Parent Council Community Partnership Showcase

Welcoming all Abington School District parents
Wednesday, April 7, 7:30 p.m.
Held at Abington Junior High School, Susquehanna Road, Abington
Learn about the support and resources available from a variety of community organizations
Parent Council brings together parents from across the district to hear questions and discuss common issues.

Parent to Parent:  Family Training on AD/HD®

For Adults and Parents of Children and Adolescents with AD/HD
Do you or a family member suffer from AD/HD?  Do you want to learn more about AD/HD?
This interactive and educational workshop series will provide educational information and support for individuals and families who are dealing with AD/HD and are learning to navigate its challenges across the life span.  This unique program will include seven, two-hour interactive sessions.
Mondays, February 1, 8, 15, 22; March 1, 15, 22; 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Held at The Giant Super Food Store Community Center, 315 York Road, Willow Grove
Cost:  $70 for Center members: $95 for non-members (Plus a $45 materials fee)
Information & Registration:  215-657-5720 or www.centerforparentingeducation.org

Parenting the Temperamentally Challenging Child

Tuesday, February 23, 7:00–9:00 p.m.
Held at The Giant Super Food Store Community Center, 315 York Road, Willow Grove
Anyone with a temperamentally challenging child may face many struggles.  How can you preserve the self-esteem of all members of the family while providing the necessary structure that the temperamentally difficult child needs?  Learn the traits that identify the challenging child and specific approaches that will keep your head above water through some pretty rough seas.
Cost:  $15 for Center members; $20 for non-members
Provided by The Center for Parenting Education
Registration & Information:  www.CenterforParentingEducation.org or call 215-657-5720

New Mother/New Baby Group

Being a new mother can be joyful, exhilarating, and exhausting.  All mothers and their babies under one year are invited to join in a morning of fun as we share experiences, discuss your new role as a mother, discover more about your baby’s development, and make friends. 
Tuesdays, March 2, or May 4; 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.
Held at Giant Super Food Store Community Center, 315 York Road, Willow Grove
Presented by The Center for Parenting Education
Cost: Free
Registration (required) & Information: 215-657-5720 or www.centerforparentingeducation.org

Someone's Going To Do It, Why Not You?
Having a Healthy Dialogue With Your Child About Sex

For parents with children of all ages
Thursday, March 4, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Held at the Union Library, 243 South York Road, Hatboro
Having age-appropriate talks about sexuality can be easy.  Find out how.  It's never too early to answer questions and decrease the embarrassment and discomfort these discussions may bring.  
Cost:  $15 for members; $20 for non-members
Provided by The Center for Parenting Education
Registration & Information:  www.CenterforParentingEducation.org or call 215-657-5720

Tools for Effective Discipline

For all parents of children 3 years through adolescence
Monday, March 8, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Held at Roslyn Elementary School, 2565 Susquehanna Road, Roslyn
This popular workshop teaches disciplining techniques that allow you to remain calm and confident even when you must stop children from unacceptable behaviors.  Learn about the parenting style that uses discipline approaches that maintain your children's self-esteem and a healthy relationship between you and your children.  Also learn skills in rule making, handling protests, and alternatives to punishment.
Cost: $15 for Center members; $20 for non-members
Provided by The Center for Parenting Education
Registration & Information:  www.CenterforParentingEducation.org or call 215-657-5720

Partners in Parenting:  Working Together as a Team

Wednesday, March 24, 7:00–9:00 p.m.
Held at The Giant Super Food Store Community Center, 315 Old York Road, Willow Grove
Working together with the people who are involved in the care and raising of your children is one of the greatest gifts you can give.  Explore the issues involved in creating this “team spirit” and learn the skills you can use to provide this security for your children.
Cost: $15 for Center members;  $20 for non-members
Provided by The Center for Parenting Education
Registration & Information:  www.CenterforParentingEducation.org or call 215-657-5720

