Partnering

With Parents

Welcome!

Partnering with Parents (PWP) is an education program that is committed to assisting all parents and caregivers, including grandparents & foster parents that encompasses parenting at any age, any topic. Programs include Parents Forever, Parenting the Love & Logic Way, Love and Logic: Adults Supporting Youth with Challenging Pasts, and Nurturing Parenting Skills for Families in Supervised Visitation. We believe that parenting is the most important & rewarding job that people have, but it is also the most challenging. We offer preventative, proactive parenting support to build healthier families by utilizing the strengths-based perspective, challenging parents to become critical thinkers, take accountability for their parenting decisions, and when necessary, serving as an advocate by amplifying the voices of those that may not have a voice at certain tables.

Our program:

  • Believes in the strength of community collaboration
  • Bridges resources for families so they have the access and education to have their children thrive
  • Does not place blame on clients
  • Emphasizes cultural sensitivity
  • Emphasizes a belief in people’s capacity to change and desire to do so
  • Defines a family as a flexible system and approaches as unique
  • Utilizes evidence-based practices
  • Is non-intrusive and respects the dignity and privacy of family members, and;
  • Utilizes positive community norms.

Parent’s Forever

An educational program for families experiencing divorce, separation, or a change in custody. This is a 4-6 hour course in an individual setting. A certificate of completion will be provided after course completion.

Parenting the Love & Logic Way

Curriculum for parents with children of all ages. Parents are provided the skills required to feel more relaxed, hopeful and positive about their children and their relationships with them. Parents will discover that their jobs can be enjoyable, and that they can teach personal responsibility and respect without losing their kids’ love. This is a 6-hour course in an individual setting. A certificate of completion will be provided after course completion. 

Love and Logic: Adults Supporting Youth with Challenging Pasts

Curriculum for parents and professionals working with children who’ve experienced trauma. This is a 6-hour course in an individual setting. A certificate of completion will be provided after course completion. 

Nurturing Parenting Skills for Families in Supervised Visitation

An innovative program designed to empower parents and parent educators in creating customized, competency based parenting programs to meet the specific needs of families. The lessons are taken from the evidenced-based Nurturing Parenting Programs for Parents and Their Infants, Toddlers and Preschoolers, and Parents and Their School Age Children. Based on the assessed needs of the family, parents and parent educators work together and select competency based lessons from the curriculum to form a parenting/visitation program that is customized to meet the specific needs of the families. This is a 6-8 hour course.

Contact & Hours

Monday – Friday | 8am – 4:30pm
After Hours by Appointment Only

105 1st Street SE, Austin, MN 55912

P: 507.437.8330

E: director@prc-austinmn.org

We’re Here to Help

Partnering with Parents primarily serves families in Mower and Freeborn counties. This program provides a continuum of secondary prevention services that strengthen families by increasing research based protective factors:

  • parental resilience
  • social connections
  • knowledge of parenting and child development
  • concrete supports in times of need
  • children’s social and emotional competence and cultural relevance and affirmation
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What Our Families are Saying

“My experience with the PRC was great. It taught me how to become a better parent and learn from the mistakes that I have made. It was challenging knowing that I had made so many mistakes as a parent but it was also rewarding knowing that I could learn from them and better myself as a parent.”

“I have learned quite a bit not just about my children but about my parenting in general. I have learned where I need improvement and have started implementing it and seen a bit of progress.”

“I feel like I’ll be a better parent to my children by applying what I’ve learned in this class. Dan is very knowledgeable, easy to talk to and has great advice on any topic I needed help with. I like the way the road map made for a customized experience based on my needs.”

“Helped me realize that I was going about certain things the wrong way and gave me skills and tools that will help me be a better parent to my children.”

“Parent education taught me how to handle behaviors, emotions and discipline in a positive way.”