2400 N. Croatan Hwy, Suite D PO Box 2539 Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948 Phone 252-441-0614 Fax 252-441-3580

Family Fun Nights

September 19 - Fruits and Vegetables: More Matters
October 17- "No I Won't and You Can't Make Me!" Effectively Handling Power Struggles
November 21- Survival Skills for Parenting your Teens

 

Presented by Parenting Enrichment Program: A Community Approach to Parenting

A free workshop series for parents and professionals.


Fruits and Vegetables: More Matters (All ages)

This fun and interactive workshop offers tips on planning healthy meals and snacks for your family that will end those dinnertime stand-offs. With the rise of childhood obesity, feeding your family nutritious meals packed with fruits and vegetables is more important than ever, but it doesn't mean they can't also be delicious. While focusing on healthy choices, we will explore several new food flavors that pack a nutritioanl punch and are kid tested-parent approved!
Presenter: Amanda McDanel
September 19, 6:30 to 8:00pm


"No I Won't and You Can't Make Me!" Effectively Handling Power Struggles (Toddler/Elementary specific)

Do you ever feel like children are more of a challenge than you had imagined? Attend this lively workshop and learn to replace conflict with purposeful action. Not only will you take home tools to recognize and disengage from power struggles, you will be equipped with tools to prevent and lessen the occurrence of power struggles in the future!
Presenter: Beth Tillett
October 17, 6:30 to 8:00pm


Survival Skills for Parenting your Teens

Guiding your child through the preteen and teen years can be a bumpy ride. attend this workshop and you will learn to avoid power stuggles by using effective communication, limit setting, anger management and effective supervision, etc. Leave with skills that will help you as a parent to survive living with your adolescent.
Presenter: Holly Gibbons
November 21, 6:30 to 8:00pm

 

Come as a family to play and learn! Participate in these fun and interactive workshops at the Outer Banks YMCA in Nags Head free of charge (no membership is required).

Child care will be provided for a fee of $3 per child and they will enjoy an evening of crafts, games & other fun activities. Workshops begin at 6:30pm, make sure to arrive early to get your children checked-in on time.

Registration will end the day before each workshop so call now to sign up for one or more of these events.

Register online at www.darekids.org/calendar.php or call Children & Youth Partnership for Dare County at 441-0614

The Parenting Enrichment Partnership is a coordinated effort of community agencies reaching out to families of Dare County. Through sharing our knowledge and skills, Dare County can become a community where no one has to parent in isolation.

The Parenting Enrichment Partnership is presented by: N.C. Cooperative Extension, Children & Youth Partnership for Dare County, Outer Banks YMCA, Dare County Department of Social Services, Dare County Department of Public Health, Outer Banks Hotline, Dare County Schools and Smart Parenting.

NC Division of Child Development (DCD) approved Early Childhood Education workshops.