Classes start Jan. 8 in Perrysburg.
The Parent Project
is a parent training program designed for parents of strong-willed adolescents. Since
2003, more than 250 parents and their adolescents have attended Parent Project
in Wood County and they report that there is important information in Parent
Project classes for parents of all teens.
Topics include reducing family conflict and arguing, improving school performance and
attendance, identifying and intervening with alcohol and other drug abuse,
interceding with negative peer associations (including inappropriate dating
relationships) and helping parents to set clear, consistent rules with
enforceable consequences. Parents who attend the Parent Project
are more likely to see positive behavior changes as parents understand and practice
powerful Parent Project interventions at home.
The motto of the Parent Project
is "Parents are the answer … when they have the tools they need."
Presented in an educational format, parents are trained for a fee of $20 for the
accompanying 180-page workbook. Youth ages 12-18 are also invited to attend a
separate class at no additional cost. If the entire course is completed and the
parent has attended all of the required sessions, the $20 fee will be refunded.
Parents attend 18 hours of instruction for a cost of less than one session of
private counseling.
The next session will be held Tuesday evenings from Jan. 8 through March 10 at the
Glenwood Elementary School, 8950 Avenue Rd., Perrysburg. The first two classes
will run from 6 to 9 p.m. The remainder of the classes run from at 6 to 8 p.m.

For more information or to register, contact Lorrie Lewandowski at (419) 354-9010,
ext. 113 or by e-mail at [email protected].
The Wood County Educational Service Center offers the program.