Parenting Classes and Workshops

Raising a child is a remarkable journey, but it can be frustrating at times. Every parent and caregiver needs a little help sometimes.

At the Early Childhood Hub of Lane County, we want all parents to have access to the knowledge, tools, and support to help them raise happy, healthy kids. We support local agencies to offer classes and workshops for parents and caregivers looking to boost their skills. 

The 90by30 Child Abuse Prevention Initiative, housed in the Center for the Prevention of Abuse and Neglect at the University of Oregon, is a community-campus violence prevention demonstration project. This Lane County child abuse prevention effort is designed to demonstrate and document how one U.S. county is working to significantly reduce harm in childhood.

  • Be Strong Families Parent Cafés (English and Spanish)

    • 90by30's Parent and Community Cafés use the Be Strong Families Café model for structured, small group conversations to facilitate transformation and healing within families, build community, develop peer-to-peer relationships, and engage parents as partners in the programs that serve them. Participants from Lane County (or raising children in Lane County) are eligible to receive a $40 Amazon gift card for each Café.

    • Ongoing monthly starting October 2023

  • Ages of children: 0-25

  • Location: Virtual

  • Language: English and Spanish (alternates Spanish with English interpretation, and English with Spanish interpretation)

  • Website: www.90by30.com

  • Contact: Parent Cafés Team at parentcafe@90by30.com

     

The Bethel Family Resource Center supports healthy, strong families, school readiness, and positive school-home connections through support for parents and caregivers of Bethel students, preschool programs and family fun!

  • Circle of Security (English and Spanish)

    • This class is designed to assist parents to provide their children with the emotional support needed to develop secure attachment, resilience and enhanced school readiness.

Center for Family Development (CFD) has provided mental health services for children, adolescents, adults, and families since 1991 and treatment for substance use disorders (SUDs) since 1998. CFD has approximately 50 therapists and provides individual, family, and group therapy for a wide variety of clients with mental health and SUDs concerns.

  • Pregnancy Group (English & Spanish) 

    • This six-week course is designed to help alleviate postpartum depression. It’s open to pregnant people in the second or third trimester of pregnancy with a history of depression.

  • Positive Parenting Group (English & Spanish) 

    • These parent cafe-style groups are for parents of children 8 months to 3 years old. They are 10 sessions long and focus on themes, such as understanding your child’s temperament. The curriculum also focuses on themes of mindfulness and reflection.

  • Positive Solutions for Families (English & Spanish) 

    • This group is for parents of children 3-5 years old who could use help with challenging behaviors at home.

  • Dates: Contact CFD for dates and times of groups.

  • Ages of children: 0-5

  • Location: Online via Zoom and in-person at 261 12th Ave, Eugene, OR.

  • Language: English and Spanish

  • Website: www.c-f-d.org 

  • Contact: Call the CFD main line for more information at 541-342-8437 or use the contact us submission form on the website.

Lift Every Voice (LEV) is a Black woman-led coalition which aims to awaken and uplift our community through education, one voice at a time.

  • Conscious Parenting: Raising Liberated BIPOC Children (English) 

    • This course is designed to offer support to the decolonizing process for BIPOC families with children ages 0-6. Sessions include information and discussions about how our parenting often reflects the impact that colonization has had on our family structures. Through this learning process the outcome reached will be conscious parenting as activism against white supremacy, and providing tools to cultivate and sustain genuine, nonviolent, authentic connections to support the whole child. Incentives offered include free books, raffles for gift certificates, and meals.

  • Dates: March 2024, contact Drea for exact dates.

  • Ages of children: 0-6

  • Location: Hybrid; in-person located at 1270 Charnelton St., Eugene, OR.

  • Language: English

  • Website: www.facebook.com/lifteveryvoiceeugene

  • Contact: Drea Smith at 458-210-0607 (text or call) or bipocwellness541@gmail.com

Family Relief Nursery seeks to keep children safe through support and early intervention, strengthening families so all children thrive.

  • Circle of Security (English)

    • This class is designed to assist parents to provide their children (0-6 years old) with the emotional support needed to develop secure attachment, resilience and enhanced school readiness. FRN provides childcare, meals, gift cards, a raffle drawing, and transportation assistance.

    • 8/2/2023 - 11/1/2023

  • Make Parenting A Pleasure (Spanish)

    • This class is for families dealing with higher levels of stress. The group focuses on managing stress and building positive relationships with your children (0-8 years old). FRN provides childcare, meals, gift cards, a raffle drawing, and transportation assistance.

    • 11/15/2023 - 2/2024

  • Make Parenting A Pleasure (English)

    • This class is for families dealing with higher levels of stress. The group focuses on managing stress and building positive relationships with your children (0-8 years old). FRN provides childcare, meals, gift cards, a raffle drawing, and transportation assistance.

    • Feb 2024 - May 2024

  • Circle of Security (Spanish)

    • This class is designed to assist parents to provide their children (0-6 years old) with the emotional support needed to develop secure attachment, resilience and enhanced school readiness. FRN provides childcare, meals, gift cards, a raffle drawing, and transportation assistance.

