The Bowen Center will present a Child and Parent Services (CAPS) program designed to add another tool to every parent’s toolbox. The 10-week parenting class begins March 12 at the Bowen Center, 850 N. Harrison St., Warsaw, and will continue each Wednesday from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Parents who complete the course will receive a certificate of completion. According to Jamie Zon, assistant Kosciusko County Director for The Bowen Center, childcare will be provided for children ages 3 to 12 and snacks and light meals for parents and their children will be served. The classes will cover such topics including: parenting styles, children’s stages of development, creating a positive home environment, responding to manipulative behavior, understanding our childrens behavior, how to respond to our childrens behavior, the difference between discipline and punishment, giving positive choices and logical consequences, managing angry feelings and learning to listen to our children. Founded in 1961, the Otis R. Bowen Center for Human Services, Inc., is a private not-for-profit, comprehensive community mental health center licensed by the State of Indiana Division of Mental Health.
