Beginning this week, Temecula, California, will be hosting a weekly parenting class. The class will last a total of 11 weeks. The class is a collaboration of the Safe Alternative for Everyone (SAFE) program, the Temecula Police Department, the Riverside County District Attorneys Office, and the Youth Accountability Team (YAT). The class is designed to address a variety of issues to help parents learn to understand their teens. A primary goal is to help parents learn to communicate effectively with their teens and to help their teens avoid negative behaviors, including drug use.
June Earley, Family Care Coordinator for SAFE, explains the course's goal: "We want to show parents how to be supportive. Each course will focus on a certain subject and use a basis of trust to create a lasting relationship with your teen. Trust works both ways. The program will focus on teaching your teens the long-term consequences of gangs, alcohol and drug abuse as a way to curb that kind of behavior."
(Sources: myvalleynews.com)
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