- Parent Education
Classes such as developmental
and age appropriate
parenting and life skills on
topics such as STEP:
Systematic Training for
Effective Parenting, Positive
Discipline, Understanding
and Communicating with Your Teenager, Encouraging
Creativity, etc.
- Parent Support Groups such as Parents of
Children with ADD/ADHD, My Child Is Bipolar!, and
Grandparents Rearing Grandchildren.
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Special lectures and workshops in partnership
with other agencies such as dealing with dyslexia,
ADHD, child care, parenting the whole child, etc.
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Annual Community Lecture series which address
family-related issues. Previous speakers have
included: Dr. T. Berry Brazelton, John Rosemond, Dr.
Kevin Leman, Dr. Marianne Neifert, Dr. Edward
Hallowell, Dr. Paul Meier, Linda and Richard Eyre, Dr.
Ray Levy, Dr. Thomas W. Phelan, Dr. Robert Brooks,
Nancy Samalin, M.S. and Barbara Coloroso.
- Information and Referral Services
- Lending Library with numerous books on
parenting including such topics as communication,
self-esteem, family dynamics, differing learning
styles, and effective discipline.
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Weekly Parenting Puzzle Column in the Sunday
edition of the Tyler Morning Telegraph which offers
parenting information and tips, reaching an audience
of over 50,000.
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