Parenting Workshops Address Common Challenges, Anger Management

 

Parents and caregivers are invited to attend free workshops designed to offer practical strategies for common parenting challenges, including anger management, positive discipline, handling disobedience, and promoting resiliency.  Workshops will be offered at Project Self-Sufficiency and at locations throughout Sussex County, as well as online.  Pizza and childcare will be available to attendees at all in-person sessions. Those who attend two of the in-person workshops will receive a $25 gift card; attendees at three events will receive a $50 gift card.  

 

“The Power of Positive Parenting” will be held Wednesday, March 6^th, 5:30 p.m., at Project Self-Sufficiency, and Tuesday, April 16^th, 5:00 p.m., at the Garden Grove Preschool in Sparta, and Wednesday, April 17^th, 7:00 p.m., at Hardyston Middle School.

 

“Raising Resilient Children” will be offered Wednesday, March 13^th, 5:30 p.m., at Project Self-Sufficiency.

 

“Raising Confident, Competent Children” will take place on Monday, March 18^th, 5:00 p.m., at Montague Township School, Wednesday, March 20^th, 5:30 p.m., at Project Self-Sufficiency, and Tuesday, March 26^th, 6:00 p.m., at the Durban Avenue School in Hopatcong.

 

A weekly parenting discussion class will be held at Project Self-Sufficiency at 5:30 p.m., April 3^rd, 10^th, 17^th and 23^rd.

 

For those unable to attend in-person workshops, “Raising Safe Kids” will be offered via Zoom on Tuesdays at 6:00 p.m., beginning April 9th. A certificate of completion is available for the virtual series.

 

The in-person workshops will help participants identify their parenting goals, address behavioral problems, and promote healthy child development by using the Triple P Positive Parenting Program, a comprehensive education initiative targeted to parents, healthcare professionals, educators, and caregivers of infants, toddlers, and school-aged children.  The virtual series uses the ACT Parents Raising Safe Kids curriculum developed by the American Psychological Association to develop effective parenting skills and prevent behavioral issues and violence.

 

“These workshops will give parents, caregivers, and educators simple and practical strategies to help build strong, healthy relationships, confidently manage children’s behavior, manage their own anger, and ultimately prevent problems from developing,” explains Project Self-Sufficiency Executive Director Deborah Berry-Toon.

 

Interested participants are invited to call Project Self-Sufficiency, 973-940-3500, or register online, www.projectselfsufficiency.org.

Learn about Divorce at a Free, Virtual Seminar

 

Project Self-Sufficiency will host a free, virtual Family Law seminar on Thursday, February 22^nd, 7:00 p.m. featuring attorney Denise Wennogle.  Participants will discuss child support, grounds for divorce, court procedures, alimony, parenting time, equitable distribution of assets, and other topics related to divorce.  The presentation, which will be offered through Zoom, is free and open to the public; interested attendees should call Project Self-Sufficiency, 973-940-3500, for log-in details.  The agency’s legal seminar series is a program of the Journey Family Success Center at Project Self-Sufficiency and is funded by the New Jersey Department of Children & Families.

Free Job Training Program for Women Starts this Month

 

Project Self-Sufficiency announces that the next session of its popular employment skills training program, Higher Opportunities for Women (HOW), will launch February 2oth.  The 16-week HOW Program combines intensive computer skills training with classroom instruction and on-the-job experience.  Curriculum prepares women who have been out of the work force or underemployed to seek entry-level office administrative positions.  Classes will take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at the agency’s campus, located at 127 Mill Street in Newton.  Open Houses about the Higher Opportunities for Women program will be held at 1:00 p.m., February 9^th and 16^th.  Interested participants are invited to call 973-940-3500 or visit https://www.projectselfsufficiency.org/higher-opportunities-for-women to enroll.

 

Women who take part in the agency’s HOW program can expect 80 hours of computer skills training, including instruction in Microsoft Word, Excel, and other applications.  The HOW program also includes 40 hours of classroom instruction and 120 hours of an unpaid externship at a community employment site, which further prepares participants to successfully venture into the job market.  Additional coursework focuses on workplace navigation, life skills training, resume preparation, and interviewing strategies. 

 

Since the HOW program’s inception, more than 1,000 women have gained self-confidence and learned marketable skills which placed them on the path to economic self-sufficiency.  Deborah Berry-Toon, Executive Director of Project Self-Sufficiency explains that the HOW program is more than just a job-skills program.  “The job market is constantly evolving, and the Higher Opportunities for Women program gives participants the skills and confidence they need for success.”