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Prepared Parents: Infant CPR is offered Nov. 6 and 20 at Spartanburg Medical Center, 101 E. Wood St., Spartanburg. For details and registration, visit spartanburgregional.com/events.
Child Passenger Seat Safety Inspection from Safe Kids of the Piedmont and Spartanburg Medical Center is offered monthly at Spartanburg Medical Center, 101 E. Wood St., Spartanburg. For details, visit spartanburgregional.com/events or call 864-560-6845.
Learn Infant and Child CPR at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 8 at Bon Secours St. Francis Eastside. Register online at bonsecours.com or call 864-675-4400.
Well Walkers is offered Nov. 2, 7, 16, 28 and 30 at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena. The arena concourse will be open from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. for anyone who wants to have a temperature-controlled space to exercise. Each loop around the concourse is a quarter mile. Well Walkers is a free event with no registration or prior notice required. Free parking for participants is provided in the VIP lot at the arena, located off Church Street. For details, visit bonsecoursarena.com.
Parenting Wisely Enrichment Course for parents of children ages birth – 8 years is 6 – 8 p.m. Tuesdays, Nov. 7 – Dec. 5 at Just Say Something. The class is free for Greenville County residents. For details and registration, visit justsaysomethingsc.org/parenting-programs/parenting-wisely.
Back in Control Enrichment Course for parents of adolescents and teens is 6 – 8 p.m. Mondays, Nov. 13 – Dec. 18 at Just Say Something. The class is free for Greenville County residents. For details and registration, visit justsaysomethingsc.org/parenting-programs/back-in-control.
Safe Harbor offers survivor support groups and classes for survivors to learn more about the cycle of violence and how to parent their children in the wake of domestic violence. Safe Harbor employs multiple bilingual staff, with outreach available in English, Spanish and Arabic. For details, visit safeharborsc.org/support-groups-for-survivors.
Just Say Something offers parenting courses for parents of young children,
adolescents and teens. For more information, contact Lynn Hooper at 864-467-4099 or lynn@justsaysomethingsc.org.
Julie Valentine Center's Online Support Group (OSG) is an anonymous online group chat that allows members of the community who have been affected by sexual violence to connect with one another. OSG can be a great support for caregivers and loved ones of children who have experienced child abuse and/or survivors of child abuse and/or sexual assault. OSG is offered from 7 – 8 p.m. Mondays and noon – 1 p.m. Wednesdays. Access the group at these times online at julievalentinecenter.org/online-support-group.html. Registration is not needed. For more information, contact Jamika Nedwards at 864-331-0560 or jnedwards@julievalentinecenter.org.
Triple P – Positive Parenting Program, offered by Greenville First Steps, is a parenting and family support system designed to prevent – as well as treat – behavioral and emotional problems in children and teenagers. Learn more at greenvilleparents.com.
Triple P – Positive Parenting Program is offered by Just Say Something. Parents of young children can enhance their parenting skills and gain confidence as a parent. Call 864-467-4099.
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