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Free workshops to improve parenting skills
Posted: 11.14.2011 at 8:18 PM
Erika Erickson

Erika Erickson is an anchor/reporter/producer. You can catch her on 7&4 News at 5, 6 and 11.

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From disciplining your children to early childhood development, these workshops can improve your parenting skills.

CHARLEVOIX -- Parenting is tough, and some of the area's best experts are sharing their parenting secrets. If you'd like to improve your parenting skills, there will be free training series for parents, grandparents, guardians and professionals of children of all ages. NMCAA Conscious Discipline Mentor and Certified Conscious Discipline instructor Lesa Rice will be speaking at the following workshops in-person at one location, and broadcast to five additional locations.

Nov. 16, 2011: 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Exploring and implementing Conscious Discipline skills and structures in the home and school. Lesa Rice will be in-person at the Charlevoix-Emmet Intermediate School District.

Feb. 15, 2011: 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Review and discussion of how to prevent power struggles. Rice will be in-person at Warbler's Nest at Kirtland Community College.

April 18, 2011: 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Learning from each other, and sharing Conscious Discipline sussesses and mistakes. Role-play of difficult situations and review series. Rice will be in-person at the COOR Intermediate School District in Roscommon.

Call 1-800-632-7334 to reserve your spot.

For a list of distance learning locations in your area and more information on these free workshops, CLICK HERE.

These workshops have been made possible by a collaborative effort between the Northwest Michigan Community Action Agency- Head Start/Early Head Start, Great Start Collaborative, Child Care Connections, Char-Em, COOR, TBA & Wex/Miss Intermediate Schoo Districts, Onekama School. Manistee Public High School & Kirtland Community College -- Warbler's Nest. 

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