Hear and Be Heard: Skills for Healthy Communication

Tuesday, April 6, 7:00–9:00 p.m.
Held at The Giant Super Food Store Community Center, 315 York Road, Willow Grove
The number one trait of a healthy family is the ability to communicate in healthy ways, but sometimes it seems that a parent and a child speak different languages. Learn specific skills to help you facilitate healthy, clear, and direct communication in order to build a strong relationship with your child.  These are lifelong skills that are effective with anyone, regardless of age!
Cost:  $15 for Center members; $20 for non-members
Provided by The Center for Parenting Education
Registration & Information:  www.CenterforParentingEducation.org or call 215-657-5720

Limit Setting for Toddlers

Friday, April 9, 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Held at The Giant Super Food Store Community Center, 315 York Road, Willow Grove
It seems to happen overnight: your sweet, cuddly baby becomes an active toddler and a tyrant.  How can you set limits while preserving your child's self-esteem?  Learn approaches to handling your toddler's need to be independent and your need to keep a semblance of order in your home
Cost:  $15 for Center members; $20 for non-members
Provided by The Center for Parenting Education
Registration & Information:  www.CenterforParentingEducation.org or call 215-657-5720

First Steps to Grandparenting

Thursday, April 15, or May 27; 7:00–9:00 p.m.
Held at Abington Memorial Hospital, Lenfest Pavilion, Rooms P and G
Grandparents have a unique relationship with their grandchildren that brings a very special warmth and love to everyone’s life.   With it comes tremendous joy and sometimes unexpected questions about the kind of grandparent you want to be and how you should relate to your adult children.  Abington Memorial Hospital Family Practice physicians and staff from the Center for Parenting Education co-host this one session program focusing on baby care and other issues that new grandparents face.  Pre-registration is necessary.
Cost:  Free
Registration & Information:  Abington Memorial Hospital Community Health Education Services at 215-481-2204

Truths About Consequences

Wednesday, April 21, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Held at Copper Beech Elementary School; 825 Easton Road, Glenside
Consequences can be a very effective discipline tool to use, but it is often difficult to come up with the “right” one that will fit the situation.  Learn how to use consequences to teach your children what they need to learn when you discipline them and how to decide what the consequence should be.
Cost:  $15 for Center members; $20 for non-members
Provided by The Center for Parenting Education
Registration & Information:  www.CenterforParentingEducation.org or call 215-657-5720

When Your Toddler Erupts: Tackling Temper Tantrums

Friday, May 7, 9:30–11:30 a.m.
Held at The Giant Super Food Store Community Room, 315 York Road, Willow Grove
Temper tantrums seem to be a rite of passage for toddlers, but they confront parents with many challenges and frustrations.  Parents are often unprepared for the strong feelings that are generated (both in the child and the parent) and lack skills to manage the tantrums in a way that preserves the child’s self-esteem and their relationship with their child.  Learn why children have tantrums and the skills necessary to handle them.
Cost:  $15 for Center members; $20 for non-members
Provided by The Center for Parenting Education
Registration & Information:  www.CenterforParentingEducation.org or call 215-657-5720

Turning Down the Heat in Your Home:  How to Keep From Boiling Over With Anger 

Tuesday, May 11, 7:00–9:00 p.m.
Held at The Giant Super Food Store Community Center, 315 York Road, Willow Grove
Anger is a frightening and yet inevitable emotion experienced by both parent and child.  Learn how to handle anger in healthy ways that preserve your child’s and your self-esteem and that maintain and build a positive relationship between you as you are confronted with the challenges of parenting.
Cost:  $15 for Center members: $20 for non-members
Provided by The Center for Parenting Education
Registration & Information:  www.CenterforParentingEducation.org or call 215-657-5720

Turning Conflict Into Cooperation: The Skill of Problem Exploration 

Wednesday, May 19, 7:00–9:00 p.m.
Held at Willow Hill Elementary School, 1700 Coolidge Avenue, Willow Grove
Learn how to use problem exploration as a way to help your children see themselves as part of the solutions to challenges in the home rather than as part of the problem.  This empowering tool can be used in conflicts between you and your children, and you can also teach your children to use it when resolving conflicts with siblings and peers.
Cost:  $15 for Center members; $20 for non-members
Provided by The Center for Parenting Education
Registration & Information:  www.CenterforParentingEducation.org or call 215-657-5720

