Resources and Classes

Welcome to our parenting classes and resources, designed to support you in fostering a healthy and nurturing environment for your children and family. Our programs focus on modeling positive behaviors, offering engaging parent education, and providing access to expert guidance and practical tools. We believe that empowering parents begins with education and awareness. We provide parents with tools to understand their own risks, recognize behavioral patterns, and make informed decisions in their parenting journey. Our goal is to equip you with behavioral tools to identify your own risks and challenges, enabling you to approach parenting with confidence and clarity, all in the best interest of your child. It’s important to note instead of giving advice or a one-size-fits-all solution, it is more important that we focus on helping you understand key concepts, reflect on your own behaviors, and empower you to make decisions that best suit your family’s unique needs. Whether you are a couple or a single parent, our goal is to provide evidence-based information and resources to create a supportive environment that promotes lifelong wellness and well-being.

All our services are grounded in research and provided by Public Health Behavior Solutions, committed to supporting your family’s health and happiness. Should you need additional resources or have questions about child development stages, injury risk, and prevention please contact us at 323-491-6197.

RESOURCES

Letter Release - Getting through the loss of a loved-one (Activity)

Losing a loved one is one of life’s most challenging experiences, and it can be especially overwhelming for not only adults, but also children and teens. To support them during this difficult time, engaging in a "Letter Release" activity can be a helpful tool. This simple yet meaningful exercise, can help you, or your child or tee, which allows one to express their feelings and thoughts, helping them navigate their grief—whether it’s the loss of a relative, friend, or even a beloved pet. By participating in this activity together, you can foster an open and supportive environment that encourages healing and emotional expression.

Expressive Journaling (Activity)

Expressive Journaling is a simple yet powerful tool that helps children and teens better cope with their emotions by providing a safe space to express feelings through writing or drawing. Regular journaling can improve mental health by reducing anxiety, helping manage stress, and fostering emotional awareness. Additionally, engaging in this calming activity can promote better sleep, as it allows young people to process worries and relax before bedtime. By encouraging your child to use expressive journaling, you are giving them a valuable skill to navigate their emotions healthily, build resilience, and enhance overall well-being.

Health and Wellness

The Health and Wellness pages, provide physical and emotional health promotion to reduce exposure to injury and disease risk.

Sexual Behaviors in Children: Guidelines for Parents (Class)

Navigating the landscape of sexual behaviors in children and teens can be challenging for parents and caregivers. This resource offers essential guidelines to help you understand what constitutes age-appropriate sexual behaviors at different developmental stages. Inside, you will find a description of both common and uncommon behaviors by age, along with helpful resources for seeking professional guidance. This information aims to empower parents to foster healthy discussions and support their children's development in a safe and informed environment.

Helping Your Child Thrive: New Sibling Arrival

Discover practical tips and compassionate guidance in "Helping Your Child Thrive During a New Sibling Arrival: A Parent's Guide." This article offers valuable insights on recognizing signs of anxiety, fostering emotional well-being, and creating a supportive environment for children of all ages—from preschoolers to teens. Learn how to prepare your child before the baby arrives, maintain routines afterward, and avoid common pitfalls. Equip yourself with strategies to help your child feel loved, secure, and confident during this exciting family transition.

Read the full guide to nurture your child's resilience and strengthen family bonds during this special time. For a one-on-one (parents and educator) class, please contact us at 323-491-6197.

Discover the Power of Experiences Over Things

Transform your family’s happiness by shifting focus from toys to treasured moments. Learn simple, effective ways to create lasting memories, nurture connection, and enrich your child's life. Click here to read the full guide and start building meaningful moments today!

CLASSES

Smart Choices: Parenting for Success (Class)

Reducing Adolescent Risk Behavior - As parents, we strive to do our best for our kids. Our experiences and environments shape our brains, influencing how we parent. Our past, inherited behaviors, and upbringing impact our responses to parenting situations. Smart Choices: Parenting, a training for parents provides an understanding how brains develop, and parents can learn to model positive behaviors and create a nurturing environment, reducing adolescent risk behaviors and supporting their child's growth.

Parenting Class Series (Classes)

Parenting Class Series - is a set of parenting classes for parents and caregivers to empower you to nurture, communicate, and thrive for the well-being of your child.

Class 1: Effective Communication and Co-Parenting Strategies
Class 2: Child Development and Needs
Class 3: Establishing and Maintaining Routines and Boundaries
Class 4: Managing Parental Stress and Self-Care

Parental Child Empowerment Program
A program for recently separated parents (co-parenting)

Parental Child Empowerment Program:
This program, based of research from our CBI Programs, helps recently separated parents develop tools and skills to improve their communication, manage emotions, and co-parent effectively in the best interest of their child. Delivered separately to respect boundaries, it aims to reduce conflict and promote a healthy, supportive environment for the child.

Program:

2-hour session (followed by 1-hour every week, for 3-weeks)
These are private one-on-one with the parent and educator
While both parents go through the same program, each parent attends individual, separate sessions at different times and days