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Parents Helping Parents

Parents Helping Parents

"A Program Offering Parent Peer Support"


The following program focuses on teaching skills on child development, health and safety, community coordination, problem-solving, decision making, personal growth and family management.  The parenting support is provided through peer parents.  Below are the different group courses and their lesson agenda.  For more information on signing up for these series, contact the OB Director at 830-278-6251 ext. 1307.

PARENTS OF CHILDREN 3 & UP  (3-12 yrs. old)

Child Development
Lesson 1: Physical & Intellectual
Lesson 2: Emotional & Social
Lesson 3: Activities & Toys 
Lesson 4: School Readiness

Child Guidance
Lesson 5: Positive Discipline
Lesson 6: Siblings
Lesson 7: Communications

Raising a Moral Child

Lesson 8: How Children Learn Values
Lesson 9: The Six Pillars of Character
Health & Safety
Lesson 10: Nutrition for parent & child
Lesson 11: Immunizations
Lesson 12: Emergencies & Home Safety
Lesson 13: Home First Aid

Parent Development
Lesson 14: Self-Esteem
Lesson 15: Setting Goals
Lesson 16: Community Resources

Family Management

Lesson 17: Budgets
Lesson 18: Children & Money
Lesson 19: Time Management
Lesson 20: Selecting Childcare

PARENTS RAISING TEENS(13-19 yrs. old)

What Every Parent Needs to Know
Lesson 1: The Goal of Adolescence
Lesson 2: Adolescent Physical Devt.
Lesson 3: Adolescent Emotional Devt.

Child Guidance
Lesson 4: Communication: Effective Listening
Lesson 5: Positive Discipline
Lesson 6: Self-Esteem
Lesson 7: Healthy Relationships

Health & Safety
Lesson 8: Drug & Alcohol Abuse
Lesson 9: Eating Disorders
Lesson 10: Depression
Raising a Moral Child
Lesson 11: Values
Lesson 12: Character
Lesson 13: Sexual Development

Managing Family Crisis
Lesson 14: Teen Pregnancy
Lesson 15: Gang Involvement
Lesson 16: Death
Lesson 17: Budgets

Family Management
Lesson 18: Divorce
Lesson 19: School & Work
Lesson 20: Conflict Resolution
TEEN MOMS
Infant Care
Lesson 1: Feeding
Lesson 2: Diapering
Lesson 3: Bathing
Lesson 4: Shaken Baby Syndrome

Child Development
Lesson 5: Physical & Intellectual
Lesson 6: Emotional & Social Development
Lesson 7: Activities & Toys to Help Baby Learn

Health & Safety
Lesson 8: Nutrition for Parent & Child
Lesson 9: Immunization
Lesson 10: Emergencies & Home Safety
Lesson 11: Home First Aid
Child Guidance
Lesson 12: Discipline
Lesson 13: Communications

Parent Development
Lesson 14: Self-Esteem
Lesson 15: Goal Setting
Lesson 16: Community Resources

Family Management
Lesson 17: Budgets
Lesson 18: Plan for Emergency Expenses
Lesson 19: Time & Stress Management
Lesson 20: Selecting Childcare



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