Focus on Kids

Focus on Kids

St. Charles County MU Extension Center
260 Brown Road, St. Peters, MO 63376
636-970-3000

Registration: $ 35.00
Pre-registration is required.

Focus on Kids, developed by the University of Missouri, is a court-approved educational program for parents with minor children, who are seeking divorce, legal separation, motion to modify, annulment or paternity. The educational session will increase awareness of the effects marriage dissolution and/or custody has on children.

Parents are forever. Although parents can divorce each other, their children are not divorceable. Each parent is responsible for nurturing and creating their children's sense of security and well-being — even through the divorce process. Focus on Kids was designed to help you with that task.

The goal of Focus on Kids is for parents to better understand how divorce affects children, and how their actions during and after the divorce can have long-term affects on the children involved.

What will I gain?
After attending Focus On Kids, which is only two and one-half hours long, you will:

♦	Understand the importance of ongoing, supportive and nurturing involvement by both parents.
♦	Receive information on both children’s and adolescents’ developmental needs, abilities and common reactions to divorce.
♦	Learn specific behaviors that help in a co-parenting situation and those that should be avoided.
♦	Receive information on community resources.

Class Dates and Times

September 9	Wednesday	6 - 8:30 p.m.
October 14	Wednesday	6 - 8:30 p.m.
November 11	Wednesday	10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
December 16	Wednesday	6 - 8:30 p.m.

How do I register?
Pre-registration is required for each parent — registration at the door will not be accepted. A $35 per-person fee, payable by cash, money order or credit card to the University of Missouri Extension Office, is required 72 hours (3 working days) prior to the date of the session you have registered to attend.

To pre-register:
Call 636-970-3000 the University of Missouri Extension Office.

To reschedule:
Call 636-970-3000 the University of Missouri Extension Office by noon of the day before you are registered to attend. Fees will be forfeited if you do not reschedule or attend.

Location:
University of Missouri Extension
260 Brown Road
St. Peters, MO 63376

Brochure

Map to Extension Office

For more information contact:

Teresa Mareschal
MareschalT@missouri.edu
Phone: (636)970-3000
Last modified: August 07, 2009


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