A Lesson That Could Save Your Child's Life

The Courage to Speak Foundation, Inc. has developed a program for parents called Courage to Speak-Courageous Parenting 101®. The program is a FREE 3-session drug prevention education program for parents from all communities with children in Elementary, Middle and High School wishing to arm themselves with the knowledge of how to keep their children safe.

The course will be taught in English by Carlos Reinoso Jr., MSMOL, BHCC, Director of Mid-Fairfield Substance Abuse Coalition at the Human Services Council Connecticut. As a prelude to the course, Ginger Katz, CEO and Founder of the Courage to Speak® Foundation will deliver the Courage to Speak Presentation on Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at 6:30 pm, followed by session one. Session two will follow on Wednesday, October 28th at 6:30 pm and session three will take place on Wednesday, November 4th at 6:30 pm (a light dinner will be served at 6pm during all three sessions). Child care will be available with reservation.

Courage to Speak - Courageous Parenting 101® will cover:

1. Teen Drug Use Trends & Party Culture; What is a Drug?; What is Addiction?; Drug Effects & Consequences

2. The Adolescent Brain; Why Kids Use Drugs; Helping Kids Handle Stress, Anger & Other Emotions; Age Appropriate Prevention Messages; Parenting Styles; Setting Expectations & Boundaries; Media Influence on Teen Substance Abuse

3. Establishing & Enforcing Healthy Expectations & Limits for Teens; Effective Communication Strategies; Protective Factors & Developmental Assets; Warning Signs of Substance Abuse; Where to Find Help & More

Classes will be led by a trained facilitator at the West Rocks Middle School, 81 West Rocks Rd., Norwalk, CT. This Program is for Parents Only. The course will be offered Wednesday, October 21st, October, 28th, and November 4th at 6:30 pm. To register please call 203-831-9700 or e-mail gkatz@couragetospeak.org.
To REGISTER ONLINE go to https://www.formstack.com/forms/webregister-english