Parenting Education Program

Program Mission:
The mission of the CIS Parenting Education Program is to promote healthy family relationships and to strengthen families. New and First Time Moms

Program Description
The Parenting Education Program is a free 12 week, 2 hour series of classes for families to take together. Parents and children meet with trained facilitators. The Parenting Education Program builds skills for parenting, children’s life skills, and family skills.

Who is the Parenting Education Program for?
The program works for all families, single parent, two parent, grandparent, blended families, foster and adoptive families.  

The Parenting Education Programs are offered at:

Victory Baptist Church
9835 Wayne Street, Leland, NC

Shallotte Presbyterian Church
5070 Main St., Shallotte, NC

Southport  - St. Philip's Episcopal Church
205 East Moore St., Southport, NC

NEW GROUP
New and First Time Moms Support Group (a partnership between CIS and Smart Start)
Smart Start Office on Sellers Street in  Shallotte

For times and dates, please contact Debbie Gurreri at 253-8221.



Parenting Resources 
 
 
Brunswick County Parenting Resources A list of resources and referral information for Brunswick County. Click here.
 
Tips on Parenting: A web site with numerous, simple to read articles on a variety of parenting topics to strengthen one’s parenting.   http://www.tipsonparenting.net
 
Kid’s health: A web site which contains interactive articles about children’s healthcare, medicine, surgery, and parenting. From the Nemours Foundation; this web site has a parent site, a kid’s site and a teen’s site. Click the parent’s site information for information in Spanish.   http://www.kidshealth.org
 
Keep Kids Healthy: A Pediatrician’s guide to children’s health and safety. This site includes parenting advice for newborns, infants, toddlers, preschool, school age and adolescents. http://www.keepkidshealthy.org
 
Child Welfare League of America: This site provides specific tips on discipline and developmental stages. Also includes topics such as advocacy, education, media and technology, mental health, sexuality, teen pregnancy and substance abuse prevention resources.  http://www.cwla.org
 
 
Civitas: Born Learning is a public engagement campaign that provides important information about what young children need every day to ensure quality early learning. Designed to support parents in their critical role as a child’s first teacher. Born Learning materials are made available through the efforts of United Way, United Way Success By 6, Families and Work Institute and Civitas. http://www.civitas.org
 
Circle of Parents: This web site will provide information about family support programs that offer not only support but the sharing of ideas. Parenting tips. http://www.circleofparents.org
 
Prevent Child Abuse NC: This web site is the state of North Carolina’s child abuse prevention organization. Includes parenting tips as well as “How to recognize and report child abuse”. http://www.preventchildabusenc.org



Newpaper Articles:

Wilmington StarNews:  Parenting classes raise the bar