Parenting Class

In Irvine: Discover More Loving Relationships with Your Children. Download the flyer here.

Ten week series starting THIS SATURDAY Sept. 11 (no class 10/23.) Saturday Mornings 10 am to Noon.

Learn practical ways to create a more peaceful home and create deep, positive emotional connections with each family member. Get the tools you need to love, support and guide your child without resorting to nagging, shaming, threatening, or bribing. Discussion groups, theory, role-playing, specific problem solving and topics such as empathy and dealing with anger are part of the curriculum. You learn to become an emotional coach to your child; building a framework of emotional literacy, balancing close emotional connection with respect, and setting limits without punishment, shaming or bribes. For most adults, this class is a life changing experience. Each class cycle is ten weeks long; please sign up for the whole series even if you cannot make every session. Grandparents, teachers and others who work with children are welcome. Newcomers, make-ups and drop-ins welcome; check out weekly topics here. Led by Terry LePage, CNVEP-certified parent educator. At the Center for Living Peace, across from UCI in the Marketplace, 4139 Campus Drive. Request is $250 for the 10-week series. Reduced cost available; ask Terry,Please register in advance at www.goodhappens.org, or call 949-854-5500. Series may be postponed if we have low enrollment.