Always A Parent | Child & Family Services of Northwestern Michigan
Child & Family Services offers the “Always a Parent” program to parents who want to improve their parenting skills or who are having difficulty communicating with a co-parent. It teaches parents positive, effective, cooperative communication techniques in an enjoyable, interactive way.
Generations Ahead Parenting Classes
Generations Ahead supports teen parents (mothers and fathers) by helping them complete high school, fostering independence, and building healthy family units. Parenting Education is offered to anyone enrolled in the Generations Ahead program.
Munson’s Parenting Classes
Munson Hospital offers several free classes to pregnant and new parents, including a class on breastfeeding and baby’s first year.
MI Parenting Resource
MI Parenting Resource is a free, online program designed to support parents and caregivers across Michigan in strengthening their parent-child relationships and gaining new tools for enhancing positive child behaviors. Through MI Parenting Resource, you will have access to a collection of brief parenting videos introducing evidence-based strategies for common caregiving concerns, such as how to increase child cooperation, teach children new behaviors, and manage emotions in the hectic world of parenting.
MSU Extension Family Education & Support Classes
To ensure the success of families across Michigan, MSU Extension offers a variety of research-based, parenting education classes and family engagement activities, as well as an array of support materials and resources. These tools provide assistance to military families, instruction about positive discipline, assistance for dealing with children’s anger, strategies for mindfulness, events for family engagement and support for family and school collaboration. Use this website link to find out more about the classes offered and register for classes.
