Nurturing Parenting Programs

What are Nurturing Parenting Programs®?
Nurturing Parenting Programs are an education program that works with the whole family. Families participate in the 2 1/2 hour fun and educational sessions that meet weekly for 9 to 23 weeks depending on the program. At each session, adults and children take part in separate, age-appropriate activities as well as share food and family nurturing time together.

When and where do Nurturing Parenting Programs take place?
Nurturing Parenting Programs take place in communities throughout the state of Vermont and are offered free of charge. The programs usually begin in either fall (September) or the winter (January).

How do families benefit from Nurturing Parenting Programs?
Parents learn from discussion, activities, presentations, video tapes, and home practice:

What children think and feel

What to expect from children at different ages

How to deal with little frustrations before they become big ones

How to recognize and deal with children's feelings and needs

How to recognize and attend to their own feelings and needs

Children learn through games, songs, art activities, puppet play and discussion to:

Control their behavior.

Increase their sense of self-worth.

Understand their strengths and limitations.

Recognize their own feelings and express their needs.

Do Nurturing Parenting Programs take the place of therapy?
Nurturing Parenting Programs do not take the place of individuals or family therapy. Familes experiencing domestic violence, untreated sexual abuse, substance abuse, or other immediate crisis will be encouraged to seek therapeutic support to stabalize themselves before attending Nurturing Parenting Programs.

For more information, please call 1-800-CHILDREN (1-800-244-5373) or 1-802-229-5724; you can also e-mail us at: pcavt@pcavt.org

1-800-CHILDREN
1-800-244-5373

Prevent Child Abuse Vermont | PO Box 829 | Montpelier, VT05601

Phone: 8022295724 Fax: 8022235567