Motheread/Fatheread

This 10-week evidence based curriculum uses children’s books, adult poems and narratives to teach literacy skills to adults. Curriculum focuses on developing skills in all four areas of literacy: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The lessons help parents understand the importance of reading regularly to and with their children, and gain the skills of how.

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The Incredible Years 

An evidence-based curriculum that focuses on child development and parenting techniques at all ages. We offer Incredible Years Preschool for 3-5-year-olds, and Incredible Years Autism Spectrum and Language Delays. 

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Incredible Years (for families with children 3 to 5 years)

This evidence based curriculum focuses on how to effectively use play, praise, rewards, limit setting, consistency, consequences, time-out and other positive discipline techniques. The parenting tools learned will foster cooperation, problem solving, and responsibility.

• Length: two-hour sessions for 13 consecutive weeks

• Topic related supplies are offered weekly to support the parent and child's home activities.

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Incredible Years Autism Spectrum and Language Delays 

This evidence based curriculum offered to parent’s of young children (aged 3-8) on the Autism spectrum or with language delays. The series focuses on: Promoting children’s emotional regulation, Communication techniques with children with no or limited language skills, Social and emotional competence, Language skills, School readiness and Promotion of relationships with others.

• Length: two-hour sessions for 12 weeks 

• Toys are offered weekly to support the parent and child's home activities.

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Partners for a Healthy Baby

The FSU Partners curriculum addresses the multifaceted needs of expectant and parenting families. Partners is a "two generational" curriculum that addresses the needs of both the parents and the child. Partners covers a wide array of issues related to Family Development and Family Health & Safety, and includes content that addresses Preparing and Caring for Baby/Toddler; and Baby's/Toddler's Development. 

• Length: 2 hour sessions for 8 weeks 

• Incentive offered​​

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Positive Parenting Program (Triple P) 

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Discussion Group

Two-hour group single sessions give parents a chance to explore and discuss topic-based parenting issues, using the Triple P material, such as tip sheets and short video clips of other parents dealing with the same behavior issues. Parents will receive take-home resources. 

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Two-hour 4 week sessions cover a wide array of topics based on parenting issues, using Triple P Material group discussion parent book, and short video clips. 

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One-on-One Consultation 

This program provides an opportunity for families to work one-on-one with a trained facilitator to develop positive parenting strategies, addressing specific behavior concerns. This program provides practical observation tools, an opportunity to explore and practice positive strategies to improve behavior.

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Nurturing Fathers

Nurturing Fathers–program teaches nurturing parenting skills for healthy family relationships, child development, handling feelings and stress to fathers and guardians. Research has shown that children whose fathers are involved in their upbringing show more positive outcomes than those with uninvolved fathers (Childwelfare.gov, 2019). 

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• Length: 13 -2 hour weeks sessions, offered in Spanish. 

• For more information call Alfonso Blanco at 919-560-0535 or email at aeblanco@dconc.gov

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Breastfeeding Support 

Monthly meetings to offer support to breastfeeding parents and families, through education, group support and encouragement. Families get a chance to share amongst their peers and offer each other support. 

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