FAMILIES FIRST PARENTING PROGRAMS INC
9 GALEN STREET NO 400, WATERTOWN, MA 02472 www.families-first.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: FAMILIES FIRST BRINGS PARENTS OF YOUNG CHILDREN TOGETHER IN THEIR COMMUNITIES TO STRENGTHEN THEIR PARENTING KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND SUPPORT SYSTEM.

FAMILIES FIRST PROVIDES ORIGINAL, RESEARCH-BASED PARENTING PROGRAMS FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO AGE 8 IN UNDER-RESOURCED GREATER BOSTON NEIGHBORHOODS. FOR THESE FAMILIES, STRONGER PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPS ARE HELPING TO SET THEIR CHILDREN ON A PATH TO SUCCESS IN SCHOOL AND LIFE.BY PARTNERING WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, FAMILIES FIRST BRINGS PARENTS TOGETHER IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES. DURING A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM, PARENTS BUILD:" KNOWLEDGE OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT" PARENTING SKILLS AND STRATEGIES" RESOURCES AND SUPPORT SYSTEMSRESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS VITAL COMBINATION OF KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND SUPPORT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD STRENGTHENS THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND MAKES FAMILIES LESS STRESSED AND MORE RESILIENT. THIS IS A UNIQUELY EFFECTIVE FOUNDATION FOR LASTING CHANGE IN FAMILIES.OUR PROGRAMS ARE STRENGTHS-BASED, BUILDING ON THE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE PARENTS ALREADY HAVE TO HELP THEM BECOME THE PARENTS THEY WANT TO BE. WE OFFER A PROGRAM THAT IS GEARED TO SPECIFIC PARENTING CHALLENGES AND CHILDREN'S DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES, WHICH EMPOWERS PARENTS AND EQUIPS THEM WITH THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO BUILD HEALTHY, SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR CHILDREN.

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