Parenting Classes
Grace Fellowship offers the following Grace Parenting parenting classes on an ongoing basis. Brochures about the classes are located at the information center or in the HomeFront display near the tape counter.
Classes registrations are offered at various times throughout the year. To register for a class online, visit the Open Registration List and follow the class registration links listed there. If the class you are interested in does not appear in the Open Regsitrations List, it is not currently open for registration, however, you can contact Grace Parenting to find out when the next registration will be held.
Note: Except in the case of single parents, it is required that both the husband and the wife attend the classes to develop like-minded parentlng approaches. If this is not possible due to conflicting works schedules or for any other reason please contact us to see if an exception can be made.
Let the Children Come Along the Infant Way
Birth–6 Months
Start your baby off right with an infant management plan that successfully and naturally helps infants synchronize their feeding/waketime and nighttime sleep cycles. We recommend that you attend this class prior to the birth of your child.
Childcare is not provided.
Duration: 6 weeks
Cost: $28 per couple for the workbooks
Let the Children Come Along the Toddler Way
Babies 5–15 Months
This series teaches the practical side of introducing solid foods, managing mealtimes, nap transitions, traveling with your infant, setting reasonable limits while encouraging healthy exploration and much more. You will learn how to teach your child to use sign language for basic needs, a tool proven to help stimulates cognitive growth and advance communication. Apply the principles and your friends and relatives will be amazed at the alertness, contentedness, and happy disposition of your toddler.
There is a prerequisite to this class. Participants must have either read the book, On Becoming Babywise by Gary Ezzo and Robert Bucknam, or have taken the Let the Children Come Along the Toddler Way class (previously know as the Preparation for Parenting class).
Childcare is not provided
Duration: 6 weeks
Cost: $24 per couple for the workbooks
Let the Children Come Along the Virtuous Way
Toddlers 15 Months–Pre-Teen
This is a comprehensive values-based parenting curriculum also know as Growing Kids God's Way. We serve an ethical God. Moral rightness flows from His being. His moral law is a reflection of His holy character (Psalm 19:7). More than that, He has shown man what is good and what is required of him (Micah 6:8). Along the Virtuous Way can help any parent reach the heart of children with virtues and values that flow from the character of God and do it without stressing the child or the parents. Special supplements are included for single-parent and blended-family situations.
Childcare is not provided
Duration: 24 weeks
Cost: $40 per couple for the workbooks
Let the Children Come Along the Innocent Way
Children 2 Years–Pre-Teen
What does God say about human sexuality and the sexual innocence of children? What does He say about purity and the role of parents in forming right attitudes in their children's minds and hearts about their own sexuality? This series discusses the practical how-to's of sex education and much more. By the end of this series you should have the confidence of knowing how, what, and when to communicate biological truth to your children with biblical values attached without fearing that you are giving your children too much or too little information.
Childcare is not provided
Duration: 6 weeks
Pre-requisite: It is recommended that you first take the class, Let the Children Come Along the Virtuous Way
Parental Guidance Required
Children 7–15 Years
As parents, we need to do everything we can to enhance our children’s relationship with us, to influence their relationships with those outside the home, and most importantly, to advance their relationship with God. This is a practical study to assist parents in nurturing a healthy, eternal perspective that will help their children to weather the inevitable storms of life.
Childcare is not provided
Duration: 4 weeks
