What We Offer:

   For the Parenting Classes we offer a range of topics: Prenatal, Labor & Delivery, New Parent, Parenting Toddlers and Older Children, and Life Skills.
                                                                                       All Classes are FREE

Prenatal Topics:

   Caring for your child begins with conception. Perhaps the greatest benefit of finding out that you are pregnant early is that you can begin right now to plan for a healthy pregnancy and baby. We offer a variety of Prenatal classes to help you achieve this goal. Each class may include a video, pamphlet, or demonstration and will be completed at the center with the help of a trained prenatal instructor.

Classes Offered:

  • The First Trimester
  • Prenatal Care
  • Nutrition
  • The Second Trimester
  • Going It Alone
  • Your Developing Baby
  • Effects of Smoking, Drugs, Alcohol
  • Ultrasound - Window to the Womb
  • What's Safe- What's Not
  • Bonding with Your Unborn Baby
  • Your Changing Baby
  • Looking At Adoption
  • The Third Trimester
  • Your Unborn Baby's Secret World
  • Reducing the Risks of SIDS
  • The Amazing Talents of a Newborn
  • Getting Ready

Labor & Delivery Topics:

  • Introduction and Options
  • Interventions and Labor
  • Moving Through Labor
  • What To Expect
  • Infant Care

New Parent Topics:

   Babies come into the world with no instructions and you pretty much have to assemble them on your own. Children are incredibly complex, no two are alike. However there are some things that have been proven helpful to many parents. We offer a variety of parenting classes to help you raise healthy, happy children. Each class may include a video, pamphlet, or demonstration and will be completed with the help of a trained instructor. 

Classes Offered:

  • Basic Newborn Care
  • Postpartum - From Pregnant to Parent
  • Your Baby's Development
  • Food for Growth
  • Breastfeeding your Baby
  • Your Healthy Baby
  • Infant Temperament
  • The Importance of Bonding
  • The First Years Last Forever
  • Parent-Child Relationship
  • Learning to Talk
  • Ready to Learn
  • Teaching Limits With Love
  • Infant Massage
  • Eye Contact Means Love
  • Talk, Play, Music, & Reading
  • Your Baby Can Sleep
  • Safe From The Start
  • Emergency First Aid - Accidents/Illness
  • Car Seat Safety
  • Shaken Baby Syndrome
  • Preventing Child Molestation
  • Quality Child Care Guidelines
  • Toilet Training Your Child

Parenting Toddlers Topics:

   Toddlerhood brings continued growth in your child; new skills, needs, behaviors. So there are new parenting skills to be learned to help your child develop through this stage of life. 

Classes Offered:

  • 9  to 12 Months: Big Changes
  • 12 to 15 Months: Growing Up
  • 15 to 18 Months: Ms. Personality
  • 18 to 24 Months: Mr. Independent
  • 24 to 36 Months: Big Kid
  • Life with Toddler
  • Temper Tantrums
  • Competing for Attention
  • Toddler Nutrition
  • Signing with Your Baby
  • The Happiest Toddler
  • Bedtime Struggles
  • Sleep Easy Solution
  • Not Listening

Parenting Older Children (2-12 yr old) Series:

     1-2-3 MAGIC
This comprehensive program offers positive solutions for disciplining your 2-12 year old children.  This approach has been successfully used both by parents at home and by teachers in the classroom.

     Parenting  By Heart
These lessons will help answer the most frequently asked questions that parents of 2-12 year olds have, including, "How can I be a successful parent?", "How can I break my child's defiant behavior?", and "How can I maintain influence with my kids as they get older?".

     Essentials of Discipline
As parents view and consider the Essentials of Discipline, they'll gain the practical understanding and encouragement they need to feel confident in their ability to handle discipline in a positive and loving way.
     Hidden Keys to Successful Parenting
This series is designed to help build a strong foundation for all relationships in the home.  It shares what parents can do with their children to bring them closer together and build up their self esteem.

     Boundaries with Kids
Wanting to paint a happy future for your children?  Start drawing the line today.  This series gives parents the tools for raising their kids to take responsibility for their own actions, attitudes, and emotions.

Life Skills Topics:

   Life skills are vitally important - don't leave home without them. Lessons are about what is needed to grow personally and financially, including practical issues. 

Classes Offered:

  • Money Managment
  • Basics of Budegting
  • Checking Accounts
  • Positive Credit
  • Saving for the Future
  • Apartment Renting
  • Roommates - Conflict Resolution
  • Furnishing & Decorating
  • Housecleaning 101
  • Time Mangement for the Parent
  • Shopping for a Car
  • Insurance Needs
  • Using a Recipe
  • Surviving at the Checkout
  • Menu Planning
  • Sex, Love, & Relationships (a 4-part lesson sharing the physical, emotional, and spiritual consequences of sexual relationships outside of marriage with strategies for waiting until you've made that lifelong commitment.)

When Are The Classes Offered?

  *  Classes are FREE
  *  ALL classes are drop-in classes
  *  Appointments aren't made - you come during one of our "drop-in" days & times
  *  Days & Times that are open for drop-in classes are:
      *  Mondays 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
      *  Tuesdays 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
      *  Wednesdays 10:00 am - 2:00 pm 
      *  Thursdays 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
  *  It is suggested you come in once per week to take a class and earn Mommy Money/Daddy Dollars
  *  Classes will be available on a first come, first served vasis
  *  You may have different instuctors if you come more than one time
  *  Classes last 30 - 60 minutes including time for personal interaction with the instructor
This Center offers accurate information about all pregnancy options.
​THIS CENTER DOES NOT OFFER ABORTION SERVICES OR ABORTION REFERRALS