SANTA BARBARA — This Spring, parents of 18-month- to 3-year-olds can learn valuable skills while attending age-specific morning groups with their children at the SBCC School of Extended Learning. Held at UCSB Family Student Housing for all parents, Growing Times I and II are among the School of Extending Learning’s most popular parenting classes and are now available tuition-free.
Parents or caregivers meet weekly to learn to develop a safe and stimulating environment with age-appropriate activities. Parents learn about typical stages of development through child observation, direct participation with other families and informal discussion groups. The skills learned in this class promote positive parenting attitudes and healthy parent-child relationships.
The classes are eight weeks long and are still open for registration:
Growing Times I: Parenting Toddlers (18-24 months old)
Two 8-week sections on meeting 9:15-11:30 a.m. Tuesdays: 1/16 – 3/10 or 3/12 – 5/12
Class number: ECE NC160
Growing Times II: Parenting the Two to Three Year Old Child
Open session meets 9 -11:15 a.m. Wednesdays: 3/12 – 5/12
Class number: ECE NC164
Application and registration is required and can most conveniently be completed in person at the Wake Campus at 300 N. Turnpike Road or Schott Campus at 310 W. Padre St.. Registration is also available by phone at (805) 683-8200 or online at www.sbcc.edu/ExtendedLearning.
For more information about how to apply and register, click here.
About the SBCC School of Extended Learning: The School of Extended Learning responds to the diverse learning needs of the adult population in the Santa Barbara community by advancing career and life skills, and building bridges to credit.