Families & Parents

Parenting is hard work! As Southern Oregon’s Parenting Hub, the The Family Connection and The Oregon Parenting Education Collaborative (OPEC) were founded to help. Please take advantage of our parenting classes, workshops, and events! Great parenting doesn’t happen in isolation… Let’s get connected!

Not sure where to start? You are in the right place! Please visit our Facebook page for events, too.

Spring ’23 Parenting Programs & Community Resources:

Programs this year are virtual (in real-time) on ZOOM and in-person as described. Please click on the title of the program to see more about it and find a printable flyer for your business, agency, classroom and parents.

Parents will receive a FAMILY FUN BOX mailed to their house filled with parent-child interactive items, games, their parent workbook, handouts, community resources, children’s books and so much more! Late Registers Okay!

Si necesita clases crianza para padres en español, regístrese aquí: tinyurl.com/claseparapadres

Parenting Workshops
1st Thursday of the Month
6:30pm – 8pm PST on ZOOM
RSVP: tinyurl.com/TFCworkshop

Zoom.us Meeting ID: 881 4007 8844
Passcode: TFC23

April 6 – Communication
May 4 – Blended Families
June 1 – Brain Development

Boot Camp for New Dads Workshop Online & IN PERSON
For father figures expecting newborns
2nd Saturdays every month from 9am-12pm on ZOOM
Zoom.us Meeting ID: 816 9625 5545
Passcode: BCFND
In-person @ Grants Pass Women’s Health Center or Medford’s La Clinica Wellness Center (in person meetings are placed by facilitator).
Please RSVP: gpbootcampfornewdads.com

Healthy Routines & Picky Eating
May 31, 2023 5:30-7:00pm
In-person @ Doulas & Company
Family Community Center
305 N Bartlett St, Medford

*Dinner and attendance gifts! Children’s Area for children to independently play.

RSVP: tinyurl.com/22vrz3zc

En Espanol – Rutinas Saludables y Alimentación Exigente
30 de mayo de 2023, 5:30pm-7:00pm
En persona @ Doulas & Company
Centro Comunitario Familiar
305 N Bartlett St, Medford

*Cena y regalos gratuitos por la asistencia. Los niños mayores pueden jugar en una zona de juegos.

RSVP: tinyurl.com/3wrtadcd

Register for our Spring 2023 programs:

Active Parenting of Teens© (8 sessions)

For parents of children ages 11-18

April 3 – May 8, 2023

Every Monday 6:30-8:00pm PT on ZOOM

RSVP: tinyurl.com/TFCparentingyourteen

Conscious Discipline© (8 sessions)

For parents of children ages birth to 5+

April 6 – May 25, 2023

Every Thursday 6pm-8pm PT on ZOOM

RSVP: tinyurl.com/TFCparenting

Active Parenting 4th Edition© (8 sessions)

For parents of children ages 0-10
April 6 – May 25, 2023

Every Thursday 6:30pm – 8:00pm PT on ZOOM

RSVP: tinyurl.com/yy63ta4a

Mothers, Babies, & Toddlers Program (6 sessions)
For parents of infants & toddlers
April 5 – May 10, 2023
Every Wednesday 6:30pm – 8:00pm PT on ZOOM

RSVP: tinyurl.com/mothersandbabies

Infant Massage with Focus on Routines & Nutrition (English)

Mondays 5:30pm-7:30pm

June 5 – June 26, 2023

IN-PERSON @ Doulas & CompanyFamily Community Center305 N Bartlett St, Medford, OR

*Dinner & Attendance gifts! Children’s Area for independent play.

RSVP: tinyurl.com/85aabjyp

Masaje Infantil con Enfoque en Rutinas y Nutrición (4 sesiones en Espanol)
Martes 5:30pm-7:30pm
Junio 6 – Junio 27, 2023
IN-PERSONA @ Doulas & Company
Family Community Center305 N Bartlett St, Medford, OR
*Cena y regalos gratuitos por la asistencia. Los niños mayores pueden jugar en una zona de juegos.

RSVP: tinyurl.com/yf85b7r5

⇨ Si necesita clases crianza para padres en español, regístrese aquí: tinyurl.com/claseparapadres

Community Resources – Jackson & Josephine Counties

2022-23 Community Resources by categories and agency

Connect Oregon Unite Us Self-Referral

211info.org

Help Me Grow Oregon (for families of younger children)

Additional Resources (Self-Paced Programs):

Online Evidence–Based Parenting Programs we recommend that will result in a Certificate of Completion

♦ High Conflict Parenting Solutions
♦ Children In Between: A Co-Parenting Program
♦ Co-Parenting – Florida State University
♦ A Blue Print to Parenting Children 0-7
♦ Parenting Wisely – Young Child
♦ Parenting Wisely – Teens
♦ Parenting The First Three Years Use password: Gift

Previous Family Connection Workshops (1.5 hours each)

Pre-register for Workshops: tinyurl.com/TFCworkshop

➼ “Staying Connected” Click to watch: https://tinyurl.com/y55qmknj

➼ “Stress Busters & Parenting Strategies” Click to watch: https://tinyurl.com/yyky9ybd

➼ “Behavior is Communication” Click to watch: https://tinyurl.com/y3xhhdz4

➼ En Español: “La Comunicacion: Estableciendo y Manteniendo Limites” Haga clic para ver: https://tinyurl.com/35c2cky3

How does my family benefit from parenting education?

