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CASAC To Offer Program For Parents Of Young Children

The Chautauqua Alcohol and Substance Abuse Council is offering a parenting program for parents of children through five years of age called “First Five Years.”

The program is offered free of charge through Chautauqua Region Community Foundation sponsorship. The training is a partnership between Chautauqua Alcohol and Substance Abuse Council and Mental Health Association.

The “First Five Years” sessions will be held at the Mental Health Association, 31 Water St., Door 14, Suite 7, Gateway Center, Jamestown, from noon to 2 p.m. July 26, Aug. 2, 9 and 16. The program is for parents, grandparents, nannies, childcare professionals, early childhood educators, mental health professionals, and anyone else who lives and works with young children.

The “First Five Years” program is a four-session, two-hour video and discussion program. The program considers child development and parenting in terms of the age/stage of the child within the perspective of varied nuclear families and vignettes representative of diverse cultures. Through this program, parent are given tools to make the most of their children’s early years. The course is an early intervention in an effort to increase school readiness. Participants attending will learn the importance of developing language skills, increasing vocabulary, and providing positive learning opportunities during early brain development; the stages of development – why their child acts like he/she does; how to keep a child safe; how to bond with their child; the importance of self-care; and how they can discipline their young child.

For more information, or to register, call Kathleen Colby at 664-3608.

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