    • May 2024 - July 2024

  • Ages of children: 0-8

  • Location: Family Relief Nursery, 720 N 14th St. Cottage Grove, OR

  • Language: English and Spanish

  • Website: www.frncg.org

  • Contact: English: Marta Henriksen at 541-942-4835 or martah@frncg.org; Spanish: Brian Cantoran at 541-942-4835 or brianc@frncg.org

Nurturely eliminates disparities in pregnancy, postpartum, and infant health through research, education, and cultural change. Nurturely’s mission is to promote equity in perinatal wellness and strengthen cultures of support for infants and caregivers through preventative knowledge-sharing, collaborative exploration, and proactive community engagement.

  • Positively Pregnancy (English)

    • Connect with other pregnant parents and gain tools to prevent postpartum challenges! Postpartum people are welcome to attend as well for general community building and support.

    • Every Tuesday 3-4pm

  • Tiny Human Survival (English)

    • The pregnant person gets most of the attention, but fathers and non-birthing parents need to prepare for baby too! Join the Tiny Human Survival Training to learn hands-on tools to support the non-birthing parent navigate the process of  pregnancy, labor and postpartum. Tutorials include hands-on skills like diapering, carrying, soothing, and more.

    • Every Saturday at 9am

  • Embarazo Exitoso (Spanish)

    • Grupo de preparación de posparto para madres, padres y cuidadores. Aprendamos en comunidad y preparemonos para un posparto informado y sostenido.

    • Every other Wednesday from 6:30-7:30pm

  • Babywearing and Bailando (English & Spanish)

    • Aprenda a cargar y bailar con su bebé mientras se conecta con otros madres y padres nuevos y futuros // Learn to carry and dance with your baby while connecting with other new and expectant parents

    • Monthly, one Saturday per month

  • Nature Walk

    • Guided Walks at Mt. Pisgah, Come and Hike with us and your little one!

    • Next date: November 4th 10am-12pm

  • Ages of children: prenatal and infants

  • Location: 56 E 15th Ave. Eugene, OR

  • Language: English and Spanish

  • Website: www.nurturely.org 

  • Contact: María Paz Aguirre at 808-389-4988 (text) or maria@nurturely.org

Oregon Community Programs is a local non-profit outpatient mental health agency serving children and their families ages 0-18. OCP has several programs within the agency that focus on the delivery of evidence-based behavioral health and rehabilitation interventions.

OCP’s Early Childhood program provides children ages 0-6 and their families with high-quality, evidence-based services. Families learn the skills needed to be healthy, connected and successful. OCP works with foster parents, biological families, kinship families, and adoptive families. They assist in the process of helping children move successfully from a foster home into a more permanent placement, which is often back home to their biological families.

  • Parent-Toddler Workshop*

    • Learn strategies for responding to your child’s needs and managing challenging behaviors. Families earn prizes, toys, and books through participation. This workshop is free to any Lane County family with a child 3 or under.

    • These workshops are held July-October 2023

    • A class will be held in Florence and Cottage Grove in 2024, dates TBD.

  • Pathways to Connection

    • Provides families with 12 weeks of books and activities to assist parents with teaching social/emotional skills to their children (ages 0-10). This program is currently only open to clients already participating in services at OCP.

Parenting Now provides parenting education and support to families with young children. They fulfill their mission through direct service to families and sales of curricula and material to parenting educators.

  • Incredible INFANTS*

    • In Incredible INFANTS, discuss development, play, connection, and more, following a carefully designed curriculum. New INFANTs groups start up monthly. Scholarships are available.

  • Wonderful ONEs*

    • In a Wonderful ONEs (12-24 months) group, you’ll meet other parents and caregivers, and learn about the importance of routines, and ways to stay on your child’s side as they explore and learn about the world. Scholarships are available.

  • Terrific TWOs*

    • In a Terrific TWOs group for ages 24-36 months, you will learn about discipline as learning, the role of play, a 2-year-old’s emotional, cognitive, and physical development. Scholarships are available.

  • Thrilling THREEs*

    • In a Thrilling THREEs group (ages 36-47 months), you’ll gain support in discipline, setting limits, and handling upsets. Come explore the excitement of a THREEs growing imagination and new skills. Scholarships are available.

  • Make Parenting A Pleasure

    • Make Parenting A Pleasure is for families of children 0-8 years old dealing with higher levels of stress. The group focuses on managing stress and building positive relationships with your children. This class is free.

    • A class will be held in Florence, OR, dates TBD.

  • Triple P: Positive Parenting Program*

    • Triple P Online: An online course for parents and caregivers of children ages 2-12. Information is delivered in video format with activities to customize the program to your family. This course is free for all Lane County families.

    • Discussion Groups: 2-hour parent discussions around a common parenting challenge. These groups are for children ages 2-12 and for adolescents and teens ages 13-17. These groups are free for Lane County families.

