Parenting Topics

Weekly parenting classes are provided at the school.  The parenting topics include:

• Effective Communication in Families
• Balancing Family Members' Needs
• Setting Healthy Limits and Boundaries
• Discipline as Teaching
• Tools for better decision making
• Stress Reduction
• Overcoming Fears
• Increasing self esteem in the Family
• Child Developing-Reaslistic Expectations
• Effective and Reasonable Consequences
• Parents as Leaders
• Safety in and out of the home
• Separation and Reunification
• Functional and dysfunction behavior
• Issues of Trust
• Behavior Management
• Increasing Cooperation in Children
• Managing a Household
• Single Parenting
• Balanced Parenting, Love vs Limits
• Basing Relationships on Respect
• Preparing for the Workplace
• Skills for Financial Stability

Please call in advance to find out what the topic is for this and upcoming weeks.

Opportunities For Parents

Parents participate with the school in a variety of ways from helping out in the classrooms, fund raising activities, to assisting with special events. In addition there are two parent groups which meet monthly.

Parent Advisory Committee

The Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) is a group of parents that wish to take an active role in guiding CDC whether it be through planning events, positively adjusting school policy, or giving parent perspectives.  We are always welcoming new parents to participate, and meetings will be announced on the website's school calendar in advance.

Individual Family Support Program

This program is available to families experiencing stress, separation, domestic violence, problems with household management, discipline, or communication difficulties.  Individual/ family sessions are available by appointments only.

Family

Child Nutrition Program

All children who attend CDC are eligible for a nutritious breakfast, lunch, and afternoon snack subsidized by the Child Nutrition Program from the California Department of Education regardless of income.

Toy Lending Library

Developmental toys are available to be checked out by families and may be kept at home for one to two weeks then returned and checked back in.

Family Support Services

CDC is part of a community consortium, which is funded by L.A. County Department of Children and Family Services, that allows us to refer our families for a variety of services at free or low cost.  These services include personal counseling, programs with parks and recreation, and theater activities.