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  • Home
    • Mission Statement
    • History
    • Basic Needs
    • Community Guide and Resource Links
    • Services >
      • Financial Assistance
      • Services at FAM
  • Work Ready Program
  • Education Program
    • Referring Someone for classes at FAM
    • Parenting & CPR Classes
    • Personal Finance Classes
    • Nutrition
    • Class Calendar
    • Register for Classes Online
    • Book Club
  • Programa Hispano
    • Clases en Español
    • Calendario de Clases
    • Plaza Comunitaria
    • Regístrese para las Clases
  • Donate/Volunteer
    • Gift of Love
    • Corporate Donations
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    • In Kind Donations
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    • Earn Kroger Rewards for FAM
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Parenting Classes

Learn about Nurturing Parenting®
First Steps/Parents as Teachers
The Basics Principles
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Nurturing Parenting® is an evidence-based method intended  to improve the ways a parent interacts with a child.  To nurture is to promote the growth and development of positive traits while respecting and caring for yourself and others.  What parents do matters so much in the life of children. Some class offerings are:

 1. Nurturing Parenting® Principles: Describes the seven principles of nurturing parenting, and focuses on helping parents realize their ability to impact children's emotional development. Discusses ways to become nurturing parents.

2. Praising Children and Their Behavior: Increases parental understanding of praising children for both BEING (love and acceptance just because you are you!) and DOING (praise for doing a good job or making a good effort!); two separate concepts.

3. Understanding Feelings: Helps parents learn to recognize feelings in themselves and their children.  Teaches parents to help children manage their feelings, and the actions that follow.

4. Building Self-worth and Self-esteem: Helps parents to realize their ability to influence their children's overall feelings and worth.  Focuses on assigning responsibility that leads to personal responsibility.

5. Stress Management for Parents: Defines stress, and identifies ways adults create it within their lives.  Learn practical ways to reduce stress for the parents and children.  Discusses the disadvantage of long-term stress on health and well-being. 

6. Anger Management: Anger is a universal emotion. Everyone gets angry at times, but many people have trouble dealing with their feelings of anger. We can't avoid feeling angry in certain situations, but we can learn some better ways to manage our anger. It will NOT count as court-ordered anger management.

Other Classes

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Classes taught by local professionals, and offered by Family Advancement Ministries include:

1. Job Search, Résumé Writing, and Interview Skills Workshop - Create professional résumés and cover letters. Master interviewing and networking techniques. Receive guidance to find careers that match your skills and interests, and access current job and internship opportunities through FAM's Work Ready Program. Learn about it here. 
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2. Ge0rgia Power Energy Efficiency - Tips on saving money and energy in the home.
                                                                                   Ways to save 

 $ - https://www.georgiapower.com/residential/save-money-and-energy/home-energy-efficiency-and-savings/energy-efficiency-tips.html
 $ - https://www.georgiapower.com/residential/save-money-and-energy/rebates-and-discounts.html  
 $ - https://www.georgiapower.com/assistance   

Want to register for classes?  Check our class schedule for opportunities.  All classes are free. Each class is approximately 1-2 hours in length. Instructors are trained staff, or volunteers with experience and expertise. Participants must register online, or by calling 478-746-9803, ext. 103. In-person classes (pre-and post-pandemic) are held at 538 Orange Street, Macon, GA 31201.

Direct Services Assistance
538 Orange St.
Macon, GA 31201
478-745-7165
Education Program
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538 Orange Street
Macon, GA 31201 
478-746-9803, ext. 104
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