Communication

First-Ever Strengthening Families Program for Parents and Youth 10-14 (SFP) a Success

December 19, 2011

Thanks to a two-year grant through the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD), the area coalition in the Palisades community called Partners in Action for Community Togetherness (PACT) is sponsoring the research-based program called The Strengthening Families Program for Parents and Youth 10-14 (SFP).  

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Keeping an Eye on the “Spirits” of the Season

December 19, 2011

It’s that time of year when kids are probably itching for holiday vacation, counting down the days to extended time off from school until the New Year.

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Local Parent Chat Nights Open the Floor for a Positive Parenting Exchange

May 19, 2011

The Parent Chats initiative is growing in Upper Bucks County! In the past two months two more successful Parent Chats have taken place. Both were held in the Palisades community and were moderated by UBHCHY Coalition Parent Educator, Judi Pason.

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Parent Chats: Conversations Between Parents about “Parenting”

March 1, 2011

Why are these parent discussions important? When your children were toddlers, it was probably quite common to have many conversations with other parents, (sometimes even people you just met at the playground or in a playgroup) about different issues.

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Upper Bucks Healthy Communities Healthy Youth Coalition to launch ‘Parent Chats’

December 14, 2010

Generations ago our mothers had an occasional Tupperware Party or the Pot Luck Dinner over a card game to catch up on current events, their children’s successes and the latest parenting challenges.

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Time to Talk? Time To Text!

September 1, 2010

It’s back-to-school time…a stressful time for kids and teens as they’re faced with new academic challenges and social pressures.  Research from the Partnership for a Drug-Free America shows the number one reason teens report for trying drugs is to help them handle school-related pressures.

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