Parenting Programs | Mills County Public Health

Family centered services include Teen Parents and the Law (TPAL) Classes - 12 sessions directed toward teen parents, funded by Boost4Families.

Parents as Teachers (PAT) is an early childhood family education program to assist and support families in preparing their children for success in school and beyond, beginning prenatal and extending to age 5.

Included in the Program:

-- Parent Group Meeting, which are opportunities to share information about parenting issues and child development. Parents learn and support each other, observe their children with other children and practice parenting skills.

-- Personal visits, during which a certified parent educator will share age-appropriate child development and parenting information, to help learn to observe children, and address parenting concerns.

-- Screenings to assess a child's overall development as well as health, hearing, and vision. Resource network - that link families to other community services.