Strengthening Families Program

For children to do well in school, succeed in life, and stay addiction-free, they need parents who know how to create loving relationships, set clear no-alcohol or drugs rules, and monitor their children and teens’ activities.

And children need to learn life skills like accepting “No” nicely, following instructions, and saying “NO!” to alcohol and drugs. But where can they learn these skills?

Now parents and kids can learn these research-
proven skills—right in the comfort of their own home!

Program Overview

Parent Sessions

Reviewing appropriate developmental expectations
Teaching parents to interact positively with their children
Positive communication strategies
Encouraging family meetings to improve order and organization, and
Discussing effective discipline including reasonable and logical consequences and time-outs

Joint Sessions for Families

Parents and children attend weekly SFP skills classes together, learning parenting skills and youth life and refusal skills.
Separate sessions for parents and youth the first hour are followed by a joint family practice session the second hour.
Family sessions allow parents and children to practice what they learned in their individual sessions

Youth Sessions

Children learn communication skills to improve parents, peers, and teacher relationships
Children encouraged to share their hopes and dreams
Sessions provide skill building including resilience skills, problems solving, peer resistance, feeling identification, dealing with criticism, anger management and coping skills.

Program Highlights

Evidence-based family skills training program
Delivered in multiple family group sessions by professionals and paraprofessionals
Comprehensive 14-week program for parents and children featuring separate and joint sessions
Targeted for children ages 7-17 and their parents
Free to all participants!

Benefits for Families

Increases family unity
Improves family management and organization
Decreases family conflict