Parenting Education Services for the City of Newport News has played a role in providing quality parenting education and other family friendly courses, workshops and presentations since 1993. We employ programs such as the Nurturing Parenting Programs®, Active Parenting of Teens TM, and the Strengthening Families Program©. We also use training information on Developmental AssetsTM; from the Search-Institute in Minneapolis, MN, Ruby Payne’s “Framework for Understanding Poverty”; current research on the development of the “Teenage Brain”; and other prevention and personal growth information for adults, children, youth and the family in general. As a member of the City of Newport News “Keeping Our Kids Safe” Initiative the program offers quality parenting programs to help fulfill Goal II, of the initiative which states, “To increase the capacity of families to provide a safe nurturing environment.” [for children and youth]

Parenting Education Program Fall 2011 Courses