Parenting Support

Select a Parenting Support Service:

 

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Parent Child Learning Center (PCLC)

The Parent Child Learning Center (PCLC) offers interactive, nurturing, parenting classes for mothers and fathers of children from birth to five years of age.

At PCLC parents will learn:
1. Nurturing parenting techniques
2. Effective behavior management
3. Proven alternatives to spanking
4. Ages and stages of development

Other Topics Include brain development, safety, nutrition, effective communication, nurturing routines, feelings, reading to your child, self-esteem and self-concept, stress reduction,
needs of parents and children, and typical
sexual development.
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Childcare is available.

Classes are held Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:45 a.m. to noon for 10 weeks.
2012 Winter Session: January 10 - March 15 Click here for a downloadable flyer
2012 Spring Session: April 3 - June 7
2012 Summer Session: July 10 – September 13
2012 Fall Session: October 2 – December 6
Parents must enroll for the program no later than one week before the classes begin by e-mailing Cathy Diamond or calling her at 393-1735 ext. 238.

Please note, this program is funded through the Lancaster County Children and Youth Agency. Non-CYA clients will be responsible for the cost ($25 fee for materials plus the cost of childcare if needed).

Click here for further details in the Parent Child Learning Center brochure.

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Parent Support Groups – Pennsylvania Family Support Alliance

Working with the Pennsylvania Family Support Alliance, whose mission is to promote “safe children and strong families”, the YWCA offers two Parent Support Groups. One is mainly geared toward women in the Residence Program and other women living in emergency or transitional shelters. The other is open to any parents, (fathers or mothers), who prefer to speak Spanish in a support group designed to help parents cope with the “tough job of parenting” in today’s world.

Both groups offer parents a chance to relax, take a break and spend some time each week talking about the challenges they face in a safe, supportive and non-judgmental atmosphere.

A new group for those who speak Spanish begins July 15. It will meet at the YWCA every Thursday morning from 10 am until noon. For more information, call the facilitator of the group, Jenny Rosario, 9 am-4 pm weekdays at 393-1735 ext. 242.

For more information about either group, call YWCA Residence Director Mary Commero at 393-1735 ext. 222.

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