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Parenting
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What are parenting classes?
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Parenting classes include both parents and
children. During the first part of the class children and parents are
in two separate classrooms learning about family life and behavior.
During the last 30 minutes of the class the parents and children are
together in group activities trying to put what they have just
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What is learned during parenting classes?
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How can I take these classes?
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Parenting classes areoffered at the Joy Rose
Center eight times per year. It is an eight week course.
Wednesday mornings and Thursday evenings
At the Joy Rose Center
The cost is $25 per person/$35 per couple
Free childcare is provided. Snacks will be
provided and a pop machine is available.
If you would like to join these classes please
call CAPS at 295-2277 and ask to speak with Jennifer Byers. |
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Parents Supporting Parents
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Parents Supporting Parents is a free support group
for parents. The group meets on Monday afternoons from 4:30 - 6:00.
We discuss parenting issues as well as day-to-day life events.
Parents Supporting Parents is led by two trained facilitators. There
is no cost to become a part of the group and free childcare is
provided. No advance registration is needed. For more information,
please contact Jennifer Byers at 295-2277. |
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CoPE
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Community Parenting Education
provides support and instruction to parents throughout the community
- inchurches, libraries, jail, hospitals, schools, support groups,
and play groups. We recognize that parents benefit from good ideas
and information, as well as the support of other parents. Our staff
is available to meet the needs of families in our community. We can
provide education using a single session or series format on a
variety of subjects such as effective discipline, learning through
play, Internet Safety, single parenting, bullying, what to expect
from different ages and stages, getting your child ready to learn,
and many more. Community Parenting Education
also believes that there are people throughout our community with
the interest and ability to teach others about parenting. It is our
goal to help train, support and mobilize these individuals.
For more details, call Julie at 295-2277 |
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Baby, Think It Over |
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Middle School students throughout Elkhart
Countyhave an opportunity to get a tast of what parenting might be
like. From late-night care-giving sessions to unexplained crying to
the smell of baby powder, these computerized "babies"
provide sutdents with a very valuable learning experience.
The Elkhart County Community Foundation awarded
CAPS a generous grant to begin the program with 30 "babies".
Other donations from the community have allowed us to buy another 34
"babies". These "babies" have a computer box
installed in their backs and are set to cry randomly. They can only
be quieted when a special key is inserted by the student and held in
the "baby's" back until the care session is over. At the
end of the week-end, the computer read-out tells the teacher what
kind of care baby received: how quickly the student responded to the
crying, how many times the "baby's" head was not supported,
the total number of minutes cried and if the baby was roughly
handled, shaken or dropped.
The goal for this program is for students to
realize what is involved in caring for a baby, so that they will come
to good conclusions about their readiness and what kind of time and
lifestyle changes it will require. Also, the experience allows for a
good opportunity for dialogue to develop between the student and his
or her parents concerning a subject that is important to all. |
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Welcome Baby |
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Welcome Baby is Elkhart County's way to welcome
each new baby! At both Elkhart Geheral Hospital and Goshen Hospital,
all new parents are given a Welcome Baby bag filled with information
on child development, SIDS prevention, Shaken Baby Syndrome, and
includes a list of play groups and support groups in the county. It
also includes a magnetic picture frame for that first baby picture!
All of this information is available in both English and Spanish. |
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