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Family Life Education
What is Family Life Education? Family Life Education helps you and your family to enhance your life by providing the knowledge and skills needed for effective family living. The programs of Family Life Education are preventive and informational and
address issues and problems that members of our community confront at various
stages of life. Program topics include strengthening marital relationships,
domestic and teen violence, dealing with being sandwiched between the needs
of children and aging parents, coping with loss, gender issues and
companionship issues for the elderly.
To learn more about Family Life Education visit The National Council on Family Relations website at http://www.ncfr.org. Also take a look at The Family Life Education Powerpoint Presentation at http://www.ncfr.org/cert/FLE_presentation.ppt Examples of past community workshops for parents: The Birds, the Bees and Beyond: How to Tackle the “Tough Talk”! Parents of children ages 10-15 were invited to a workshop that offers guidance about talking with their children about sexuality. The Birds, the Bees and Beyond: How to Tackle the “Tough Talk”! was presented by Jewish Family Service and Congregation Beth Adam, was open to the community and free-of-charge.
Richelle Frabotta, M.S.Ed., C.S.E., Director of Education Services Southern Ohio Sexuality Education and Consultation and faculty at Miami University was the lead presenter. Additional facilitators were Rabbi Robert Barr of Congregation Beth Adam and Linda Kean, MA, CFLE, Director of the Family Life Education for Jewish Family Service.
“While some advice from parents comes easily, talks about sexuality can be challenging” said Rabbi Barr. “The workshop will help parents strategize about what, when and how to teach their youth at each developmental stage of growth. We are providing this opportunity for a candid discussion with parents so they can relay healthy, affirming and empowering sexual expression information to their youth in a safe and palatable way.”
“We would like to help parents develop the skills to be comfortable talking with their children about sexuality as well as other important topics, “said Kean. “Parents can learn a variety of communication methods and choose one that best fits their family.”
Dr. Ruth Nemzoff, author
of Don’t Bite Your Tongue, How
to Foster Rewarding Relationships with Your Adult Children
 Dr. Nemzoff counters the popular belief that parents must let go of their adult children and silence themselves. Increasing life spans mean that parents and children can spend as many as five or six decades as adults together. Yet, at the same time families are confronting sensitive issues such as how to mix cultural traditions, religious practices, and even modes of communication. Dr. Nemzoff, who is a leading expert in family dynamics, empowers parents to create close relationships with their adult children, while respecting their independence. She addressed how to:
Dr. Nemzoff is a
resident scholar at Brandeis University’s Women’s Studies Research
Center and an adjunct assistant Professor at Bentley University. Her
academic training in American Studies at Barnard College, in counseling
at Columbia University and in Social Policy at Harvard University. She
formerly held the position of Assistant Minority Leader of the New
Hampshire Legislature and was New Hampshire’s first female Deputy
Commissioner of Health and Welfare.
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