Managing Caregiver Stress: Strategies for Recognizing & Reducing Stress

Go-To Meeting

We all have stress in our lives. The stress is even greater for parents or caregivers raising a child or youth with emotional and behavioral health needs. Please join us for this presentation and have conversation and discovery of what stress is, how stress affects us, how to differentiate between good and bad stress; you […]

Free

Managing Stress During the Holidays

RSU Adult & Community Education , Bucksport High School 102 Broadway #1 and GOTO

The holiday season is here! While it is meant to bring feelings of love and cheer, it’s also the harbinger of stress for many of us. Join us and learn a few simple tips you could try to help reduce holiday stress before it begins so that it remains at a positive level rather than […]

Free

November Support Group

Go-To Meeting

The G.E.A.R. Parent Network, a program of Crisis & Counseling Centers, is the place where Gaining Empowerment Allows Results. G.E.A.R. is run by parents for parents providing services for parents of children with emotional and behavioral health concerns. Through parent-to-parent sharing of experiences and knowledge, G.E.A.R. Parent Network empowers parents of children with behavioral health […]

Free

Parenting with Dignity-Picking up This Ball Is a Victory for All

Go-To Meeting

G.E.A.R. Parent Network invites you to pick up the ball and run with it through a multi-part parenting education course developed by Mac Bledsoe, father of a celebrated New England Patriots’ quarterback Drew Bledsoe. Parenting with Dignity helps parents learn effective techniques for raising responsible, independent children. Topics include: Session 1:     A Model of Human […]

Free

Ho-Ho-Ho Holiday Fun! Creating Ornaments!

Go-To Meeting

Join us for creating easy ornament designs for the holidays by recycling your old ornaments! Use any items or materials you wish to use that may be used such as: wrapping paper and ribbon, pictures, wrapping tissue paper, hair ribbons, beads, glitter, sequins and liquid glue. Let’s have fun together, be creative and leave you […]

Free

December Support Group

Go-To Meeting

The G.E.A.R. Parent Network, a program of Crisis & Counseling Centers, is the place where Gaining Empowerment Allows Results. G.E.A.R. is run by parents for parents providing services for parents of children with emotional and behavioral health concerns. Through parent-to-parent sharing of experiences and knowledge, G.E.A.R. Parent Network empowers parents of children with behavioral health […]

Free

Ho-Ho-Ho Holiday Fun! Decorative Handprint Christmas Trees!

Ginny's Natural Corner, 217 North Ave in Skowhegan 217 North Ave

Bring your kids and join us and our local youth group in creating easy handprint Christmas tree designs for the holidays! All supplies necessary will be provided. Let’s have fun together, be creative and leave you with a little personalized memory to hold on to or create a personal gift to give this holiday season! […]

Free

Ho-Ho-Ho Holiday Fun! Creating a Cookie Jar Mix Gift

Coastal Recovery Community Center, 11 White Street, Rockland or GOTO

Whip up a homemade gift from the kitchen to show family and friends you truly care! Join us for this evening of fun and create a cookie jar mix to take home with you as a gift for that special someone. Personalize your jar by adding a tag and a simple ribbon or bow for […]

Free

Seasonal Affective Disorder or SAD

Go-To Meeting

Seasonal Affective Disorder can impact adults, teens, and children. It is estimated about 5% of the people experience SAD in the US and 4 out of 5 are women. One US study found rates of SAD were 7 times higher in New Hampshire then in California suggesting the farther we are from the equator, the […]

Free

What’s Your Parenting Style? Identifying Your Style and How it Affects Your Interaction with Your Children.

Go-To Meeting

This workshop is intended to help you learn and identify your current parenting style and recognize the large impact that it has on your child’s development. We will review each of the four parenting styles. Through sharing of information and discussion you will be given the tools to use to evaluate both positive and negative […]

Free

“Ho-Ho-Ho! Holiday Family Scavenger Hunt!!”

Go-To Meeting

We will be joining you virtually with our family in having fun celebrating the season with an old fashioned scavenger hunt. Each family will be provided a list of items to find around your home and a time frame to complete the hunt. So gather your family and join us in having some laughs and […]

Free

Nurturing Parenting for Families in Recovery

Go-To Meeting

Held virtually every Tuesday afternoon from 3:30–5 p.m If you are a parent, caregiver or working on your recovery and want to learn more about the effects of substance use on your family, parenting style, and your relationship with your child/youth, please join us for this FREE 12 week program.  You will explore hands on […]