CSC-PreSchool Programs-County Home Start

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The County Home Start Program is a contracted service through Northampton County Children and Youth Social Service and Lehigh County Children and Youth Social Service agencies.

Families are referred to the program through the county agencies and each family is assigned to a Parenting Specialist who will provide intensive parenting services in the home.

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Funded and referred by Lehigh County Children and Youth, families enter the Nurturing Network to reduce their risk of child abuse and neglect.

Topics include child development, social-emotional health, safety and sanitation, and budgeting, among others.

Families receive referrals to various early child care and education programs, employment services, and mental health services, among other community resources.

BParenting Wisely

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Parenting Wisely (PW) is an interactive CD-ROM program designed for families at risk with children from early elementary to high school age.

It enhances child adjustment and potentially reduces delinquency, substance abuse and involvement with juvenile justice system.

In addition, PW builds parental confidence in parenting skills.

Through a self-administered, self-paced CD-ROM program, parents view video scenes of common family problems.

For each problem parents choose a solution and see it enacted and listen to a critique.

The fourth evaluation with teen parents showed significant improvements in parenting knowledge and application of principles to dealing effectively with toddlers (none for control groups).

Supporting Parents in a Socially Toxic Environment

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This presentation examines several public policy issues that affect parenting, and does so within an ecological framework highlighting the role of "social toxicity" in challenging parental competence in late 20th century America.

For example, Sameroff and his colleagues (1987) report that the average IQ scores of 4 year old children are related to the number of psychological and social risk factors present in their lives.

This issue arises in the context of child maltreatment as "the price of privacy" (Garbarino et al., 1980), as well as any other situation in which children are either to be understood as citizens with a primary relationship with the state or as fundamentally private members of families with no direct link to the state under ordinary circumstances or as the private property of parents.

Regional Institutes for Professional Development at NACCRRA | The Nation's Network of Child Care Resource and Referral

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Discover the multi-layered and integrated approach used by CCR&Rs to improve the availability, affordability, and quality of early care and education and out-of-school-time care.

Participants in this session will receive an overview of outcome measurement, will learn a variety of new ideas for measuring performance, and will gain valuable insight in strategies to make outcome measurement effective.

Learn new techniques for providing responsive consumer education, referrals, and assistance to families.

Learn how to build an effective referral script and checklist to ensure that comprehensive, consistent information is being conveyed to all families.

Discuss how these functions tie into the Child Care Aware Quality Assurance Program.

Divisions

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Introduction Gateway Drugs Recognizing Drug Use Prevention Teenage Parties Parenting Skill Tips Is There Hope?

This information begins with a discussion of the most commonly used drugs called "Gateway Drugs," alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana.

The other, and most important component, are the children's parents.

If your teenager stays overnight with a friend after the party, personally check with the parents.

Whether you think your child is on drugs or experimenting, there is evidence that some of today's teenagers do understand the problems of drug abuse as a result of education.

For example, the number of high school seniors who believe there are great "risks" in regular marijuana use has increased significantly in the past five years.

Relationship Support to Employees and Their Families

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Becoming an effective parent does not come automatically.

There is no simple 'guide book' on how to be a good parent, so parents are often left struggling, wondering if they are doing the right thing or whether they are being too easy on their children.

Family Skills Education courses are run for parents of young children and teenagers, and designed to enhance family life and help parents feel more confident and secure about their parenting.

Participants will have the opportunity to develop friendships and establish a support group, which can be ongoing when the Family Skills Education group ends.

Parents who have attended our courses say the encouragement and support they received from the facilitator and other parents was very helpful.

Part 2: The Model in Depth

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Care for Self is closely connected with Advocate, a cluster of skills that enable parents to reach out to other institutions and the community.

Care for Self focuses on the parent's needs and well-being while Advocate focuses on the needs of the child.

Parents' knowledge of difficult developmental phases can help them provide for their children's needs while preventing abuse.

Cook (1991) found four parental attributes that contributed to expertise with infants: awareness of the child's goals and needs in a problem situation; developmentally sensitive understanding of the child and developmentally appropriate childrearing responses; responsiveness to cues from the child; and providing opportunities for the child to be selfdirective.

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With unrestricted access, any child with a computer and a modem can access pornographic material in seconds, and once it's been seen, the pornography can never be entirely erased from the mind.

Just as disturbing as pornography itself is, so is the difficulty in protecting children from online predators who have a sexual appetite for unsuspecting children & women and can entice them through through friendly conversations.

Help is available when you need it, thanks to the cyber crime cells set up by the Indian Government.

Family Leadership Connection | Facilitator Training Photos - Page Two

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The 40 youth developmental assets identified by the Search Institute are the foundation of this parenting approach.

In the first class parents are introduced to the protective power of assets though an exercise using assets banners to shield a young person from negative influences.

Calendar of Events

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The American Historical Association (AHA) is a nonprofit membership organization founded in 1884 and incorporated by Congress in 1889 for the promotion of historical studies, the collection and preservation of historical documents and artifacts, and the dissemination of historical research.

As the largest historical society in the United States, the AHA serves as the umbrella organization for historians working in every period and geographical area.

The Center offers intensive workshops designed to train people who work with parents to deliver state-of-the-art parenting skill-building programs.

The Association of American Colleges and Universities is the leading national association devoted to advancing and strengthening undergraduate liberal education.

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We are always pleased to hear from Scottish voluntary organisations and charities regarding any events, news and relevant information you may have.

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Workforce Development - Family and Consumer Sciences

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Family and Consumer Sciences Education prepares students for careers working with individuals and families, as well as for competence in the work of their own families.

The concept of work, whether in a family or career, is central to the program area.

Developmentally appropriate courses incorporate these six core areas, as well as academic integration and workplace applications, to prepare students to successfully manage individual, family, work, and community roles.

Examples of workplace applications include basic skills, thinking skills, and personal qualities.

This course combines classroom instruction with skilled on-the-job training in a student's chosen Family and Consumer Sciences career area.

Communication, teamwork, and employability skills are reinforced for all students in this course.

Work-based learning strategies appropriate for course are internships, cooperative education, and apprenticeship.

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