Parenting for Success

The Parenting for Success Workshop is a unique collaboration between parents and trainers in a relaxed setting. Parents actively participate by setting their personal goals, sharing experiences, role-playing, and learning from each other. The goals of Parenting for Success are to provide information, teach new skills, and to offer more alternatives to parents. The practical information offered in the workshop comes from the Teaching-Family Model - the treatment method used in all Village programs.

The class covers the following concepts:

• Effective communication skills
• Understanding children's behaviors
• Motivating children with praise and rewards
• Social skills that increase children's success
• Correcting children's problem behaviors with teaching and consequences
• Avoiding power struggles
• Problems solving

Parenting for Success Classes take place Thursday evenings from 7:00 - 9:00 P.M. for six weeks at the Utah Youth Village Administrative Offices, 5800 South Highland Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84121. The cost is $35.00 per couple or individual (reduced tuition is available). A manual will be provided for the class and will be handed out the first night of class. To register for the class, or for more information, please contact Utah Youth Village at (801) 272-9980 or the instructor, Liz Arner at (801) 520-6638.

The schedule for 2010 is as follows:

• Class #1: January 7, 14, 21, February 4, 11, 18
• Class #2: March 4, 11, 18; April 1, 8, 15
• Class #3: May 6, 13, 20; June 3, 10
• Class #4: July 8, 15; August 5, 12, 19
• Class #5: September 2, 9, 16, 30; October 7, 14

Dates are subject to change. Class participants will get notice when, and if, scheduling changes occur (as long as we have a phone number contact and/or participants are attending class regularly to hear the announcement).

What Parents are Saying

"I was amazed that it worked so well. [My kids] were so good that I wondered if they were really the same children!"

"Even though it was hard to do things a different way, by the sixth week everything changed. I noticed my boys were following directions without arguing, and my home was more peaceful. They treated me with more respect."

"I'm able to control my anger when I use these skills, and my children are much happier because of the consistency - they know what to expect from me."

"It feels great to have a game plan instead of always questioning my parenting skills."