Family Life Skills

Family Life Skills parenting classes use the Active Parenting curriculum.  These classes help parents and caregivers acquire tools and learn strategies for successful parenting and positive family development.

Family Life Skills classes are ideal for all parents, including those seeking to fulfill a requirement for court.  This program assists parents in reducing conflict, building better communication, developing closer relationships with their children, reducing stress, and supporting better adjustment through difficult transition periods. 

Topics covered include

• Stress management
•  Anger management
• Setting boundaries
• Assertive communication
• Proactive discipline
• Building self-esteem
• Stages of child development & growth

Program Details

The Family Life Skills curriculum is approximately 9-hours long.  We offer it in two formats:

• In-person: 

           Three, 3-hour sessions: Tuesdays 9-noon at our offices.  

• Virtual, by Zoom: 

         Day schedule:  Six 1.5-hour sessions delivered both Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10:00 – 11:30 AM for three weeks.  

         Evening schedule:  Three 2.5-hour sessions delivered on Wednesday evenings from 5:00 – 7:30 PM, over three weeks. 

Cost: $400:     Many parents working with a court or referring agency can have this fee covered. 

See below for upcoming dates.    

Family Life Skills Active Parenting Classes:  Upcoming schedules 

In-person class dates:                                                                            

• Tuesdays, January 7, 14, 21 from 9am-Noon
• Tuesdays, February 4, *18, 25 from 9am-Noon (*vacation day 11th)
• Tuesdays, March 11, 18, 25 from 9am-Noon
• Tuesdays, April 8, 15, 22 from 9am-Noon
• Tuesdays, May 13, 20, 27 from 9am-Noon
• Tuesdays, June 10, 17, 24 from 9am-Noon

Virtual Zoom EVENING class dates:

• Wednesdays, January 8, 15, 22, 29 from 5pm-7:30pm
• Wednesdays, February 5, *19, 26, March 5 from 5pm-7:30pm (*vacation day 12th)
• Wednesdays, March 19, 26, April 2, 9 from 5pm-7:30pm
• Wednesdays, April 23, 30, May 7, 14 from 5pm-7:30pm
• Wednesdays, June 4, 11, 18, 25 from 5pm-7:30pm

Virtual Zoom MORNING class dates:

• Wednesdays/Thursdays, January 8/9, 15/16, 22/23 from 10am-11:30am
• Wednesdays/Thursdays, February 5/6, *19/20, 26/27 from 10am-11:30am (*vacation day 12th)
• Wednesdays/Thursdays, March 12/*13, 19/20, 26/27 from 10am-11:30am (*later start time 11am)
• Wednesdays/Thursdays April 9/10, 16/17, 23/24 from 10am-11:30am
• Wednesdays/Thursdays, May 7/8, 14/15, 21/22 from 10am-11:30am
• Wednesdays/Thursdays June 4/5, 11/12, 18/19 from 10am-11:30am

Request information

Service providers can refer parents and parents or caregivers can contact us directly.  

Please fill out the online form or call and we will provide details. 

What participants have to say...

“I liked that it helped me learn about myself.”

“I appreciated learning to deal with my kids better.”

“There was open discussion and case scenarios with true life situations.”

“It taught me the importance of working together with my child.”

“I liked getting feedback from the group about being a parent. The entire group was involved in the discussion.”

“I liked that it taught me a lot in a short time.”

“The parenting class came at the right time of my life.”

For more information contact:

Kathy McDonald
Director of Education
REACH CNY, Inc.
1010 James Street, Syracuse NY 13203
kmcdonald@reachcny.org
315-424-0009 ext. 5