COURSES AIM TO STRENGTHEN FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS REGISTRATION BEING TAKEN FOR CITY-SPONSORED CLASSES.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 five Families in Action courses. The courses are Cooperative Parenting and Divorce; Love and Logic; A Teen Guide to Choosing Success, Choosing Life; Strengthening Stepfamilies; 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. The city of Palmdale-sponsored program offers the courses to parents in the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley . Cooperative Parenting and Divorce will meet from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays. Classes begin Sept. 16. Cooperative Parenting and Divorce assists divorcing or divorced parents in reducing parental conflict and risk factors associated with the child's post-divorce adjustment. The program also benefits the divorced parents by offering information on rebuilding their lives as individuals, fostering sensitivity to their children's needs and focusing on child-rearing issues rather than past marital Pertaining to the relationship of Husband and Wife; having to do with marriage. Marital agreements are contracts that are entered into by individuals who are about to be married, are already married, or are in the process of ending a marriage. issues. Love and Logic meets from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays beginning Sept. 24. The class offers an approach to discipline that places the adult in control while at the same time placing the child in a thinking mode. Effective for both parents and teachers, Love and Logic enables adults to avoid the cycle of defiance Defiance, city (1990 pop. 16,768), seat of Defiance co., NW Ohio, at the confluence of the Auglaize and Maumee rivers, in a farm area; settled 1790, inc. 1836. Its manufactures include machinery and food, fabricated-metal, and glass products. Gen. that so often turns simple daily events into major power struggles with children. A Teen Guide to Choosing Success, Choosing Life classes meet on Wednesdays beginning Aug. 13. The initial classes will meet 6:30-9:30 p.m. and the last four classes meet 6:30-9 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 is taught in conjunction with the Teen Guide to Choosing Success, Choosing Life class and meets Saturdays beginning Sept. 6. The first six classes meet 9 a.m. to noon, the last four classes meet 9-11:30 a.m. The 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 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. Strengthening Stepfamilies will meet on five consecutive Tuesday evenings from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. beginning Sept. 30. The course deals with the confusions and struggles of reshaped families. It incorporates discussion and group involvement as parents work together to understand the realities of the step-family structure. The course also touches on strengthening the couple's relationship. All Families in Action classes will be held in Palmdale. Parents who are interested in registering should contact Kari Robertson-Fortson at (661) 267-5665. |
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