.EVEN
.EVEN IN
.EVEN IN THE BEST OF TIMES RAISING CHILDREN IS NOT EASY. WE KNOW IT'S RIGHT FOR BOTH
PARENTS AND CHILDREN
THE PANDEMIC HAS RESULTED IN OF
COURSE INCREASED FEELINGS OF
ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, ISOLATION
AND STRESS ON TOP OF THAT
ROUTINE PARENTING CHALLENGES.
SO THE GOOD NEWS IS THOUGH HELP
IS AVAILABLE JEWISH FAMILY
SERVICE OF SAN DIEGO'S POSITIVE
PARENTING PROGRAM IS A FREE
SERVICE THAT HELPS PARENTS AND
CAREGIVERS OF ALL AGES, ALL
FAITHS, ALL BACKGROUNDS FIND
POSITIVE SOLUTIONS TO COMMON
CHILDHOOD BEHAVIOR. AND THIS
MORNING WE HAVE DIRECTOR OF
PARENTING AND YOUTH SERVICES.
AUTUMN WEDEMAN JOINING US. GOOD
MORNING TO YOU, AUTUMN. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. SO TELL US ABOUT
THIS POSITIVE PARENTING
PROGRAM. HI. GOOD MORNING,
STELLA. SURE. SURE. MOPEY AND
THE POSITIVE PARENTING PROGRAM
IS WORLDWIDE PROGRAM. IT'S ONE
OF THE MOST EXTENSIVELY
RESEARCHED PARENTING PROGRAMS
IN THE WORLD. AND REALLY
FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE
IT TO PARENTS THROUGHOUT SAN
DIEGO COUNTY THANKS TO SAN
DIEGO HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE
AGENCY. AND WHAT POSITIVE
PARENTING PROGRAM DOES IS IT
PROVIDES PARENTS WITH DIFFERENT
STRATEGIES, TIPS AND TRICKS
THEY CAN USE BASED ON THEIR OWN
FAMILY AND THEIR OWN CHILD'S
BEHAVIOR. AND WE REALLY WANT TO
EMPHASIZE PARENTS FIND
THE STRATEGIES THAT WORK FOR
THEM BECAUSE WE KNOW EVERY
FAMILY IS UNIQUE AND GOING
THROUGH SOME CHALLENGING TIMES.
SO IS THIS PROGRAM LIKE A ONE
ON ONE THING OR IS THAT YOU
GATHER A GROUP OF PEOPLE AND
YOU SIT DOWN AND YOU HAVE A
CONVERSATION AND YOU ANSWER
QUESTIONS? I'M ASSUMING IT'S
VIRTUAL, RIGHT? YES. SO WE HAVE
GONE TO ALL AND WE HAVE
DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR PARENTS.
IT'S REALLY EASY TO PARTICIPATE
.NOW WE HAVE SOME LIVE GROUP
WEBINARS. WE HAVE A THREE PART
SERIES ACTUALLY STARTING
OCTOBER 6 AND 8. AND WE ALSO
HAVE A INDIVIDUALIZED GO AT
YOUR OWN PACE ONLINE PROGRAM
WHERE YOU CAN GET WEEKLY PARENT
EDUCATOR SUPPORT. IF I'M
INTERESTED IF I'M A PARENT
WATCHING RIGHT NOW, WHAT DO I
GO TO GET THIS INFORMATION AND
HOW DO I SIGN UP? YOU WOULD GO
TO OUR WEB SITE AT J F S SD
DAWG SLASH POSITIVE PARENTING
AND YOU CAN SIGN RIGHT THROUGH
AND LINK ONLINE. WHEN IS
THE NEXT PARENTING CLASS YOU
HAVE? WE HAVE THEM COMING UP ON
OCTOBER 6TH AND OCTOBER
DEPENDING ON IF YOU WOULD LIKE
ENGLISH OR SPANISH. OH GOOD.
OK, SO ENGLISH AND SPANISH. SO
THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT
PROGRAMS FOR PARENTS, RIGHT?
FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND EXACTLY.
YES. JUST DEPENDING ON, YOU
KNOW, WHAT FITS YOUR LIFESTYLE.
RIGHT NOW SOME PARENTS LOVE
LIFE. YOU KNOW, OTHER PARENTS
SUPPORT AND OTHER PARENTS, YOU
KNOW, MIGHT JUST HAVE FIVE
MINUTES HERE TO GET ONLINE AND
READ A LITTLE BIT. SO WE HAVE A
MINUTE LEFT. TELL ME WHAT IS
ONE OF THE MOST COMMON
QUESTIONS RIGHT NOW ASKED FROM
PARENTS? WHAT IS IT THAT THEY
NEED HELP WITH? YEAH. SO I MEAN
IT REALLY DEPENDS ON WHO YOU'RE
TALKING TO. BUT WE WE KNOW
WHAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW. YOU
KNOW, VIRTUAL LEARNING AND
BALANCING WORK AND HOME LIFE IS
REALLY STRESSFUL FOR EVERYONE,
YOU KNOW, AND FAR LESS
RESOURCES AND PARENTS, YOU
KNOW, WANT TO FIGURE OUT WHAT
CAN I DO TO MAKE THIS A LITTLE
BIT EASIER ON ME? YOU KNOW,
THERE'S SO MUCH UNCERTAINTY AND
WE HAVE SOME STRATEGIES THAT
CAN HELP YOU KNOW, WE KNOW
THINGS LIKE SETTING UP A SOLID
ROUTINE, YOU KNOW, GETTING UP
AT THE SAME TIME EVERY MORNING
HAVING BREAKFAST, YOU KNOW,
PAYING ATTENTION TO WHAT YOUR
CHILD IS DOING RIGHT. THERE ARE
A LOT OF THINGS A LOT OF SMALL
THINGS THAT PARENTS CAN START
DOING TO HELP DURING THIS
CHALLENGING TIME. I DO BELIEVE
THAT THE ROUTINE HELPS. I'VE
HEARD SEVERAL PEOPLE TELL US
HERE ON OUR SHOW THAT ROUTINE
ROUTINE HELPS AND WE KIND OF
FELL OFF THE WAGON DURING COVET
AND THEN MY DAUGHTER WHO'S IN
PRESCHOOL IS NOW BACK IN CLASS
IN PERSON LEARNING AND WE WENT
BACK TO THE ROUTINE AND I FEEL
SO MUCH BETTER. I FEEL LIKE
SHE'S YOU KNOW, SHE SLEEPS
BETTER. IT'S JUST IT'S IT'S
BECOME MUCH BETTER FOR EVERYONE
IN THE HOUSE. YEAH, DEFINITELY.
SORRY, MY LIGHTING. THAT'S OK.
I THOUGHT I SAW THE IT'S OK.
AUTUMN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
JOINING. I THINK WE COVERED ALL
THE ALL THE INFORMATION SO IF
YOU'RE INTERESTED YOU NEED SOME
PARENTING ADVICE, SOME GUIDANCE
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF SAN
DIEGO HAS