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    Updated: September 3, 2009

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    ‘Back to School’ is not just for children, but for parents, too


    Middletown — The new school year is a good time to make small changes that can benefit the whole family and Cornell Cooperative Extension is offering the following programs for parents and caregivers:

    Healthy Children/Healthy Families - for parents/caregivers of children 3-11 years

    Beginning Thursday, Sept. 10, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m., at Cornell Cooperative Extension, Middletown

    (Priority given to families with limited income)

    Discipline is NOT a Dirty Word - for parents/caregivers of children 2-12 years

    Beginning Tues., Sept. 29, 7-9 p.m. at Sanfordville Elementary, Warwick

    Beginning Tuesday, Oct. 20, 10 a.m. - noon at George Robinson Center, Middletown

    Raising Responsible Children (new) - for parents/caregivers of children 2-12 years

    Beginning Thursday, Oct.1, 10 a.m. - noon at Middletown Board of Education Office

    Strengthening Families Program - for parents/caregivers to attend with their children ages 10-14

    (A family meal is included each week.)

    Beginning Weds., Sept. 30, 6 - 8:45 p.m. at Circleville Middle School



    (Priority given to Pine Bush School District residents.)

    Beginning in January 2010, 6 - 8:45 p.m. at Cornell Cooperative Extension, Middletown

    (Limited to families of the Hudson Valley Relatives as Parents Program.)

    The Relatives as Parents Program - for grandparents and others who are primary caregivers for related children of all ages.



    Monthly “Coffee and Conversation” support groups and 4-H Youth Development clubs meet 6:30 - 8 p.m. in Middletown, Central Valley and Newburgh.

    For more information or to register, visit the Resource Center at 18 Seward Ave., Middletown, call 344-1234 or visit online at www.cce.cornell.edu/orange.





     

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