Preparing to Parent

If adding children to your heart is on your mind, taking time to reflect upon what parenting means to you is an important gift to your child, yourself, and your spouse or partner.

As a participant in Preparing to Parent: A Workshop for Adults Contemplating Childrearing, you will explore your

• current stage of adult development


• family of origin


• expectations about parenting; and,


• temperament.

You will learn how these aspects of your life and your spouse's or partner's life can shape your parenting -- as well as your adult relationship -- once you become parents.

The three-session workshop will be offered Oct. 4, 18, and 18 from 6 to 7:45 p.m. during Fall 2012. It also will be offered in 2013 on these dates:

• Winter 2013: Wednesdays, 6-7:45 p.m., January 9, 16, and 23


• Spring 2013: Wednesdays 6-7:45 p.m., May 13, 20, and 27


• Summer 2013: Tuesdays 6-7:45 p.m., August 13, 20, and 27


• Fall 2013: Tuesdays 6-7:45 p.m., October 8, 15, and 22.

Investment: $150 per couple. Fee includes FREE check-up one year after you become a parent (a $135 value). To register complete this form and mail with your paymetn to Care and Counseling Center of Georgia, Decatur GA 30033. Registration must be completed one week before each workshop begins.

Lea McLees, MS, NCC, LAPC, is an associate counselor at Care and Counseling Center of Georgia. She specializes in working ith families, especially in couples, parenting, children's, and caregiving relationships.