Toilet Learning

Friday, June 4, 9:30–11:30 a.m.
Held at The Giant Super Food Store Community Room, 315 York Road, Willow Grove
Somewhere between two and four, children and their parents go through the process of learning to use the potty.  This can be an easy experience for parents and children if they know what to expect.  Learn ways to avoid power plays and make this time a smooth transition.  Join us for this insightful look at healthy approaches to this exciting and yet often frustrating and challenging milestone in your child’s life.
Cost:  $15 for Center members; $20 for non-members
Provided by The Center for Parenting Education
Registration & Information:  www.CenterforParentingEducation.org or call 215-657-5720

Children’s Health Center for Uninsured, Underinsured, & Medical Assistance

Provides primary health care to children from birth through age 21 who are uninsured, underinsured, or on Medical Assistance.
Health Center staff takes time to listen and understand issues facing children and works with parents or caregivers to provide necessary follow-up care.
Services include: physical exams, care for sick children, sports physicals, immunizations, school physicals, vision and hearing screening, parenting education and support, home visits, 24-hour on-call
Location: Visiting Nurse Association—Community Services, 1421 Highland Avenue, Abington, Monday through Friday
To schedule an appointment: 215-572-7880

E-Mail List

Parents are invited to join an email list for The Center for Parenting Education to receive updates and reminders about parenting programs.  Sign up at www.CenterforParentingEducation.org. . 

Parenting through Divorce

Research indicates that children of divorce fare best when conflict is minimal, their needs are given priority, and parents interact cooperatively with each other.
Two programs offered to teach skills to help children weather the storm of separation and divorce.
Group Seminars - These two sessions, four hours each, teach:
     How to help children adjust to separation/divorce
     Children's usual reactions to divorce
     How parents can avoid or decrease conflicts
     Skills to communicate effectively with children
     How to co-parent with one's ex-spouse to meet children's needs   
Cost: $200 for both sessions
Individual One-on-One Sessions - Parents meet individually with a Parenting Educator to address above issues and their personal concerns and situation Sessions are one hour Cost: $90/session
Information & Registration: 215-576-0586 or info@parentingedu.org  

Personal Coaching

For parents of newborns through teens
     Are you a parent of a child with a challenging temperament?
     Do you feel that  you need help with discipline?
     Would you like to increase your confidence and your parenting skills?
     Do you sometimes feel out of control, or unsure of healthy ways to respond?
If you answered "yes" to any of the above, then Personal Parenting Coaching may be just what you need!
Featuring one-hour sessions with a certified Parenting Educator who can support and guide you as you learn about healthy ways to parent and to communicate more effectively with your children.   Often, two, or three sessions are enough to give you the support and information you need.
Cost:  1st session:               $75.00 for members of The Center for Parenting Education   
                                             $90.00 for non-members. 
           Subsequent sessions:  $60.00 for members; $75.00 for non-members
Information: 215-576-0586

B.I.L.Y. (Because I Love You) Support Group

This support group for parents with children of any age promotes structure, consequences, and consistency in raising children. The goal is to give parents hope and help them to react in new ways in order to effect change in their child's behavior.
First meets as large group, then breaks into smaller groups for parents of children with similar ages and challenges. Sponsored by Abington Memorial Hospital and run by parents who have experienced or are currently going through challenging times with their child.
Meets Tuesdays, 7:00 p.m. at Abington Memorial Health Center-Schilling Campus, Willowood Building, 2510 Maryland Road, Willow Grove
Information: Elaine at 215-576-5216.

