| Parents and prospective parents choose to
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| | lot during these years. They will test
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| take a parenting class for a number of
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| | the limits of the parents and may get
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| reasons. Some are new parents of babies
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| | involved in sexual behaviors, drugs,
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| or are pregnant and want to know the
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| | alcohol or smoking. Parents of teens need
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| basics of caring for infants, including
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| | to know that they aren't alone in dealing
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| diapering, handling crying, sleep
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| | with a difficult teen. They may need
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| difficulties and developmental issues.
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| | advice on how to set limits with a teen
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| Most are taking the class because they
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| | who is gradually growing into adulthood.
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| are nervous and want to parent their
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| | Parents may take a parenting class
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| child well from the start.
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| | because they want to improve their
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| There are specific parenting class
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| | abilities as a parent. They may also be
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| offerings for parents of toddlers. This
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| | ordered by child protective services or
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| includes the "terrible twos" and three
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| | the court because the parent has had
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| year olds. By this time, the parent may
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| | difficulties with the law or with child
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| be having difficulty with an out of
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| | abuse issues. These classes are designed
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| control child and may need to learn
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| | to help the parent cope with going back
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| aspects of disciplining the child that
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| | to parenting after the legal system says
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| don't involve hitting or spanking the
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| | it's okay for the family to be reunited.
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| child. They may also wish to learn about
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| | Parents who go to these kinds of
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| things like helping their child socialize
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| | parenting classes often are not happy
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| and toilet training. Parents may have
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| | going to them but must go to them before
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| other children and are worried about
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| | they can get their children back.
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| sibling rivalry. They may have a new baby
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| | Couples may take a parenting class prior
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| on the way and may be trying to establish
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| | to adopting a child. As they did not know
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| a calmer household with more than one
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| | the child from the moment of its birth,
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| child in it.
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| | they may choose to or be asked to take
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| School districts will offer a parenting
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| | classes that help them be the best kind
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| class for parents of school age children.
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| | of parent they can be. In some cases,
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| This may be geared toward helping the
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| | there are parenting classes for parents
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| child maintain friendships in school,
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| | whose children are diabetic or parents
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| helping children overcome learning
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| | whose children are autistic. These kinds
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| disabilities and sibling rivalry.
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| | of classes are highly specialized and
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| Children have occasional discipline
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| | bring together a group of parents who
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| issues as well, which can be handled in
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| | definitely have something in common. Such
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| this type of parenting class.
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| | parents can also get together on a
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| An often overlooked type of parenting
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| | parenting forum to discuss issues even
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| class is that of parenting teens.
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| | after the classes are over with.
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| Children from ages 13-18 will change a
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