La Cañada Presbyterian Parent Education Launches “Parent Express” Night Classes

La Cañada Presbyterian Church Parent Education is excited to launch a six-week night session entitled “Parent Express,” for parents of tweens to teens. Classes meet Wednesday nights from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm and run October 9th through November 13th—covering a variety of important topics including : bonding, power struggles, substance abuse, anxiety/depression and raising a well-rounded child. People may attend all, some, or one of the classes. Tuition costs $60 for the entire series or $10 per class at the door with free child care available for children 0-12 per RSVP to heather@lacanadapc.org.

The rich docket includes:

Oct 9 Bonding with Your Tween & Teen
Sloan Walsh, Parent Education Instructor & Dr. Chuck Osburn, LCPC Associate Pastor

Oct 16 Setting Effective Teen Limits…Without Creating Power Struggles
Jeffrey Prater, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist

Oct 23 What Every Parent Should Know About Adolescent Substance Abuse
Leda Siskind, MFT specializing in teen substance abuse

Oct 30 Understanding Your Child’s Electronic World of Social Networking
Faith Greiner Field (LCPC) & Eric High School Staff (PFB) HS Staff

Nov 6 Coping with Adolescent Anxiety & Depression
Jeffrey Prater, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist

Nov 13 It’s Not All About Grades…Essential Tasks in Maturing Children into Adults
Jan Roberts & Cary Horne, Parent Education Instructors.

As an added resource, Junior high school students may attend “The WAY,” which meets Wednesday nights from 6:45 – 8:30 pm in the youth area. Snacks will be provided.

“As a mom of three teens, I’m excited about the dynamic lineup of Parent Express speakers,” said Anne Bierling, Parent Education Director. “The series has been built so you can attend individual sessions without missing anything—and we are thrilled to offer this night class for parents for all parents in the community.

To sign up for Parent Express or experience a free LCPC Parent Education class during the week, go to www.lacanadapc.org/parented or call (818) 790-6708 ext. 205. Classes meet weekly September through May and attract approximately 400 participants from 22 different cities. La Cañada Presbyterian Church is located at 626 Foothill in La Cañada.