Parents Progressing With Life

Posted by Philadelphia FIGHT on January 12, 2018

Progressive Life Center, Inc. in partnership with the Institute for Community Justice presents

Parents Progressing With Life

Parents Progressing with Life (PPWL) is a free parenting program provided by PLC Philadelphia to empower parents. We take a creative look at positive parenting techniques and teach parents ways to apply these lessons to their daily lives.

We welcome parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, teen parents, foster parents, & any other family members caring for children!

Curriculum:

 Parenting Styles
 Nurturing as a Lifestyle
 Cultural Parenting Traditions
 Developing Spirituality in Parenting
 Making Good Choices
 Growth & Development of Children
 The Importance of Touch
 Developing Empathy
 Managing & Communicating Feelings
 Managing Anger & Stress
 Understanding Discipline
 Rewards & Punishment

PLC schedules and provides day and evening classes, refreshment meals, transportation (tokens based on need) childcare, graduation gift cards, resource information and other case management referrals when requested. Participants are requested to complete 12 parenting skills training sessions. Graduating parents  receive a certificate of completion.

To Register Contact:
Thom Ford
215-525-0451 or tford@fight.org

Class Starts Thursday, January 18, 2018
11:00 am – 1:00 pm at
Institute for Community Justice – Reentry Center
1207 Chestnut Street, 2nd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107

Sponsored by:
PROGRESSIVE LIFE CENTER, INC.
1341 N. Delaware Avenue, Ste. 501
Philadelphia, PA 19125
Dr. Rosalind Lee, Regional Director
Dr. Rodney E. King – Parenting Facilitator