Do any of these behaviors describe your child?
- Arguing, not following house rules, or fighting
- Poor academic performance, cutting classes or even refusing to go to school
- In trouble at school with peers, teachers and sometimes being suspended or expelled
- Suspected of drug or alcohol use
- Regular contact with police because of their choices
If you answered in the affirmative, then the Los Gatos/Monte Sereno Parent Project can help.
The 12-week program is offered one day per week from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. It is a nationally recognized program, which offers classes throughout Santa Clara County, according to information posted on the town's website.
The Parent Project was created specifically for parents with difficult or out-of-control adolescents and parents learn and practice specific prevention and intervention strategies for destructive behaviors.
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- Learn to never argue with your child;
- Improve school attendance and performance;
- Prevent alcohol and drug use; and
- Stop gang involvement.
The program fee is $120 per person or $155 per couple. Financial assistance is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
According to the Program Director Gloria Maturino, more than 160 parents have signed up for the classes this year, alone. The instruction is offered in English, Spanish and Vietnamese.
The program flier states the project was co-created by an educator, psychologist and police officer along with the more than 100,000 parents who have attended nationally.
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To sign up for the program, please contact the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office at 408-808-3794, or parentproject@da.sccgov.org.
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