Great Beginnings for Families
Great Beginnings for Families is a series of five 60-90 minute workshops for parents of infants, toddlers, and preschool age children. Participants learn about how children grow and develop, positive discipline, helping children cope with anger and conflict, encouraging learning through play, and building strong families.
Great Beginnings for Families includes hands-on activities to help parents better understand their children, deal with common parenting issues, and strengthen their family. Parents participate in activities that they can repeat with their children.
Workshop topics cover:
- Everyday Growing and Learning
- Guidance and Discipline
- Play and Encouragement
- Getting Along
- Building Family Strengths
How to participate
If you are a parent, contact the family life field specialist who serves your county to learn about agencies that have received training to deliver this program in your community.
If you would like to become a facilitator of Great Beginnings for Families so you can conduct the program in your community, contact the family life field specialist who serves your county or check the facilitator training calendar to learn about upcoming trainings. Great Beginnings for Families has parent materials available in both English and Spanish.