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Strengthening Calaveras Families

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Connecting families with community supports to increase the health and well-being of children in Calaveras.

First 5 Calaveras serves as the lead agency for “Strengthening Calaveras Families” which consists of First 5 Calaveras, Prevent Child Abuse Calaveras, and programs funded under the Behavioral Health Services: Mental Health Services Act (Proposition 63).

Parent Education, Support, & Workshops

FREE Parent Education classes are offered on various topics to support Calaveras parents and guardians in raising children 0 to 17 years.

To register for classes or general questions, please call (209)754-6914.

For more information on classes, please contact Rochelle Sweet at (209)754-6927.

Parent Education Classes 2025-26 - New classes begin August 26!

Boundaries and Balance

19 August 2025

Boundaries and Balance

  • Learn how to set healthy, age-appropriate boundaries
  • Explore how to be firm, yet kind when setting limits
  • Gain tools to stay grounded and avoid escalation

Join us at Avery Middle School as we gain tools to set boundaries. Dinner and childcare provided!
~Zoom available~   Register here!

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Cultivating Worthiness

9/11/2025 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Cultivating Worthiness

Join us for this 4-part series on Cultivating Worthiness

  • The concept of worthiness
  • Finding worth in the journey
  • The impact of worthiness on parenting
  • Embodying worthiness in everyday life

    Join on Zoom Thursdays, September 11, 18, 25 & October 2, 2025
    Register here!

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Nurtured Heart Approach

9/3/2025 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Nurtured Heart Approach

Join us for the 3-part series!

You'll learn the three core strands of the Nurtured Heart Approach, including resets and the art of positive recognition.  

Join us on Zoom Wednesdays, September 3, 17 & 24 from 6-7:30 PM.

         Register here!

Documents to download

  • NHA(.pdf, 868.75 KB) - 8 download(s)

Parenting in a Digital World

13 August 2025

Parenting in a Digital World

Join us for an engaging class designed to help you support your child's success in today's digital world. 
We will cover:
Managing your child's screen time
Understanding technology benefits
Supporting your child's learning
Finding balance and promoting off-screen time
     Register here!
 

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The First 5 Years- Building Blocks of Development

19 August 2025

The First 5 Years- Building Blocks of Development

By age 3, your child’s brain is already 80% developed.

Join us to learn simple, powerful ways to give them the best start.

Tuesdays, September 23 & 30 from 5-7 PM on Zoom

    Register here!

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Thriving This School Year

13 August 2025

Thriving This School Year

Join us for this 4-part series! 
A parent's guide to bullying, anxiety, and healthy family habits. 
Week 1- Reset and Reconnect
Week 2- Big Feelings, Brave Families 
Week 3- Kindness, Confidence & Conflict
Week 4- Fueling the Family 

    Register here! 

Documents to download

Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI)

10/29/2025 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI)

Join us for this 2-part series! Wednesdays, October 29 & November 5 from 6-7:30 PM 

Understand and calm the fear behind disruptive behaviors, build stronger family relationships, encourage cooperation at home, and gain practical tools to respond with calm and empathy. 

Register here! 

Documents to download

  • TBRI(.pdf, 2.75 MB) - 8 download(s)

Strengthening Families through the Five Protective Factors

Evidence supports that these Five Protective Factors are present in strong families:

  • Relationships
    Developing a bond of strong, warm feelings with my child and forming a healthy bond and attachment.
     
  • Knowledge of Parenting and Child Development
    Understanding how children grow and develop and applying effective, nonviolent discipline techniques appropriate to my child’s age and level of development.  
     
  • Parental Resilience
    Gaining an awareness of my own challenges in parenting and learning ways to handle everyday stressors and recover from an occasional crisis.
     
  • Social Connections
    Feeling encouraged and supported in facing the daily challenges of raising a family.
     
  • Concrete Supports
    Learning about community resources such as child care, health care, education, counseling, housing, or food helps me ensure the health and well-being of my child. Being a parent is one of the most difficult jobs there is, but raising healthy, well-functioning children is one of the greatest contributions a parent can make to society. Parenting is a learned process that results from a combination of having a positive role model for parenting, strong support in the learning process, and access to accurate, helpful information.

 

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Connecting families to early learning programs in Calaveras County.

Children who take part in early childhood programs and activities have improved social skills, do better in school, and learn important life skills that stay with them forever… which in turn promotes healthy, successful children and youth. Universal PreKindergarten (UPK) is a local mixed delivery system called ENROLL CALAVERAS, that brings together ALL of the program options in one helpful place. Mixed delivery systems offer a variety of early learning and child care settings to allow parents and guardians an authentic choice, to meet the needs of their own families.

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