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Bethel School District > Families > Family Resource Center

Family Resource Center

Mission: The Bethel Family Resource Center supports healthy, strong families, school readiness, and positive school-home connections through support for parents and caregivers of Bethel students, preschool programs and family fun!

The Bethel FRC is a Bethel School District program and is funded by United Way, Bethel School District and small grants and partnerships in the community.

Parents and caregivers of young children are our first and most important teachers.  Our programs promote healthy attachments between little’s and their grown-ups, support healthy social, emotional and intellectual development for children, and provide opportunities for everyone to learn and practice new skills. 

Our staff is here to support families of Bethel students in navigating school district and community resources.  We want every family, every student and every child under 5 in Bethel School District to have the resources, stability and skills to grow, learn and thrive.  

Fall 2022: We are excited to open our doors for in person programs and services!  We have lots of new experiences, toys and updates in our space. We have also added a lending library, with books to read with children and books for parents and caregivers.

 

Play To Learn

“Play gives children the chance to practice what they are learning. It is the things we play with and the people who help us play that make a great difference in our lives”  – Mr. Rogers

Come play to learn with your favorite little people!  

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Tuesdays and Thursdays Play to Learn 9:30am-12:30 pm

Drop-in Play & Activities Stories at 10:00am

Play to Learn Program: Drop-In Play for littles 0-6 and their grownups.  Come join us for stories, snacks, table-top science, art, games, and free-play. Meet other parents and caregivers, build community, get connected to resources and support your child’s healthy development through play and connection.

Monthly Family Activity Science and Lit Nights on Wednesdays!

Monthly Bedtime Storytime and Family STEAM nights: Come play, explore and learn with your child.  

  • November 30: Bedtime Storytime and Science Night:  This month we will read about Monsters and other friends and we will build create monsters and friends and play with our food while conducting produce-based Harvest science experiments.  Drop-in program — 5:30-7:30pm, stories at 6:00pm. Free Monster book for every family.
  • December 14: Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs — science and stories. We will play, read and explore all about Dinosaurs. Come help make a replica of the largest Dinosaur foot-print known to man, find out how many children can stand inside it, build some bread fossils, dig for treasures and share silly stories and facts about dinosaurs. Drop-in program — 5:30-7:30pm, stories at 6:00pm.
  • January 25: Polar Bears and Blubber, Ice and Water.  Come bring your senses and experiment with water and ice, make your hand into a “polar bear paw” to better understand how blubber keeps sea mammals warm. Play, explore, learn. Science activities for families with children 2-8. Drop-in program — 5:30-7:30pm, stories at 6:00pm.
  •  February 22: Bedtime Storytime, Bear Dance! Bring your favorite bear friend or other stuffies, pajamas welcome!  Come share some stories and activities about bears. Dance the cold away! Drop-in program — 5:30-7:30pm, stories at 6:00pm. Free Bear book for every family.
  • March 22: Celebrate reading and join us for a special evening of stories and activities for families with children 2-8.  Drop-in program — 5:30-7:30pm, stories at 6:00pm. Free book for every family.
  • April 26: Plants and food! Come explore the lives of plants. Activities to promote understanding of how plants grow and how they feed us.  Choose seeds and plant your own tiny garden box, take it home and watch them grow. Play, explore, learn. Science activities for families with children 2-8. Drop-in program — 5:30-7:30pm, stories at 6:00pm.
  • May 31: Children and Nature, Bedtime Storytime and activities that celebrate the connection between our children and the natural world for families with children 2-8.  Drop-in program — 5:30-7:30pm, stories at 6:00pm. Free book for every family.

 

Parent/Caregiver Support

Family Resource Center staff is here for you!  We are trained in many evidence-based parenting programs and strategies and are here to help you problem solve and build positive, cooperative families.  From frustrating behaviors to developmental concerns, we can help with solutions and connect you with skills, services and community resources.

We know that the work you are doing, supporting the development of a thriving human being, is some of the most challenging work a person can do.  It is also some of the most important work.  We are here to help!  Call 541-607-1449 or email frc@bethel.k12.or.us.

In-person parent groups are back! 

This Year: Triple P Parents Stay Positive Discussion Group Series

Join us for in-person groups: learn, laugh, and connect! Parents, caregivers and their kids are experiencing more stress and isolation now more than ever. Join us for positive parenting strategies, tools to manage stress and unwanted behaviors, and the opportunity to connect with other parents and share our experiences.

Discussion groups are “one time” 2 hour programs and will give you strategies for managing typical household conflicts and behaviors and tools for building positive cooperative relationships with your kids. Dinner and childcare are included. There is no cost for participation! Every participating family receives a $25 gas or grocery card!

Registration required! Call 541-607-1449 or email frc@bethel.k12.or.us.

2022-23 Parenting/Caregiver Groups

Parents of Little’s (2-8)

Dealing With Disobedience

This group focuses on building positive and cooperative relationships with our children.  We will explore common forms of disobedience or non-cooperative behaviors, the reasons children disobey, strategies to prevent disobedience and teach children to be more cooperative.  All of the strategies we will explore are “evidence based,” meaning that they have been used and studied with thousands of families in several different countries and have been found to be effective in promoting a more positive experience for both children and their grownups.

  • Offered in person in English Monday, November 14, from 5:30-7:30pm
  • Offered in person in Spanish Monday, January 23, from 5:30-7:30pm

All programs are free of charge. Dinner and childcare provided.

Registration required! Call 541-607-1449 or email frc@bethel.k12.or.us.

Managing Fighting and Aggression

This group focuses on building positive and cooperative relationships with our children.  We will explore common problems, why children fight, teaching cooperative play, managing sibling conflict, managing fighting and not sharing, and managing aggression.  All of the strategies we will explore are “evidence based,” meaning that they have been used and studied with thousands of families in several different countries and have been found to be effective in promoting a more positive experience for both children and their grownups.

