Parent Education Opportunities
with Four Rivers Family
Parent Education Series
Nurturing Parenting
Four Rivers Family has adopted the Nurturing Parenting curriculum as our “Signature Series”. Nurturing Parenting is a family-centered, trauma-informed, proven to make a difference parent education program. Our programs are offered in English and Spanish. Our 10-12 week family-oriented series are held September to November and March to May. To best meet the schedule of busy families. Free childcare and a light meal are provided.
Join other parents to:
• Make new connections and learn from each other
• Share which parenting strategies are right for you
• Build new skills and strategies to support your child’s success
One-Night Parenting Workshops and Family Activity Nights
One-night workshops and family nights will be offered in the winter and summer when parents may not have the time to commit to a longer series of classes. Topics may include: how to prepare healthy meals, growth and development of children, managing and communicating feelings, routines and behavior supports.
Parent Cafes
Come share and support each other! Parent Cafes provide a safe, non-judgmental opportunity for parents and caregivers to engage in meaningful, reflective conversations about what it means to keep their children safe and families strong.
To find out about more parenting education
opportunities or to register, Contact:
Four Rivers Families (Hood River and Wasco County) 541 380 0611 or 541 386 2620
Four Rivers Families (Gilliam, Sherman and Wheeler County) 541 969 4061
Email: sbrookover@cgesd.k12.or.us
Community Classes
Stewards of Children
Gilliam, Hood River, Sherman, The Dalles, Wheeler,
Protect Our Children is a program by The Next Door aimed at preventing child sexual abuse. Community-wide workshops teach participants to recognize signs of abuse with the goal of reducing incidence in our communities. Classes are offered in English and Spanish.
Call (541) 490-4359 for information and a schedule of upcoming workshops.
Food Hero
Gilliam, Hood River, Sherman, The Dalles, Wheeler OSU Extension Office
Food Hero Is your go-to site for quick, tasty, healthy recipes and helpful tips. Whether you are a beginner or a pro, you will find something new for your family to enjoy.
Visit: foodhero.org to learn more.
For more information on healthy eating or upcoming classes, Contact Lauren Kraemer: Lauren.Kraemer@ oregonstate.edu
The Dalles Raising Highly Capable Kids (RHCK)
Raising Highly Capable Kids wants to help you give your child that fighting chance to combat the negative influences that inundate them on a daily basis. This 13-week, bilingual evidence-based program helps parents raise healthy, caring and responsible children. With some helpful information, encouragement from others and your commitment, raising highly capable kids really is possible.
For more information on classes, dates and locations Contact Robin Haight:capablekidstd@gmail.com
Hood River Family Life Skills
Mission: Educating individuals to build healthy, sustainable, personal, family, and community relationships in every area of their personal, vocational and community life. Multi-week classes for men, women, and teens that utilize a proven curriculum, teaching individuals to develop strong healthy relationships.
The “Learning to Live, Learning to Love “ curriculum, is a proven, faith-based program developed by Dr. Paul Hegstrom over thirty years ago, is well known for being a parenting/self-parenting class helping one learn what they would have learned in a healthy, whole family growing up. This program helps one understand why they do what they do and teaches students to recognize, deal with, and overcome root causes of destructive behavior, as well as learn what it means to live as an “adult”
Classes meet once a week and are available for men, women and teens.
Those willing to commit to using the concepts taught on an ongoing basis truly are seeing marked improvement maturity and peace in their individual lives, which positively affects all their relationships. This makes for a much stronger, happier, healthier family.
Classes run 30 weeks
Fees are determined on a sliding scale based on income
Initial registration: cost $50. Additional class’s fee is determined based on sliding scale based on income.
Next classes are scheduled to start in September. Class size is limited, and fills quickly. New classes do not start until there are enough students to fill a class. Must start at beginning, cannot enter after second class. For more information and videos, visit our Facebook page or website. Classes are taught in English in Hood River and/ or The Dalles.
To Register Contact:
Call Mike or Pam Hughes: (541) 386-1170
Website: www.familylifeskillsoforegon.org
Email: mike@hrfls.com
Hood river, The Dalles “Children in the Middle”
– Parenting Through Divorce or Separation
Moms and Dads will learn healthy new ways to deal with the most common and stressful situations that cause children to have loyalty conflicts. Learn to reduce stress, problem-solve ways to deal with feelings and communicate more effectively.
• Single 2-hour class session
• Cost: $20; child care is not available
• Must be pre-registered to attend
• Available in Hood River and The Dalles, in English and Spanish
Times:
Hood River: 4th Tuesday of every month from 6:00 - 8:00pm at The Next Door, 965 Tucker Rd., Hood River
The Dalles: 2nd Tuesday of every month from 6:30 - 8:30pm at The Next Door, 318 W. 2nd St., The Dalles
Hood River - Spanish class: 3rd Wednesday of every month from 6:00 - 8:00pm at The Next Door, 965 Tucker Rd., Hood River
Pre-registration through The Next Door is required. For more information or to register:
The Next Door (Hood River) 541-386-6665
The Next Door (The Dalles) 541-296-8118
Email: ndireception@nextdoorinc.org
To register in Spanish 541-386-6665