Parenting Elementary Students
Come to class and learn new parenting skills as your child grows from Elementary through High School years. Beyond ECFE Classes are taught by Licensed Parent Educators, meeting once per month. Group discussion allows parents to share their challenges, experience and wisdom. Topics are determined based on the interests of the class. Classes offered are: Parenting Elementary Students, Parenting Middle School Students, and Parenting High School Students.
Parenting Elementary Students (Second Thursday of the month):
Although they are sometimes referred to by academics as the “forgotten years”, middle childhood is jam-packed with change, challenges, and opportunities. No longer a preschooler, not yet a teen – but plenty of caregiving and parent-child connection is needed to nurture elementary schoolers’ identity development. Come build community with other parents tackling the same age range. Topics are flexible and will reflect group interests, but may include: supporting children in building and maintaining friendships, coaching emotional development, promoting healthy sibling relationships, balancing participation vs overscheduling, designing a well-balanced relationship with media, cultivating gratitude and resilience, addressing and preventing relational aggression, and more.
Sibling Care is available during this class: https://earlylearning.edinaschools.org/learning/sibling-care
| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Thu, Sep 10th 2026 | 12:30 - 2:00 PM | Edina Community Center |
| Thu, Oct 8th 2026 | 12:30 - 2:00 PM | Edina Community Center |
| Thu, Nov 12th 2026 | 12:30 - 2:00 PM | Edina Community Center |
| Thu, Dec 10th 2026 | 12:30 - 2:00 PM | Edina Community Center |
| Thu, Jan 14th 2027 | 12:30 - 2:00 PM | Edina Community Center |
| Thu, Feb 11th 2027 | 12:30 - 2:00 PM | Edina Community Center |
| Thu, Mar 11th 2027 | 12:30 - 2:00 PM | Edina Community Center |
| Thu, Apr 8th 2027 | 12:30 - 2:00 PM | Edina Community Center |
| Thu, May 13th 2027 | 12:30 - 2:00 PM | Edina Community Center |