Parent to Parent:
Building Connections

 

Parenting is about connections – connections with your kids, your partner, your community, and resources. Strong connections can make it all a bit easier. CTC of Greater Downingtown is here to help. We’ve been in the community for over 20 years and are here to support parents with today’s parenting challenges at every stage.

Join parents with similar-aged students and a trained facilitator as we explore each topic while considering the ages and stages of our students. We’ll discover techniques, tips, and tricks to tackle common challenges and strengthen connections. Most importantly we’ll interact with other parents who are in the same stage or who have been there and can offer advice. Bring a friend and join the conversation!

Registration

Parents of students K-12
Oct 1st, Nov 4th, Dec 3rd, Jan 7th, Feb 4th, Apr 1, May 6
6:30 - 8pm, Marsh Creek 6th Grade Center Library
489 Dorlan Mill Road, Downingtown, PA 19335

Spring 2025 Power of Parents available via recording to be released in the Spring. Register to receive the link when it becomes available.

DISCUSSION TOPICS

  • Age Appropriate Expectations

  • Vaping of THC and Marijuana

  • Difficult Conversations - What To Talk About and How To Do It In An Age-appropriate Way

  • The Empowerment of Failure

  • The Importance of Parental Support in Problem-solving

  • Setting Clear Expectations and Consequence for Behavior

  • Power of Parents (Parent Speaker Series recording in Spring 2025 and Parent to Parent: Building Connections discussion topic on May 6th).

CTC & DASD’s spring Parent Speaker Series will focus on the “Power of Parents” and feature Beth Bruton, from community partner Holcomb Behavioral Health Systems. Alcohol and other drugs interfere with how your child’s brain and body grow. Plus, decades of research show that people who start drinking at an early age can face severe, presistent problems throughout their lives.

You can prevent that. As a parent, you have the power to help your child make smarter, safer choices. Your influence can save lives…perhaps even your child’s. Join us to learn how to have ongoing, intentional conversations about the dangerous consequences of underage drinking and other drug use.

Questions? Contact Cheryl at cwendt@dtownctc.org

This program is made possible through funding from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD).