.


BEAUFORT/HYDE PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN
BEAUFORT/HYDE PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN PARENT EDUCATOR POSITION SUMMARY: Works with families using evidence-based, Parents as Teachers (PAT) curriculum to provide parenting support, role modeling, and education to parents on appropriate child development through home visits, group meetings, parent trainings/workshops, and connections with other available community services.


Parenting Corner: Children stuck in toddlerhood need demons expelled
A concerned mother told me her 6-year-old daughter still threw tantrums nearly every day, during which she screamed as if she was being tortured, produced copious tears and performed various contortions, often losing her balance and falling to the ground where she would writhe as if possessed by demons. In fact, the parents sometimes wondered if an exorcism might be appropriate. These tantrums ...


Autism workshops kick off parenting series at library
AMESBURY ? The first in a series of four parenting workshops at the Amesbury Public Library will be held on Sept. 22 at 6:30 p.m. Nancy Wiseman, author and founder of the national organization First Signs, will discuss the first signs of autism, what to be concerned about and what not to be, what to do if you have a diagnosis, and resources to use. Feel free to bring any questions you might have ...


Children and parenting in the 21st century
Studies show that Americans today just aren't as enamored of having children, and taking care of them, as previous generations. If you've been anywhere near the ball pit at IKEA ? that trance-inducing sphere of cacophonous tykes and colored balls ? you know we're a child-obsessed nation. Manuals on how to produce and raise perfect offspring remain a bestselling literary genre. Celebrities get ...


Parenting classes to be held
A series of free parenting classes based on the book, "Value-Packed Parenting: Raising Rock-Solid Children in a Pleasure-Driven World" will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays, Sept. 9 through Oct. 28, at Monterey Bay Christian School, 1184 Hilby, Seaside.