CLASSES DESIGNED TO HELP FAMILIES SESSIONS ADDRESS DIVORCE, DISCIPLINE, SELF-CONTROL.Byline: Daily News PALMDALE Palmdale, city (1990 pop. 68,842), Los Angeles co., S Calif., in the irrigated Antelope Valley; a growing residential suburb of Los Angeles near Little Rock Creek where it forms Lake Palmdale Reservoir, inc. 1962. - Registration is being accepted for four courses sponsored by the city's Families in Action program. The courses are ``Strengthening Stepfamilies,'' ``Love and Logic,'' ``A Teen Guide to Choosing Success, Choosing Life,'' and ``Parenting Skills for Parents with Strong-Willed Adj. 1. strong-willed - having a determined will strong-minded obstinate, stubborn, unregenerate - tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield or Out-of-Control Children.'' ``Strengthening Stepfamilies'' will meet from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays. Classes begin April 3 and run through May 8. The class addresses changes that occur in families through divorce and remarriage Re`mar´riage n. 1. A second or repeated marriage. Noun 1. remarriage - the act of marrying again , teaches skills that help children and teens adjust to their changed family, and helps pinpoint the developmental stages in the stepfamily step·fam·i·ly n. pl. step·fam·i·lies A family with one or more stepchildren. . ``Love and Logic'' will meet from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturdays beginning March 2 and will run through April 27. The class offers a discipline approach intended to put the adult in control, officials said. It is for both parents and teachers. ``A Teen Guide to Choosing Success, Choosing Life'' classes will meet Thursdays beginning March 7 and will run through April 11. The first class will meet from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. and the last four classes from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Teens will learn to analyze the choices they make, think about why they make those choices, and learn tips and strategies to make their lives better and happier. Teens registered in this class must have parents registered in the adult class ``Parenting Skills for Parents with Strong-Willed or Out-of-Control Children.'' The adult class will meet Wednesdays beginning March 6 and will run through May 15. The first six classes will meet from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. The last four classes will meet from 6:30 to 9 p.m. The parenting class course will teach parents how to intervene intervene v. to obtain the court's permission to enter into a lawsuit which has already started between other parties and to file a complaint stating the basis for a claim in the existing lawsuit. in the most destructive behaviors. The classes will include topics regarding involving and empowering parents, bringing rapid positive behavioral behavioral pertaining to behavior. behavioral disorders see vice. behavioral seizure see psychomotor seizure. change, reducing family conflict, improving the parent-child In database management, a relationship between two files. The parent file contains required data about a subject, such as employees and customers. The child is the offspring; for example, an order is the child to the customer, who is the parent.  relationship and more. All Families in Action courses will be held in Palmdale. To register, contact Kari Robertson-Fortson at (661) 267-5665. |
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