Programs

The Nurturing Parenting Programs

The Child Abuse Prevention Council is offering national evidence based parenting classes in far East county, West county, and now in Central county.

The Nurturing Parenting Program curriculum we have chosen is designed to build nurturing parenting skills as an alternative to abusive and neglecting child rearing practices.

The program is a primary prevention program targeting families at risk of abuse and neglect in order to increase parent’s knowledge and skill, and prevnrt child maltreatment. The program has several components that are culturally specific and linguistically appropriate. The programs we have chosen to implement are “Crianzacon Carino-“for Spanish speaking parents of infants, toddlers and preschoolers, and Enhancing Parenting Skill in African American Families designed to teach nurturing parenting skills while respecting African American history, traditions, practices, and beliefs.

The nurturing parenting philosophy of non violent parenting focuses on the development of empathy, self worth, self awareness, empowerment, discipline with dignity, appropriate family roles, and age appropriate expectations of children’s development. Parents and children attend separate groups that meet concurrently and are facilitated by trained facilitators.

The classes will work to replace abusive behaviors with nurturing behaviors, promote healthy physical and emotional development, and teaching appropriate role and developmental expectations.

Classroom work will include role play, videos, worksheets, parent handbooks, and assessment inventories. In addition, parents and children learn how to play games, sing songs, and have fun as a family. Each family will be awarded a stipend for successfully completing the 24 week course. The long term goal of the Nurturing Parenting Programs are focused on building nurturing families, and stopping the generational cycle of abuse and neglect.

The classes will be offered free of charge. For more information please contact Carol Carrillo at capccarol@sbcglobal.net or 925/798.0546.

Nurturing Parenting Program is funded by the Contra Costa Mental Health.