| PARTNERS FOR PREVENTION IN ALLEGANY COUNTY a drug free communities coalition |
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Partners for Prevention in Allegany County has implemented Parenting Wisely within local faith organizations.
If you are a parent of adolescents/teenagers, and you want to learn more effective skills, or if you represent a
local faith organization and want to use Parenting Wisely as a ministry outreach to parents and families, please
fill out form below. No Cost for Faith Organizations or Interested Parents/Families!
PARENTING WISELY (American Teens)*
Parenting Wisely (American Teenagers) Nine typical problem situations are presented including: doing household chores, stepparent-youth
relationships, monitoring "troublesome" friends, improving poor school performance, sibling fighting, and complying with parental requests(phone
use and music volume) and more. Both effective and ineffective solutions are depicted for each problem followed by comprehensive critiques and
explanations of the parenting and communication skills viewed.
Parenting Wisely(American Teens) is evidence-based, and has proven effective:
Parenting Wisely (American Teens):
Includes a comprehensive parent workbooks (100 pages) with all solution critiques, review questions, a glossary of terms, sample behaviorcharts, practice exercises, and more!
Parenting Wisely (American Teens) has been named an "exemplary" program by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention (OJJDP), a "model" program by The Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) and the Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), and a "best practices" program by the Center for the Application of Prevention
Technologies (WCAPT).
If you are a parent of adolescents/teenagers, and you want to learn more effective skills, or if you represent a
local faith organization and want to use Parenting Wisely as a ministry outreach to parents and families, please
fill out form below. No Cost for Faith Organizations or Interested Parents/Families!
PARENTING WISELY (American Teens)*
Parenting Wisely (American Teenagers) Nine typical problem situations are presented including: doing household chores, stepparent-youth
relationships, monitoring "troublesome" friends, improving poor school performance, sibling fighting, and complying with parental requests(phone
use and music volume) and more. Both effective and ineffective solutions are depicted for each problem followed by comprehensive critiques and
explanations of the parenting and communication skills viewed.
Parenting Wisely(American Teens) is evidence-based, and has proven effective:
 | In significantly reducing verbal and physical aggression between teens and parents (and between spouses and partners!) | |
| In significantly reducing the frequency and severity of teen/preteen problem behaviors | |
| In significantly increasing knowledge of and implementation of effective parenting skills | |
| In improving and strengthening family relationships |
Parenting Wisely (American Teens):
| Is self-paced, and totally narrated (no literacy barrier) | |
| Allows parents to view common family problems enacted in video scenes | |
| Provides multiple solutions critiquing both effective and ineffective parenting methods | |
| Teaches valuable communication and behavior management skills including: Contracting, Assertive Discipline, "I" Statements, | |
| Supervision of Schoolwork and Peers, Positive Role-Modeling, and more… | ||
| Requires no therapist/facilitator | |
| Removes the social "stigma" of attending group parenting classes |
Includes a comprehensive parent workbooks (100 pages) with all solution critiques, review questions, a glossary of terms, sample behavior
Parenting Wisely (American Teens) has been named an "exemplary" program by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention (OJJDP), a "model" program by The Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) and the Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), and a "best practices" program by the Center for the Application of Prevention
Technologies (WCAPT).
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