  • Offered in person in English Monday, November 21, from 5:30-7:30pm
  • Offered in person in Spanish Monday, January 30, from 5:30-7:30pm

All programs are free of charge. Dinner and childcare provided.

Registration required! Call 541-607-1449 or email frc@bethel.k12.or.us.

 

Developing Good Bedtime Routines

This group will focus on building positive and cooperative relationships with our children.  We will explore common problems, strategies for preventing bedtime problems, teaching new routines, and responding to resistance.  All of the strategies we will explore are “evidence based,” meaning that they have been used and studied with thousands of families in several different countries and have been found to be effective in promoting a more positive experience for both children and their grownups.

  • Offered in person in English Monday, December 5, from 5:30-7:30pm
  • Offered in person in Spanish Monday, February 6, from 5:30-7:30pm

All programs are free of charge. Dinner and childcare provided.

Registration required! Call 541-607-1449 or email frc@bethel.k12.or.us.

Hassle Free Shopping with Children

This group will focus on building positive and cooperative relationships with our children.  We will explore common behaviors and shopping problems, strategies for preventing shopping problems, and ways to respond when problems emerge in public.  All of the strategies we will explore are “evidence based,” meaning that they have been used and studied with thousands of families in several different countries and have been found to be effective in promoting a more positive experience for both children and their grownups.

  • Offered in person in English Monday, December 12, from 5:30-7:30pm
  • Offered in person in Spanish Monday, February 13, from 5:30-7:30pm

All programs are free of charge. Dinner and childcare provided.

Registration required! Call 541-607-1449 or email frc@bethel.k12.or.us.

Parents with Tweens/Teens

Getting Teenagers to Cooperate

This group will focus on building positive and cooperative relationships with our Tweens and Teens. We will explore the common ways that teenagers don’t cooperate, parent traps where we may be getting in our own way, encouraging cooperative behaviors and strategies for managing problems as they come up. All of the strategies we will explore are “evidence based,” meaning that they have been used and studied with thousands of families in several different countries and have been found to be effective in promoting a more positive experience for both teenagers and the adults in their lives.

  • Offered in person in Spanish Monday, February 27, from 5:30-8:00pm
  • Offered in person in English Monday, April 10, from 5:30-8:00pm

All programs are free of charge. Dinner, childcare & homework support for students provided.

Registration required! Call 541-607-1449 or email frc@bethel.k12.or.us.

Coping with Teenagers Emotions

This group will focus on building positive and cooperative relationships with our Tweens and Teens. We will explore common situations when Teens may be highly emotional, parent traps where we may be getting in our own way, strategies for coping with teenager’s emotions and for supporting your teenager in better managing their own emotions. All of the strategies we will explore are “evidence based,” meaning that they have been used and studied with thousands of families in several different countries and have been found to be effective in promoting a more positive experience for both teenagers and the adults in their lives.

  • Offered in person in Spanish Monday, March 6, from 5:30-8:00pm
  • Offered in person in English Monday, April 17, from 5:30-8:00pm

All programs are free of charge. Dinner, childcare & homework support for students provided.

Registration required! Call 541-607-1449 or email frc@bethel.k12.or.us.

Building Teenagers Survival Skills

This group will focus on building positive and cooperative relationships with our Tweens and Teens. We explore the common ways that teenagers encounter risks, parent traps where we may be getting in our own way, and strategies for teaching and supporting our teenagers in managing the risks they experience routinely. All of the strategies we will explore are “evidence based,” meaning that they have been used and studied with thousands of families in several different countries and have been found to be effective in promoting a more positive experience for both teenagers and the adults in their lives.

  • Offered in person in Spanish Monday, March 13, from 5:30-8:00pm
  • Offered in person in English Monday, April 24, from 5:30-8:00pm

All programs are free of charge. Dinner, childcare & homework support for students provided.

Registration required! Call 541-607-1449 or email frc@bethel.k12.or.us.

Reducing Family Conflict

This group will focus on building positive and cooperative relationships with our Tweens and Teens. We explore the common ways that families experience conflict, parent traps where we may be getting in our own way, and strategies for responding to and reducing family conflict, and improving communication between family members. All of the strategies we will explore are “evidence based,” meaning that they have been used and studied with thousands of families in several different countries and have been found to be effective in promoting a more positive experience for both teenagers and the adults in their lives.

  • Offered in person in Spanish Monday, March 20, from 5:30-8:00pm
  • Offered in person in English Monday, May 1, from 5:30-8:00pm

All programs are free of charge. Dinner, childcare & homework support for students provided.

Registration required! Call 541-607-1449 or email frc@bethel.k12.or.us.

Parenting Resources

For additional Parenting Resources, contact our staff or check out lanekids.org, the lanekids calendar for area offerings, and the Triple P online self-paced program.

What is the Triple P Online Course?

Triple P Online is an online course for parents of children ages 2-12, comprised of 12 modules to learn different skills to help your family thrive. Information is delivered in video format with activities to customize the program to your family.

Free for families on OHP or who live in Lane County! If you or your child live in Lane County or are on Oregon Health Plan (OHP) you can get Triple P Online for free by filling out the form on the LaneKids website: click here. A staff person from Parenting Now! will send you an access code within 24 hours and you’ll be able to start using the program right away!

If you do not live in Lane County or are not on OHP, financial assistance may be available to participate in the program. The program is available to purchase for $79.99 here.

Questions?

Please contact us!
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Family Resource Center

Anne Johnstone-Diaz
Email: Anne.Diaz@bethel.k12.or.us
541-607-1449