CPR for Family and Friends

For the general public, including parents, grandparents, and babysitters.
No pass/fail skills or written exam is required.
Includes one-rescue and conscious obstructed airway skills.
Certification is not available.
Location: Abington Memorial Health Center—Schilling Campus, Pennwood Building, Suite 611
Register & Information: contact the Safety Institute of Pennsylvania at 215-674-3444 or www.safetyinstitute.info

Renewal CPR

An abbreviated program for those who currently have an active (not expired) CPR card. All types of CPR cards can be renewed in these classes.
Location: Abington Memorial Health Center—Schilling Campus, Pennwood Building, Suite 611
Register & Information: contact the Safety Institute of Pennsylvania at 215-674-3444 or www.safetyinstitute.info

Childbirth Preparation Class and Refresher Class

Mothers-to-be and their partners learn the value of a teamwork approach to relaxation and breathing techniques.
Variety of class options
Information 215-481-6800

Expectant Parents Orientation

Expectant parents can tour the Women’s Board Birthing Suite, meet some of the staff, and learn about hospital services
Wednesdays, 7:30-9:00 p.m.
Abington Memorial Hospital, Widener Building, Beadwood Auditorium
Cost: Free
Information: Debbie Fritts at 215-481-2110

Kids In Safety Seats (KISS)

With at least 30 different seatbelt systems in vehicles today, KISS teaches parents, grandparents, and other caretakers how to properly place a child in a size-appropriate car seat that is also correctly placed and installed in a car in order to reduce the risk of life-threatening injuries in an accident.
This program is provided by the Abington Police Department's Community Policing Division with support from Citizens And Police Together. Certified technicians provide instruction.
To schedule a session call Dave Rondinelli at 267-536-1074.

MOMS Club of Abington

Offers monthly meetings, age-based playgroups, kids’ activities, mom’s night out, a book club, park days, Meals for Moms, a monthly newsletter, and more. Also performs several service projects each year to benefit children in the community.
The MOMS Club of Abington is committed to supporting all members, whether they are full-time at-home parents, or if they work outside, or inside the home.
Meets 2nd Thursday of each month, 10:00 a.m. Call for location
Cost: $25 a year May attend two meetings before deciding to join.
Information: abingtonpamoms@hotmail.com,r 215-517-7326, or http://abingtonmoms.50megs.com/ 

Play 'n Share: Baby's First Friend

This discussion group provides an opportunity for parents of infants and toddlers to share their experiences, issues and concerns.  Children are invited to play in the room, while parents talk.
The following 4-week sessions are being offered:
Session 1:  Tuesdays, Jan. 19, 26, Feb. 2 & 9;, 9:30-10:30 a.m. 
Session 2:  Tuesdays, March 9, 16, 23, 30;, 9:30.-10:30 a.m.
Session 3: Tuesdays, May 11, 18, 25, and June 1, 9:30-10:30 a.m.               
Held at Giant Super Food Store, Community Center, 315 York Road, Willow Grove
Cost: $20 for members, $32 for non-members
Registration (required) & Information: 215-657-5720.

Sibling To Be

Geared to boys and girls ages 3-7 but any age child can attend
90-minute program to help siblings prepare for their role as big brothers or sisters.
Class includes learning about newborns, caring fort the baby talking about feelings, visiting the nursery and a celebration party
Friday, 6:30-8:00 p.m.: November 20
Saturday, 10:00-11:30 a.m.:
Held at Holy Redeemer Hospital
Cost: $20 per child
Pre registration required at 1-800-818-4747

Sibling Preparation

First or second Saturday of each month (one session)
9:30-11:00 a.m. or 12:00 noon -1:30 p.m.
At Abington Memorial Hospital, Rorer Building, third floor, OB/GYN classroom.
Cost: free.
Pre-register with the Childbirth Education Program at 215-481-6800.

Skooter, Skipper & Me

A group for moms, dads, grandparents...and preschoolers who play together, share action stories, do very simple crafts, and enjoy one another's company.
Tuesdays, 9:330-10:30 a.m.
Upstairs Nursery, Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Parkview & Lycoming Avenues, Abington
Led by Pastor Mandy Grimmer
Information: 215-887-4954

Toddler Activity Time

Parents and their children ages 2-31/2 are invited to join a fun-filled hour of stories, songs, ad crafts held in 8-week sessions and run like a mini pre-school
Thursdays, January 14-March 4; or March 18-May 13
Session 1:  9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Session 2: 11:00 a.m. to noon
Held at The Giant Super Food Store Community Center, 315 York Road, Willow Grove
Presented by The Center for Parenting Education
Cost: $80 for members: $120 for non-members
Registration & Information: 215-657-5720