Parenting Skills Programs At Hospital

DANBURY — Danbury Hospital’ s Center for Child and Adolescent Treatment Services (CCATS) is offering “Let Us Help You,” a series of positive skill-building programs for parents of pre-teens and teenagers, starting Thursday, March 15. The programs take place on Thursdays through May 10, from 7 to 8:30 pm at CCATS on 196 Osborne Street in Danbury.

“Let Us Help You” programs are designed to provide parents with positive parenting tools that will help guide parents with decision-making, and help foster effective communication with adolescents. Dates and topics for discussion include the following:

 March 15 – Adolescent Development. What is normal, what is not?

 March 22 – Listening to Your Child’s Behavior. How do I know if it’s a problem and what should I do?

 March 29 – Depression. Is it just the blues? When anger and isolation mean something more.

 April 5 – Communication. How to speak to your teenager so your teen can hear.

 April 12 – School Issues (Truancy, PPTs, Communicating with educators).

 April 19 – Substance Abuse – Signs, symptoms, and the effects of alcohol and drug abuse.

 April 26 – Positive Discipline. Consequences that fit the crime.

 May 3 – Family History (Genogram). What your family’s past can say about your teen’s present difficulties.

 May 10 – Raising Healthy Children in a Chaotic World.

The fee for each “Let Us Help You” program is $10. Pre-registration is required. For more information and to register, call Danbury Hospital’s Center for Child and Adolescent Treatment Services at 203/830-6082.