Active Parenting Workshops

Healing Waters Health and Wellness Services offers the following Active Parenting programs throughout the year. These workshops are free and will be held on Saturday mornings at 4501 Powell Road in Huber Heights. For information about upcoming classes, call 937-233-1950 or send an email to rprigg1@gmail.com.

First Five Years,
A 4-week course that addresses basic skills for new parents, caregivers, and early childhood staff training. Covers 5 years of parenting, starting from birth to age five.
  • Building a bond with your child
  • The power of encouragement
  • Choices and consequences
  • Caring for the caregiver
  • 6 smart things parents can do to help young children get ready for school

Active Parenting 5-12
A 6-week course that helps parents of children ages 5 to 12 raise responsible, courageous children who are able to resist negative peer pressure and thrive in the 21st century.
  • How brain development affects children's behavior and decision-making
  • Improved discipline and communication
  • How to prevent future use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs
  • Parenting a special-needs child
  • 7 Smart Things you can do immediately for school success


Active Parenting of Teens
A 6-week course that provides parents with the skills they need to use effective discipline, teach responsibility and communicate with their teens.

  • communicate without fighting
  • work through power struggles
  • understand each other's goals
  • avoid the scary risks of adolescence (including drugs, alcohol, sex and violence)
  • enjoy the wonderful journey to adulthood—together
Cooperative Parenting and Divorce
An 8-week class to help divorcing parents learn to shield their children from conflict while establishing a positive co-parenting relationship.
  • Educates parents on the impact their conflict has on their children
  • Explains children’s issues in parenting after divorce or parenting after separation
  • Teaches parents the practical skills they need to manage anger, increase impulse control, resolve conflict and talk to each other without arguing
  • Is designed to be the “next step” for parents in counties that require divorce seminars

Active Parenting for Stepfamilies
A 6-week course to help new family members build great relationships.
  • Concrete skills to build courage and self-esteem in children
  • How the “method of choice” can prevent power struggles
  • How different styles of parenting affect how a child reacts
  • How to set realistic expectations for the new family
  • Ways to deal with differences in values and traditions
  • Powerful communication and negotiation skills to strengthen marriage and family

Crossroads of Parenting & Divorce
  A 6-Hour course that will help parents become aware of how their actions may inadvertently harm their children, while providing them with the skills they need to stay child-focused.

In just one session (4-6 hours), parents will learn how to implement the 5 prevention steps:
  Step 1: Keep your child out of the middle.
Step 2: Allow your child to love both parents.
Step 3: Work on your own recovery.
Step 4: Develop new communication skills.
Step 5: Create a positive new relationship as co-parents.