What is Parent Mentoring?
The Parent Mentor Program is a home-visitation program that
serves to promote healthy families. The program focuses on
the population of families who are overwhelmed by the stress
of parenting. Families supported through the Parent Mentor
Program can be helped to develop new ways to perceive and
respond to stressful situations, and new ways to effectively
parent their child(ren), thereby reducing the risk of child
abuse.
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What services does
a Parent Mentor provide?
Parent
Mentors empower parents with skills for successful
parenting. With mentoring support, parents will increase
their knowledge about child development and parenting,
develop a feeling of competence in parenting, learn
how to manage everyday and unpredictable stress,
build supportive social networks, and increase awareness
of community resources. |
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Who is eligible for the Parent
Mentor Program?
The Parent Mentor program is open
to all parents of young children (age 12 or under) in DuPage
County who have an interest in learning more about parenting
and would like a mentor to visit them in their home. Since
the Parent Mentor Program has a prevention focus, families
involved in the Department of Child and Family Services
are inappropriate referrals. If you’re
interested in becoming a part of the Parent Mentor program,
please contact us.
Become a Parent Mentor Volunteer
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