SOMERSWORTH—
The HUB Family Resource Center is bringing its popular Strengthening Families class to Somersworth, a seven-week program for parents and their children ages 10-14 years of age. The HUB’s Somersworth Youth Connection (SYC) afterschool program will be hosting the class on Thursdays from April 29th to June 10th at the Somersworth Middle School. This class is offered free of charge.
The Strengthening Families class focuses on the 10-14 age range, which is an exciting but sometimes challenging period for children and parents alike. The HUB is offering the class to its SYC participants and any other middle school students from surrounding towns and their parents who are interested in strengthening their family bonds.
During the seven-week program, parents and children will follow separate curriculums and then will be brought together to share their outcomes. Parents and children will learn: coping mechanisms during this rapid growth stage when attitudes and emotional needs are challenging to all members of the family; good decision making in relation to risky behaviors surrounding substance abuse; set age-appropriate parental expectations and learn emotional management skills.
A light meal will be shared with all families at each session, emphasizing the importance of this family time.
The HUB is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing parent education and support services with a mission to enhance parent’s abilities to raise healthy children in caring homes. The HUB serves all families in Strafford County and surrounding towns. Three years ago, the HUB was awarded a five-year 21st Century Community Learning Center grant through the Department of Education to start a much needed afterschool program for the middle school in Somersworth. Under the leadership of the HUB’s Maureen Jackman, SYC has developed into a thriving afterschool and summer program, which enhances the success of more than100 middle school children per year.
HUB parent education manager Lisa Paone has been teaching this class for several years. Each year, she witnesses wonderful moments of parents and their children developing closer relationships. Paone states, “Families walk away with new ways to connect, communicate and thrive, even at a time when major developmental changes in children affect the entire family unit. Parents learn new ways to adjust to the growing changes and challenges their children may be going through with a new perspective. Learning to listen and show that you trust your children when they are making good decisions fosters a positive relationship for years to come.”
For more information about the HUB’s Strengthening Families program, or the HUB, please visit www. hubfamilies.org. To register for Strengthening Families please call Lisa Paone at 749-9755 x10, or Maureen Jackman at SYC at 692-2126 x209. Registration is required and space is limited for this class.
The HUB Family Resource Center is bringing its popular Strengthening Families class to Somersworth, a seven-week program for parents and their children ages 10-14 years of age. The HUB’s Somersworth Youth Connection (SYC) afterschool program will be hosting the class on Thursdays from April 29th to June 10th at the Somersworth Middle School. This class is offered free of charge.
The Strengthening Families class focuses on the 10-14 age range, which is an exciting but sometimes challenging period for children and parents alike. The HUB is offering the class to its SYC participants and any other middle school students from surrounding towns and their parents who are interested in strengthening their family bonds.
During the seven-week program, parents and children will follow separate curriculums and then will be brought together to share their outcomes. Parents and children will learn: coping mechanisms during this rapid growth stage when attitudes and emotional needs are challenging to all members of the family; good decision making in relation to risky behaviors surrounding substance abuse; set age-appropriate parental expectations and learn emotional management skills.
A light meal will be shared with all families at each session, emphasizing the importance of this family time.
The HUB is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing parent education and support services with a mission to enhance parent’s abilities to raise healthy children in caring homes. The HUB serves all families in Strafford County and surrounding towns. Three years ago, the HUB was awarded a five-year 21st Century Community Learning Center grant through the Department of Education to start a much needed afterschool program for the middle school in Somersworth. Under the leadership of the HUB’s Maureen Jackman, SYC has developed into a thriving afterschool and summer program, which enhances the success of more than100 middle school children per year.
HUB parent education manager Lisa Paone has been teaching this class for several years. Each year, she witnesses wonderful moments of parents and their children developing closer relationships. Paone states, “Families walk away with new ways to connect, communicate and thrive, even at a time when major developmental changes in children affect the entire family unit. Parents learn new ways to adjust to the growing changes and challenges their children may be going through with a new perspective. Learning to listen and show that you trust your children when they are making good decisions fosters a positive relationship for years to come.”
For more information about the HUB’s Strengthening Families program, or the HUB, please visit www. hubfamilies.org. To register for Strengthening Families please call Lisa Paone at 749-9755 x10, or Maureen Jackman at SYC at 692-2126 x209. Registration is required and space is limited for this class.
