Raising safe kids parenting workshop planned this summer
Hey, parents…want some parenting tips?
Bluffton Public Library will offer “ACT – Raising Safe Kids Parenting Workshop,” = this summer.
The free workshops are for parents, guardians and other adults who raise youth from birth to age 8.
Registration is required and the entire series continues over nine sessions, each on Saturday mornings from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in June, July and August.
Workshop dates are:
• June 11, 18 and 25
• July 16, 23 and 30
• August 6, 13 and 20
More on this series:
This series was researched and created by the American Psychological Association (APA) and brought to Bluffton by The ACT Great Lakes Regional Center.
Subjects covered include:
• Learn about your child’s behaviors and how to respond appropriately
• Learn how to prevent your child’s difficult behaviors
• Learn how to use positive ways to discipline your child
• Learn how to reduce the impact of media violence on your child’s behavior
To register for this series call the library at 419-358-5016, or email: psc@bluffton,publiclibrary.org, or stop by the library’s front desk, 145 S. Main St., Bluffton.
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