Parenting
Parenting Tip
Don't make judgments about feelings. Feelings are never good or bad. ("It's silly to feel that way.")
HOT TOPIC WORKSHOPS
YSB is sponsoring the following Hot Topic parenting workshops from 7:00-8:30 p.m.in Hugo City Hall’s Oneka Room (14669 Fitzgerald Avenue N, Hugo).
- Tues., Jan. 22 “School Homework: Parents Survival Guide” Presenter: Huntington Learning Center
- Thurs., Feb. 7 “The Power of Failure: Why Kids Fail and What Parents can do to Change It” Presenter: Bob Downs, MS, LMFT, Youth and Family Therapist
- Thurs., Feb. 28 “Street Drugs: What’s Out There Today?”When is a highlighter not just a highlighter?” Presenters: Kelly McCarthy & Dale Hager, Lino Lakes Police Department
- Tues., March 11 “Teen Alcohol & Other Drug Use Prevention for Parents” Presenter: Jeff Glover, Anthony Lewis Treatment Center
For free admittance, register at least one day previous to the workshop. At the door registration cost is $5.00 or a food shelf donation.
Call Jackie Hays, Parent Education Coordinator, at 651-464-3685 for more information.
TELEPHONE CONSULTATION
Parents may become overwhelmed and stressed because of a parenting issue or crisis and feel a need to talk to someone who is knowledgeable about child development and trained to deal with behavioral problems. Trained staff will respond to a phone call or walk-in consultation. There is no charge for this service.
LITERATURE RACK
Parenting materials are being disbursed through literature racks located in the lobby of Forest Lake City Hall and at the YSB office in Forest Lake.
Literature Racks include information on upcoming workshops, activities, programs, and parenting information for youth and families.
PARENTING PACKETS
- Truancy/School Success
- General Parenting
- Step-parenting
- Drug Awareness
- Teen Depression
- Risky Teen Behaviors
- Dad
- Tobacco
Packets are FREE! Please stop by the office to pick up a packet.
VIDEO FOR PARENTS - The Growing Season:
A parent's guide to parenting of teens
This video guides parents on the positive path of working issues through with their teenage child. Some families might decide to watch it together.
The contents include:
- Parenting Teens Today
- Perception, Misrepresentation and Self-fulfilling Prophecy
- Adolescent Development
- Conflict
- Discipline
- Decision-Making
- Friends and Peers
- Hot Topics Q & A
- Resources
Inquire about this video at the Forest Lake Library. Each section starts with "getting the most out of it" to help you identify the issues you are facing with your teens.