Parenting Classes, Workshops, and Family Friendly Events

Family & Parent News

Classes Available to You

Parents of infants & toddlers

We implement a variety of parenting programs specific to the early years that focus on adult mental health (cognitive behavioral therapy), child brain and cognitive development, positive discipline, the importance of routines and nutrition and much more! Look for: Infant Massage, Strong Start: Conscious Discipline, Active Parenting: First 5 Years, Mothers & Babies Program, and Boot Camp for New Dads.

Parents of preschoolers

Ah, the preschool years! They’re gaining independence and wanting to flex their wings a bit. We see many parents joining in a variety of programs specific to parenting preschoolers (ages 0-5) to learn parenting skills specific to: communication, family rules and routines, positive discipline, child brain and cognitive development, and much more! Look for: Make Parenting a Pleasure, Parenting Now, Conscious Discipline, Nurturing Parenting, and Active Parenting.

Parents of school-agers

As your child ages, they gain independence and it’s where you REALLY see that the days are long, but the years are short. This is the tail end of the age range (ages 0-10) where it’s time to REALLY make a difference with positive, nurturing family communication, appropriate rules & routines, positive discipline, understanding brain and cognitive development, learning self-care strategies and stress busters for adult mental health, and so much more. Look for: Make Parenting a Pleasure, Conscious Discipline, Nurturing Parenting, and Active Parenting.

Parents of pre-teens & teens

The pre-teen and teen years come with challenges. The parenting continuum will bring new experiences for your family, are you ready? Check out our offerings to learn how to talk to your kiddos about peer-pressure, making good choices, and other hot topics. Learn for yourself new ways to communicate and interact with your teen, have loving boundaries, prevent or confront high-risk behavior and much more! Look for: Nurturing Parenting, Active Parenting: Families in Action, and Strengthening Families Program.

Parents of children experiencing neurodiversity & disability

Look for: Parenting with Hope and Nurturing Parenting: Special Needs and Health Challenges. Also, we are happy to accommodate your family in any program and our parenting educators are very talented to tailor ANY parenting program to have value to your specific need parenting a child experiencing neurodiversity and/or disability. Please let us know in your RSVP so we can send you additional resources and parenting handbooks that we have access to. We’re here to help! RSVP: tinyurl.com/PWHparenting

Spanish-speaking parents

We have a track of programs and workshops that are for Spanish-speaking parents, grandparents and care takers of children ages 0-10. Look for: Abriendo Puertas, Haz de la Crianza de los Hijos un Placer, and Crianza de los Hijos Ahora. Please sign up here: tinyurl.com/claseparapadres | Tenemos una pista de programas y talleres que son para padres de habla hispana, abuelos y cuidadores de niños de 0 a 10 años. Por favor, regístrese aquí: tinyurl.com/claseparapadres

Fathers & father-figures

We offer a program once per year that is specific to being a father figure & your important role! It pre-registers all year long. Look for: Nurturing Fathers, Incredible Dads and Active Parenting: Father’s Edition. Also, we are happy to accommodate dads in any program and our parenting educators are very talented to tailor ANY parenting program to have value to your specific parenting needs. RSVP: tinyurl.com/TFCdads

Grandparents as parents

Grandparents are doing more than ever providing babysitting relief to working parents and sometimes living multi-generationally. Please join us to learn: positive (grand)parenting, appropriate screen time and social media boundaries, rules and routines, healthy nutrition, and more! This is a great refresher for those multi-generation families trying to get on the same page or for grandparents that are actively parenting their grandchildren and have legal custody. Look for: Parenting a Second Time Around (PASTA) and Grandparents as Parents. As always, we are happy to accommodate grandparents in any program and our parenting educators are very talented to tailor ANY parenting program to your specific parenting needs. RSVP: tinyurl.com/TFCgrandparents

Topical workshops

What to expect:

It will be FREE.

If you are attending a series, it will be 1 day per week for 2 hours for a set amount of weeks.

You will receive free incentive items for coming and a free meal each time you attend. Depending on the weekly meeting/series, there may be a large prize at the end for excellent attendance, etc. Those types of extras are explained in the description details of the event.

Most classes have free childcare (some of our morning classes do not because children will be in school and non-mobile infants are welcome to attend with their adult). See the description details.

It will be meaningful and educational for Parents and Children.

Your teacher is professionally certified to teach the evidence based curriculum you are learning.

It will be a warm, friendly environment and a place to learn and grow.

You will create friendships.

We will respect and value your beliefs and family.

We are reluctant to call our weekly meetings “parenting classes” because that has such a stigma attached to it. However, normalizing positive parenting practices is the first form of preventative care to shield children from adverse experiences and empower parents to be the best they can be!