Classes
Parenting Classes offered by OSU Extension
- Video and handouts on the following topics:
~ Physical punishment
~ Limits
~ Consequences
~ Listening
~ Anger
~ Challenging behaviors
Involves understanding children's behavior, listening and talking to your child and discipline that makes sense.
2.) Raising Children in Troubles Times
Raising Teens in many situations such as: Peers, homework, temper tantrums, curfews and whereabouts, studying, fighting, school behavior, drugs, bedtimes, and togetherness.
Offered mornings and afternoons by calling the OSU Extension office at 419-294-4931.
"How To Talk So Kids Will Listen And Listen So Kids Will Talk"
- 6 Part Video Series covering:
~ Helping children deal with their feelings
~ Engaging cooperation
~ Alternatives to punishment
~ Encouraging autonomy
~ Praise
~ Freeing children from playing roles
Positive Parenting of Teens
- Videos and handouts covering:
~ Parenting teens today
~ Perception
~ Development
~ Communication
~ Conflict
~ Discipline
~ Decision - Making
~ Friends and Peers
~ Parenting Styles
Active Parenting 1, 2, 3, 4
- Video series covering:
~ Development
~ When they rule
~ ACT Rule
Managing Children's Behaviors
- From the Ohio Department of Health
- Short video and many handouts included
- Covers many ideas for handling issues related to young children
such as:
~ Temper tantrums, whining, and many other behaviors
Numerous other video, books, and handouts on other specific issues. Most material provided by Family Children First. Many issues are addressed in this material.
Listed are:
~ ADHD/ Driven to Distraction
~ Single Parenting
~ Teens and Divorce
~ The Difficult Child
~ Grounded for Life
~ And more.



