Chenango’s Parent Project helps parents deal with strong-willed teens
CHENANGO COUNTY – Parents who find themselves butting heads with their teenager will have a chance to get some help through a new installment of the Parent Projet.
The sixth offering of Chenango County’s Parent Project will start Oct. 2. The 10-week course aims to empower parents to learn different tools and techniques to work better with their stong-willed kids.
Each class will be held on Thursdays, from 6-9 p.m. at the Chenango County Court facilities in the Eaton Center in Norwich. Classes are tuition-free, although space is limited and parents are encouraged to pre-register by Oct. 1.
“We have had some good successes with this program that help families be closer together,” said Karen Osborn, Chenango County Probation Director and facilitator of the Parent Project. “The concerns we talk about are universal and they happen in every demographic, regardless of income or anything else. This is a good opportunity for the area to get some help with their teen.”
Every lecture of the Parent Project addresses common concerns dealt with by parents, including arguing with adolescents, improving school attendance and performance, preventing or intervening in alcohol and other drug use, and finding the useful resources that can help along the way.
In short, the course promises “the manual the hospital forgot to give parents,” said Chenango County Youth Bureau Director Kathy Clemens.
“If anyone doesn’t have problems raising their child, they’re not a normal parent. Every parent could use a little help,” said Clemens. “Parents who come gain techniques that they could use, and a support group of other parents who are going through the same thing.”
Clemens noted that while it’s hard for parents to keep their emotions in check when dealing with their kids, it’s worth it in the end. “A lot of parents will cave to their children’s demands,” she said, “but that’s the temporarily easy route. If they keep up the techniques they learn, they start to see a long-term change in their child.”
More than two dozen parents have completed the program since its initial offering in Chenango County in 2012, with several more parents only a few classes away from completion. Parents are required to finish all 10 weeks of the course and make up missed classes to be awarded a certificate of completion.
Said Osborn, “Change has to occur with parents’ attitudes. Once parents’ attitudes start to change, then they start to see a change in the kids.”
Osborn added that parents don’t need a referral to enroll in the Parent Project. Parents are able to self-enroll by calling the Chenango County Youth Bureau at 337-1656 or by emailing kathyc@co.chenango.ny.us.
“Karen does an awesome job with this program,” said Clemens. “It’s sometimes hard for parents to change, but this does help. Period.”
The sixth offering of Chenango County’s Parent Project will start Oct. 2. The 10-week course aims to empower parents to learn different tools and techniques to work better with their stong-willed kids.
Each class will be held on Thursdays, from 6-9 p.m. at the Chenango County Court facilities in the Eaton Center in Norwich. Classes are tuition-free, although space is limited and parents are encouraged to pre-register by Oct. 1.
“We have had some good successes with this program that help families be closer together,” said Karen Osborn, Chenango County Probation Director and facilitator of the Parent Project. “The concerns we talk about are universal and they happen in every demographic, regardless of income or anything else. This is a good opportunity for the area to get some help with their teen.”
Every lecture of the Parent Project addresses common concerns dealt with by parents, including arguing with adolescents, improving school attendance and performance, preventing or intervening in alcohol and other drug use, and finding the useful resources that can help along the way.
In short, the course promises “the manual the hospital forgot to give parents,” said Chenango County Youth Bureau Director Kathy Clemens.
“If anyone doesn’t have problems raising their child, they’re not a normal parent. Every parent could use a little help,” said Clemens. “Parents who come gain techniques that they could use, and a support group of other parents who are going through the same thing.”
Clemens noted that while it’s hard for parents to keep their emotions in check when dealing with their kids, it’s worth it in the end. “A lot of parents will cave to their children’s demands,” she said, “but that’s the temporarily easy route. If they keep up the techniques they learn, they start to see a long-term change in their child.”
More than two dozen parents have completed the program since its initial offering in Chenango County in 2012, with several more parents only a few classes away from completion. Parents are required to finish all 10 weeks of the course and make up missed classes to be awarded a certificate of completion.
Said Osborn, “Change has to occur with parents’ attitudes. Once parents’ attitudes start to change, then they start to see a change in the kids.”
Osborn added that parents don’t need a referral to enroll in the Parent Project. Parents are able to self-enroll by calling the Chenango County Youth Bureau at 337-1656 or by emailing kathyc@co.chenango.ny.us.
“Karen does an awesome job with this program,” said Clemens. “It’s sometimes hard for parents to change, but this does help. Period.”
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