Penobscot County Cooperative Extension

Developing Parenting Skills -

The Penobscot County Extension Office is a source for parenting information, including a parent educator training program.

For Parent Educators:

Developing Your Skills as a Parent Educator will take place on the following dates. Three of the workshops will be in our conference room located at 307 Maine Ave. in Bangor and three will be web based.

March 3     9am-3pm   Extension Office
March 10   9am-12pm   Online
March 17   9am-12pm   Online
March 24   9am-3pm   Extension Office
March 31   9am-12pm   Online
April 9      9am-3pm   Extension Office

CEU's (Continued Education Units) will be offered

Objectives:

• To share and practice facilitation skills

• To share new parenting curriculum

• To review parenting resources that Cooperative Extension offers

• Work with another person, to conduct a 1 hour parenting session

The participants will:

1. Learn and practice facilitation skills to use when working with parents.

2. Study several parenting curriculums that reflect the democratic and relational approach to parenting.

3. Identify educational resources that may be utilized as supplements to parent education activities.

4. Network and learn more about regional and state programs/activities for parents.  

Cost: $60.00

For a complete outline, click here

For more information please call our office or e-mail Louise O. Kirkland at kirkland@umext.maine.edu

For Parents:

 The office has a lending library of activity books, videotapes and audiotapes for parents. Most of these materials are free to borrow.

Programs are also offered periodically on specific parenting topics such as effective discipline, communication and building healthy relationships.

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Parenting Workshops

Active Parenting for Stepfamilies

This is a 6 part series for parents in a stepfamily, adults thinking about marrying into a stepfamily, parents of adopted children, foster parents, and others who care for children after separation and loss. It is designed for adults of children ages 2 - 17.

Dates: Wednesday evenings
           (April 15 - May 20, 2009)

Time: 6:00 - 8:30PM

Location: Bangor Extension Office
              307 Maine Ave.

Cost: $30 for a single parent $45 for a couple
(This covers the cost of the reading book and other materials)

For more information please call our office at 942-7396 or 1-800-287-1485 (within Maine)

To register, please click here
 

Visit the following website for information on raising children.

http://www.extension.umaine.edu/livingwell/default.htm

Call the UMCE Penobscot County office at 942-7396 or 800-287-1485 (in Maine) for more information about workshops and events.

If you are a person with a disability and will need any accommodations to participate in a UMCE program, please contact your county office to discuss your needs.

Contact: Louise O. Kirkland, Extension educator
E-mail: kirkland@umext.maine.edu

Bear Facts Newsletter -

This free quarterly newsletter is written for parents and child care professionals who care for children from birth to age five. It features articles on health, food safety, nutrition, child development, games and activities, and healthy snack foods. It also includes announcements of upcoming workshops and programs being offered from our office. To sign up to receive this newsletter, please visit "County Newsletters". 

Maine Family Times

The Maine Family Times newsletter from the University of Maine Cooperative Extension is for families with children aged five through eighteen. Our winter issue features articles on:

• Planning for School Conferences with Ease

• The 411 about Communicating with Youth

• Multi-Generation Communication

• Family Meetings are Times to Talk

For your copy of this new resource please call our office at 942-7396 or 1-800-287-1485. You may leave a message on our answering machine. Maine Family Times will be published twice a year.

Additional Parenting Resources -

• UMCE Center for Parenting Education:
  http://www.umext.maine.edu/parentcenter
• National Council on Family Relations:
  http://www.ncfr.org
• National Stepfamily Resource Center
  http://www.stepfamilies.info