Parent Education Classes

Parenting is no easy task. Oftentimes parents are at their wits ends when those little angels they watch sleeping in their beds at night turn in to little devils the next day! The good news is that parents who arm themselves with knowledge of effective child management techniques will have the advantage when their children do what they normally do - test the limits.

"Parents-in-Charge" is a parent education class taught by Psychological Services Center staff to community residents. Elements from award-winning parent education curricula including "1-2-3 Magic" and "Active Parenting" are used in this 4-week program. Each class lasts 1 1/2 hours and involves lively discussions of struggles parents experience with children between the ages of 4 and 11 as well as practical solutions to everyday problems.

Parents benefit from participating in parent education classes by:
1. learning common triggers of parent-child conflicts;
2. learning concrete methods of dealing with conflicts as well as child disobedience
    and misbehavior;
3. improving parenting skills and relationships with children.

The fee for the 4-week program is $30.00 per person and $50.00 per couple.

Interested in an “online” version of the “Parents-in-Charge” class?
Parents whose schedules do not allow them to attend class or who prefer an alternative method of enhancing their parenting skills may be interested in the online version of the “Parents-in-Charge” class. The online version does not require parents to be “online” at a particular time of the day and can be completed at one’s leisure. Contact the PSC for details.

Parenting Newsletters
The Center encourages parents to continually educate themselves so they can raise well-adjusted children. ParentMagic Inc., the company which publishes the "1-2-3 Magic" child discipline program, posts newsletters on their website designed to help parents improve their child-rearing skills. Click here for additional information.

Parent Education Message Board
Parents who are taking the “Parents-in-Charge” in-person or online classes may access the Parent Education Message Board, which contains additional parenting information as well as comments from parents who participate in the classes pertaining to various issues they contend with on a day-to-day basis. Click here to access the message board.

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MTSU Psychological Services Center
MTSU P.O. Box 87
Murfreesboro, TN  37132
Telephone: (615) 898-5192
Fax: (615) 494-8727
Electronic mail: psc@mtsu.edu

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for their financial support of this website and associated services."