ACT Against Violence Parenting Group
9 weeks
Open to parents with children ages 0-17
enrollment required, no cost / free
This parenting group covers child development, the effects of media on your child, how to manage anger, positive conflict resolution, and discipline. Learn More: http://actagainstviolence.apa.org
This group is facilitated in Spanish.
A meal is provided.
Alcoholics Anonymous
Wednesdays, 4:00-5:00 PM
Open to all
drop-ins welcome, no cost / free
This group for parents and other community members who have had a drinking problem. It provides an opportunity for members to share their experience and support one another. To talk with a counselor about your own or a family member’s substance use, call (415) 441-KIDS (5437).
Anger Management
Wednesdays, 11:00 AM-12:30 PM | 8 weeks | September 12 – October 31
Open to parents with children ages 0-17
enrollment required, no cost / free
This group is structured to create a safe space for people to explore their self-defeating thoughts and behaviors. You will be given skills, tools, and support to recognize, understand, and learn from your anger.
This group is for parents only.
Family Dinner
Tuesdays, 5:15-6:00 PM | Ongoing
drop-ins welcome, no cost / free
Come enjoy dinner with your kids and other families.
Head & Heart Parenting
8 weeks
Open to parents with children ages 0-17
enrollment required, no cost / free
Head & Heart Parenting is an 8-week parenting skills group with a particular focus on how the brain works.
With this sort of knowledge, we can help children better regulate their emotions and their behavior. Understanding feelings—how they exist in the brain and are felt throughout the body—is the first step in regulating them.
Parenting with the brain in mind can help you better connect with your child. A strong, positive parent-child relationship is the basis for healthy growth and development for all children, and a key ingredient to overall family functioning.
Kids’ Turn Child-Parent Workshop
Various Dates | 6 weeks
Open to families with children ages 5-17
enrollment required, there is a fee to attend this workshop
This workshop is for families dealing with separation and divorce. It supports children in discussing their feelings and teaches tools to cope with parental separation. Parents meet simultaneously in separate groups to learn co-parenting skills, how to reduce family conflict, and prevent childhood difficulties. Two parent groups are conducted to allow parents to learn separately.
Parents may attend without children, however children may not attend without a parent. If children choose to participate, they must attend all sessions. This workshop is a Family Court recognized co-parenting program. Parents will receive six month access to online curriculum upon completion of the workshop.
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Kids’ Turn Early Year’s Workshop
Various Dates | 6 weeks
Open to parents with children ages 0-4
enrollment required, there is a fee to attend this workshop
The workshop is designed to help parents understand the impact of family reorganization on their infants and toddlers. It teaches parents skills for promoting healthy development through cooperative parenting. This workshop is a Family Court recognized co-parenting program. Parents will receive six month access to online curriculum at the completion of the workshop.
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Kids’ Turn Summer Parents Only Workshop
Various Dates | 6 weeks
Open to parents with children ages 5-17 (one parent per family and children do not attend).
enrollment required, there is a fee to attend this workshop
Parents meet in small groups to learn co-parenting skills and understand the child’s perspective so they can support their children, reduce family conflict, and prevent childhood difficulties. This workshop is a Family Court recognized co-parenting program. Parents will receive six month access to online curriculum at the completion of the workshop.
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Parenting Young Children
Mondays, 11:00 AM-12:30 PM
Open to parents with children ages 0-5
drop-ins welcome, no cost / free
This group provides a space for parents to share daily challenges in a supportive environment as well as learn skills to become more effective parents.
Playtime Together
Thursdays, 1:00-1:50 PM
Open to parents with children ages 0-5
drop-ins welcome, no cost / free
Join us for music, movement, and stories! Playtime Together is the fantastic bonding activity.
SELF Support Group
Tuesdays, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM | 8 weeks | October 23 – December 11
Open to parents with children ages 0-17
enrollment required, no cost / free
This group challenges its members to think about problems differently and challenge past experiences. It helps to organize life changes into manageable steps, develop ways to identify patterns that present problems related to past experiences and increase understanding about how to heal and move forward.
- Thinking about your problems differently
- Organizing life changes into more manageable steps
- Develop ways to identify patterns that present problems related to past experiences
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Single Parent Network
Tuesdays, 6:00-7:30 PM
Open to single parents with children ages 0-17
drop-ins welcome, no cost / free
This is a community for single parents to support one another and discuss the challenges of parenting in a non-judgemental and confidential environment.
Slam Poetry Workshop
Wednesdays, 5:00-7:00 PM | 8 weeks | June 13 – August 8
Open to families with children ages 10-12
enrollment required, no cost / free
This group introduces youth and their parents to slam poetry, public speaking and creative ways to explore identity, cope with trauma, build community, and inspire others.
The group will be split into four sessions. Session one: children, session two: parents, session three and four: parent/s and child.
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Stress Management Group
8 weeks
Open to parents with children ages 0-17
enrollment required, no cost / free
Feeling like you are surviving, not thriving? Struggling with unsuccessful habits? So stressed you can’t function? This group teaches its members how to regulate responses to stress through mindfulness practice, distress tolerance skills, and education on the science of stress and how it is affected by adverse life experiences.
Superheroes
4:30 PM-6:00 PM | 10 weeks | September 13 – November 15
Open to families with children ages 5 and 6.
enrollment required, no cost / free
Parents and children will train together, learning how to use their superhero powers to feel safe. They will identify and communicate feelings to a trusted adult, develop healthy coping and self-regulation skills, build self-esteem, learn how to work in a team, and build healthy communication.
Triple P (Positive Parenting Program)
Thursdays, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM | 12 weeks | January 24 – April 11
Open to parents with children ages 0-12
enrollment required, no cost / free
This class will be taught in Spanish.
With the guidance of trained group leaders, parents work together and support each other in learning new skills and putting them into practice to reach the goals of a stable, supportive, and harmonious family.
For more Triple P classes around San Francisco, check out Parent Training Institute.