Parenting is a difficult job, and there is no instruction manual. The Parent Project was designed to
connect the love and care parents have for their teens with the skills and support necessary to navigate
the job of parenting.
As a participant in an eight-week Parent Project® class offered by the Wood County Educational Service
Center, parents can expect to learn effective communication strategies and other helpful parenting
skills. Additionally this series will include important information regarding adolescent depression,
alcohol and other drug use and the influence of music and media on youth.
In past classes, parents have had difficulty identifying appropriate limits and enforcing consequences
consistently. Parents who attend the Parent Project® are more likely to see their child’s attendance at
school improve, and to require less school-based disciplinary resources as parents find powerful
interventions at home with which to bring about change in their children. The motto of the Parent
Project® is "Parents are the answer É when they have the tools they need."
Presented in an educational format, parents are trained for a fee of $20, which covers the cost of the
180-page workbook. If the parent attends all of the required sessions, the $20 fee is refunded. A class
for teens also is offered at no additional charge.
The next session will be held Tuesday evenings from Jan. 11 through March 1, at Rossford High School. The
first class will begin at 5:30 p.m.; remaining classes begin at 6 p.m.
For more information or to register, contact Lorrie Lewandowski at (419) 354-9010, ext. 113 or by e-mail
at [email protected].
More information on the program, and registration information, is at www.parentproject.com; click on
"find a class in your area" in the top right-hand corner.
Registration will be limited to the first 30 people responding.