CHANGES PARENT SUPPORT NETWORK: A free parent support resource for parents of oppositional with unsafe behaviors with Jessi Stringham
Does your child have challenging and sometimes rebellious and unsafe behaviors that have you desperate for a resource? Are you feeling fearful and desperate? This podcast could be your answer.
Today my guest Jessi Stringham shares a resource for parents that is free and really amazing. It is a peer led support group that is extremely well organized and
From the Changes website: https://cpsn.org
Changes Parent Support Network was incorporated in December 1996 and groups officially started meeting in January 1997. We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and are not affiliated with any other group or religious organization.
Members include Couples, Single Parents, Stepparents, Guardians, and Grandparents. The families we support have one or more acting-out children ranging in age from middle school to older adult children. Our program provides support and tools for parents to change their own behavior, not “fix” their child. We promote independence and natural consequences for our kids’ actions, which is usually not an appropriate approach for younger children.
Regardless of your child’s age, we will welcome you at Changes. But you may find that our members have less personal experience to draw upon and share if your child is in elementary school.
Typical problem behaviors can be:
- Violent or abusive
- Oppositional and defiant
- Failing grades or not attending school
- Substance abuse
- Stealing at home or shoplifting
- Gang involvement
- Running away
The purpose of the group is not to change our child's behaviors. It is to help us give up that need to control and work on changing our own mindset and behaviors toward our children. We can support them and support ourselves and allow them indepedence to find their own path and feel the consequences of their behaviors.
This is an amazing resources for parents who are feeling anxious and fearful and need support to know what to do.
You can call this number 8884682620. to start the process of signing up.
