Children's Trust

Healthy Families

Healthy Families is designed to send help directly to homes of expectant or new parents, with the idea that those who practice positive parenting from the start are better able to see to their children's physical and emotion well-being.  Health Families also makes sure children have medical providers and helps parents find resources close to home if they need help with anything from finding a job to finding quality day care. Health Families offers on-going assistance,  visiting families in their homes at least weekly at the start. The visits can continue for three to five years if necessary.  For more information go to www.healthyfamiliesamerica.org.

The Healthy Families South Carolina contact is:
Sally Baggett
Greenwood Community Children's Center
Healthy Families Greenwood County
113 Liner Drive
Greenwood, South Carolina 29646
864-941-8105
864-941-8198 (FAX)
sbaggett@greenwoodchildren.org

Parent Aid

Parent Aides are professionally trained home visitors who work one-on-one with families, teaching parents to be more loving and attentive to their children's needs. Objectives include curbing the harmful effects of family crises and showing families healthy ways to resolve conflicts. The aides educate parents about the various ages/stages of child growth and help them develop age-appropriate discipline techniques. The program links clients to community resources. The goal is to reduce the need for out-of-home placement of children. In-home visitors also provide support and crisis intervention when necessary.

Parents Anonymous

Parents Anonymous groups are valuable for parents who want to improve relationships with their children. Parents learn better parenting and coping skills from other parents, in part by discovering strengths within themselves. They, in turn, can share their techniques and successes with other parents. The groups meet weekly, are professionally facilitated and offer free child care.

For more information:
Parents Anonymous of South Carolina, Inc.
1285 Avenue G
Charleston 29405
(843) 747-0480
martybanks@bellsouth.net
www.pasc.org

Parent Education Parent Support

Our classes provide an atmosphere where people can work through difficult issues with the support, acceptance and understanding of other parents and the guidance of a trained instructor. This 12-week series promotes use of positive parenting skills. A specialized curriculum focuses on positive parenting, anger management, behavior management, communication and self-esteem. Free child care is provided.

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