Support for Parents
Parenting Pathways
For parents and caregivers who want to learn more about parenting, Sunbeam offers a 12-week Nurturing Skills for Families class through the Parenting Pathways program. This program helps parents and caregivers by giving them important tools, skills, and information. In the Parenting Pathways program, families learn in a classroom, talk and do activities with other parents, and complete assignments as part of their learning.
Sunbeam supports parents and caregivers through a hope-centered and trauma informed approach. We offer a safe, nurturing, and supportive learning environment for parents and caregivers.
At Sunbeam, we believe in the power of Hope. In the book, Hope Rising How the Science of Hope Can Change Your Life, Chan Hellman, PhD, and Casey Gwinn, J.D. state that, “Hope is the belief that your future can be brighter and better than your past and that you actually have a role to play in making it better.” At Sunbeam, we walk alongside those who hold hope that their futures can be better than today, and we offer pathways for those seeking to make their own positive changes.
In this class, parents and caregivers have an opportunity to learn and grow with other parents in the class. As a parent or caregiver, this class can help you:
- Learn new parenting techniques: Gain valuable skills to better understand and support your child’s development.
- Build confidence: Feel more assured in your parenting decisions and have more information to keep up with the developmental changes your child experiences as they grow.
- Stay updated: Keep up with the latest research and best practices in parenting.
- Connect with others: Meet other parents and caregivers, creating a supportive community.
All Nurturing Skills for Families classes are held at Sunbeam Family Services locations. Parents and caregivers are provided with 2 hours of face-to-face classroom learning per week.
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Core Services
Nurturing Parenting Skills
Parent Child Observations
Progress and Court Reports
Additional learning opportunities
Infant Massage Class (5 Week Class)
- 5-week class for parents with infants
- To foster bonding, enhance communication, and promote healthy physical and emotional development in infants and their parents
- Provides hands-on techniques that empower parents to care for and soothe their babies
- Provides a positive touch experience, which can be particularly beneficial for parents and babies who have experienced trauma or stress
- Reinforces positive parenting techniques and aligns with nurturing and non-violent approaches to caregiving
Making Sense of Your Worth (8 Week Group)
- To help support parents in building self-worth and emotional resilience, which are crucial for effective and nurturing parenting
- Foster self-worth and self-esteem as a parent to help them recognize their own value and capabilities
- Provides tools to challenge and change negative beliefs formed from past trauma or adversity
- Encourages healthier patterns of thinking and behavior that benefit both the parent and the child
- Teaches parents how to manage emotions effectively, reducing instances of reactive or harmful behaviors
- Offers a safe space for parents to explore and heal from past trauma that may be affecting their self-worth and parenting
Circle of Security Class (8 Week Class)
- To enhance parents’ understanding of their children’s emotional needs, promoting secure parent-child relationships and improving overall family dynamics
- Using the COSP™ model developed by the Circle of Security originators Facilitators work with parents and care-givers to help them to:
- Understand their child’s emotional world by learning to read emotional needs
- Support their child’s ability to successfully manage emotions
- Enhance the development of their child’s self esteem
- Honor the innate wisdom and desire for their child to be secure
Nurturing Parent Skills Class
A proven approach for the prevention and treatment of child abuse and neglect.
Our comprehensive 12-week program provides parents engaging and informative evidence-based modules. These weekly, 2-hour sessions will help parents learn more about:
- Managing emotions and communicating effectively
- Establishing nurturing routines
- Building empathy and positive self-worth
This class helps build six protective factors for parents:
- Nurturing and attachment
- Knowledge of parenting
- Child and youth development
- Parental resilience and social connections
- Concrete support services for parents
- Social and emotional competence for children