The following organizations and presenters offer programs on special parenting topics.
♦ ADD/ADHD/Challenging Child
See Special Needs, below.
♦ Addiction/Recovery (Alcoholism and/or drugs)
♦ Adoption
♦ African-American Families
♦ Anger Management
♦ Child Safety
♦ Chinese Families
♦ Court-Referred Parents
Many courses are accepted by the courts in fulfillment of court-ordered participation in a parenting course. The following courses are specifically designed for court-referred parents. Ask if a certificate of participation would be available before you take the course.
♦ Dads
♦ Daycare
♦ Deafness, Sign Language
♦ Divorce
♦ Domestic Abuse
♦ Foster Parenting, Grandparenting, Parenting Children of Relatives
♦ Health & Safety
♦ Infants, Toddlers, & Preschoolers
See the Health & Safety section above for childbirth and newborn classes.
♦ Interfaith Parenting
♦ Japanese Families
♦ Jewish Families
♦ LGBT Families, Youth
♦ Military Families
♦ Muslim, Iraqi Families
♦ Nutrition
♦ Parenting Plans
♦ Preparation for Parenting
See listings under Health and Safety, above.
♦ School Engagement
♦ Sexuality
♦ Single Parenting
♦ Social Skills, Emotion Management Skills
See http://ldawa.org/resources-children-adolescents-area-social-skills-trainings/, a resources directory.
♦ Spanish-Language Families
♦ Special Needs
Includes ADD, Autism, Disabilities, and other special conditions.
Also see Social Skills, Emotion Management Skills, above.
♦Disabilities
See Special Needs, below.
♦ Teenagers
See also Addiction/Recovery, above, and courses keyed “PT” in section 3.
♦ Teen Parents
♦ Twins & Multiples