Nurturing Parenting Class

A parenting class built around Conscious Discipline resources, taught by SAFE facilitators

SAFE offers Managing Emotions, a class that draws on Conscious Discipline resources, including Managing Emotional Mayhem by Dr. Becky Bailey, through SAFE's licensed access to their materials. SAFE facilitators take a deep dive into this material and build the class out further with additional resources and real-world discussion, so parents leave with tools they can actually use at home.

The class covers:

• How a parent's own emotional reactions shape whether a child learns to calm down or escalates further
• Practical steps for staying regulated in the middle of a meltdown, a shutdown, or backtalk
• Replacing reactive habits (yelling, threats, ultimatums) with responses that actually teach self-control
• Group discussion built around real situations parents are dealing with at home
• Additional tools SAFE has gathered from other parenting and child development resources

Who it's for
Any parent who wants calmer, more effective responses to big emotions. No diagnosis or referral required.

Format
Small group class led by a SAFE facilitator, discussion-based.

Cost
Free.

To register or ask questions, contact SAFE at (570) 250-7401 or heather@safenepa.org.

 This class is built around a shared read of Managing Emotional Mayhem by Dr. Becky Bailey, along with other parenting and child development resources SAFE brings into the discussion. 

A parenting class for any parent who wants to build stronger, calmer connections with their kids. Offered in both Bradford and Susquehanna Counties.

SAFE offers Nurturing Parenting, a nationally recognized, evidence-based parenting class built around one core idea: parenting gets easier and more effective when it starts from empathy instead of punishment.

This class helps parents build skills that hold up in real life, not just in theory. Parents work on:

• Understanding what's realistic to expect at each age and stage of a child's development
• Positive discipline strategies that guide behavior without relying on punishment
• Recognizing their own stress responses and managing them before they spill onto their kids
• Building empathy and seeing situations through their child's eyes
• Practicing new skills through discussion and role-play, not just lecture

The goal isn't a perfect parent. It's a parent who has more tools, more patience, and a stronger bond with their child than they started with.

Who it's for
Any parent or caregiver looking to strengthen their parenting skills, whether they're working through a specific challenge, meeting a court or agency requirement, or simply want to be more intentional at home.

Format
Small group sessions led by a trained SAFE facilitator, offered in both Bradford and Susquehanna Counties.

Cost
Free.

To register or ask questions, contact SAFE at (570) 250-7401 or heather@safenepa.org.

Families in Recovery
A parenting class for parents building their recovery, offered in Susquehanna County

SAFE offers Families in Recovery, an evidence-informed parenting class developed by the Pennsylvania Family Support Alliance for parents and caregivers in recovery from substance use disorder. This class is currently offered in Susquehanna County.

Recovery and parenting don't happen on separate tracks. This class helps parents strengthen both at once. Over the course of the program, parents work on:

• Recognizing their own strengths and what they need to keep growing
• Parenting skills that hold up alongside the real demands of recovery
• Healthy communication with their kids
• Coping skills and self-care that support long-term stability
• Moving through guilt, shame, and stigma without getting stuck there
• Building a personal plan for their family's wellness going forward

The class is trauma-informed, strengths-based, and judgment-free. Parents don't need to have it all figured out to be here. They just need to be willing to keep showing up for their kids.

Who it's for
Any parent in Susquehanna County working on recovery, whether referred through Treatment Court or joining on their own.

Format
Small group sessions led by a trained SAFE facilitator, in a confidential setting.

Cost
Free.

To register or ask questions, contact SAFE at (570) 250-7401 or heather@safenepa.org.