Children's Aid Society of Mercer County
350 West Market Street 724-662-4730 - Phone
P.O. Box 167 724-662-4295 - Fax
Mercer, PA 16137 casmc@zoominternet.net
Family Life Education Program
Nurturing Program
Our Mission is to prevent child abuse and neglect through community-based educational programs, workshops, and in-home services to families that focus on increasing community support for families, improving family interactions, increasing positive, nurturing parental skills and develop positive self-esteem in children.
Philosophy
Parenting skills are learned. The way that
children are raised is directly influenced by the
way their parents were raised. Given a choice, all
families would choose to have healthy, happy
interactions. To bring improvement to the family,
all members must be involved in learning new
skills. People who feel good about themselves
have more potential to be nurturing with others.
Program components
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Behavior management
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Importance of praise
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Family rules
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Positive personal pPower
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Getting needs met
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Child development
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Stress management
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Communication styles
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Nurturing touch
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Anger management
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Helping children with feelings
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Identifying feelings
This program is prvided to individuals in format and time frames that meet their specific needs.
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Babysitting
Philosophy
This class will help develop leadership skills and
gain the confiedence to make decisions through
hands-on activities, role playing and more, while
acquiring a skill to earn extra money.
Program Components
- Babysitting recreational/Social project
- Basic care
- Safety features
- Safe play
- CPR
- First Aid
- Leadership roles
- Professional skills
The participants will receive items at the end of the course which includes valuable babysitting resources that they can take home with them and a certifiicate of completion at the end of the program.
A snack will be provided.
Classes are held during the summer months.
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For more information on the above programs, please call 724-662-4730 or email susiek@zoominternet.net.
Resourse Links:
www.safekidsworldwide.org
www.familiesfirst.org
www.nurturingparenting.com
Our mission is to promote the prevention of childhood injuries in Pennsylvania through education, collaboration, and advocacy.
Goals
- Increase public awareness to promote safety.
- Educate parents and caregivers to provide a safer environment for children
- Promote safety education to children and youth in the major risk areas of traffic, pedestrian, bicycle, water and fire safety, poison prevention, fall injuries and safe sleeping environments.
Safe teaching resource materials, safety presentations, trainings, and referrals on the following topics plus more:
- head injuries
- seat belts
- bicycle injuries
- fires & burns
- water safety
- car seats
- car seat checks
- playground injuries
These safety items are lent to any organization wishing to use them. A $25 deposit is required and refunded when items are returned.
************************************ This is a program designed by Families First to assist parents with their concerns about the impact of separation or divorce on their children. Families First is a premier not-for-profit organization providing critical, preventive services to strengthen and preserve families for more than 100 years. The seminar was initially piloted in 1988 and is now being provided in over 180 jurisdictions within 39 states. More than one million parents have successfully completed the program over the last decade. Research indicates the effects of divorce on children can be negative and potentially long term. Children must master an additional set of tasks, as well as those posed by normal childhood development. This seminar seeks to educate parents as to ways they can help their children adjust and handle these additional tasks. Parents are given an opportunity to shift their attention from the personal aspects of the divorce to the needs of their children.
Transparenting Program