    • Seminars: 

  • Dates: Ongoing throughout the year

  • Ages of children: 0-17

  • Language: English and Spanish

  • Location: Virtual and in-person

  • Website: www.parentingnow.org 

  • Contact: Enrollment Specialist at 541-434-4343 or enroll@parentingnow.org

Pearl Buck Center's mission is 'to offer people with various abilities, and their families, quality choices and supports to achieve their goals'. Pearl Buck has been a mainstay for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families in the Eugene/Springfield area since 1953. Programs and services include: Employment Services for adults; Life-Enhancing Activities Program (LEAP), post-secondary Vocational Academy for struggling learners; Supported Living Services; Therapeutic Preschool and Family Supports; and Parenting Education and Case Management for families led by parents/caregivers with cognitive limitations.

  • Make Parenting A Pleasure (Modified to support parents/caregivers with cognitive limitations)

    • This class has been modified to support parents/caregivers with cognitive limitations including Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), literacy challenges, and different learning styles. Classes include food, transportation, and incentives for participants.

    • 9/8/2023 - 11/10/2023 (daytime)

    • 4/8/2024 - 6/6/2024 (evening)

The Pleasant Hill Family Resource Center (FRC) is here to help make a smooth transition into school for families and children. FRCs connect families with resources, provide basic needs supplies, and offer parenting workshops and early childhood activities.

  • Triple P Discussion Groups* (English) 

    • 2 hour group sessions that give parents the opportunity to explore and discuss parenting issues, such as Fighting & Aggression, Dealing with Disobedience, and Bedtime Routines. Tips and strategies will be shared for facing parenting challenges. These groups are for parents of children ages 2-12.

  • Make Parenting A Pleasure (English)

    • A series of 12 sessions focused on strategies and attitudes to help parents/caregivers manage stressors and create a positive and nurturing environment for their children. Childcare, dinner, transportation assistance and gift cards are provided. This group is for parents of children ages 0-8.

  • Dates: Starting November 2023 with exact dates TBD

  • Ages of children: 0-12

  • Location: In-person at the Pleasant Hill FRC, 36386 Hwy 58, Pleasant Hill, OR.

  • Contact: Phoebe Cooksey, FRC Coordinator at 541-736-0495 or pcoooksey@pleasanthill.k12.or.us

Relief Nursery provides comprehensive family support services that are easily accessible to families who are raising children birth through five years of age and who are experiencing high levels of stress. Programs are provided in English and Spanish.

The Relief Nursery Parenting Education Program provides classes and home visits focused on up-to-date information about child development, parent-child relationship, and a variety of parenting strategies. Transportation, childcare, and a meal are provided for each class. Classes are free to families of the Relief Nursery. If families want to attend a class and do not qualify for Relief Nursery, there is a fee for the parenting class.

Located at Eugene Relief Nursery: 1720 W. 25th St. 

  • Make Parenting A Pleasure (English)

    • For families of children 0-8 years old dealing with higher levels of stress. The group focuses on managing stress and building positive relationships with your children.

    • 9/19/23 - 11/28/23, Tuesdays 5:00-6:30pm 

    • 1/10/24 - 3/20/24, Wednesdays 5:00-6:30pm 

  • Circle of Security (English)

    • 6/18/24 - 8/2/24, Tuesdays 5:00-6:30pm 

  • Make Parenting A Pleasure (Spanish)

    • For families of children 0-8 years old dealing with higher levels of stress. The group focuses on managing stress and building positive relationships with your children.

    • 1/9/24 - 3/27/24, Tuesdays 5:00-6:30pm

    • 4/10/24 - 6/12/24, Wednesdays 5:00-6:30pm

Located at Springfield Relief Nursery: 850 S. 42nd St. 

  • Make Parenting A Pleasure (English)

    • For families of children 0-8 years old dealing with higher levels of stress. The group focuses on managing stress and building positive relationships with your children.

    • 9/22/23 - 11/17/23, Fridays 10:00am-12:00pm

    • 4/2/24 - 6/11/24, Tuesdays 5:00-6:30pm

  • Make Parenting A Pleasure (Spanish)

    • For families of children 0-8 years old dealing with higher levels of stress. The group focuses on managing stress and building positive relationships with your children.

    • 9/22/23 - 11/17/23, Fridays 10:00am-12:00pm

    • 1/22/24 - 4/24/24, Mondays 5:00-6:30pm

  • Circle of Security (Spanish)

    • 6/10/24 - 7/29/24, Mondays 5:00-6:30pm

As a nonprofit agency serving Eugene-Springfield and greater Lane County, Riverview Center for Growth (formerly The Child Center) offers professional mental health services and therapeutic education programs that provide hope and a path for growth. RCG offers Collaborative Problem Solving Parent Training classes to families in Oregon, with a focus on supporting families in rural and underserved communities throughout the state.

  • Collaborative Problem Solving (English)

    • Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) is an 8-week course that equips parents with the tools they need to manage challenging behaviors. CPS classes provide support for parents, strengthen positive relationships and build the skills needed for success at home and at school. In-person classes include a meal, on-site child care, and gift cards.

  • Dates: Ongoing throughout the year

  • Ages of children: 3-18

  • Language: English

  • Location: Online and in-person (if requested by an organization such as a school district)

  • Website: www.learncps.com 

  • Contact: Tara McCaffrey at 541-600-0002 (text or call) or cps@riverviewgrowth.org