Hospital to offer teen parenting workshop

Van Wert County Hospital will offer Active Parenting of Teens workshop for parents of children ages 10-16. The six-session video and discussion program will be held on Thursday evenings, beginning September 15.

Each session will be held in the hospital’s conference rooms A and B from 5:30-7:30 p.m. The hospital is located at 1250 S. Washington St.

“We are proud to offer Active Parenting of Teens to the parents in our community,” says Julia Gauvey, LSW, MSW, of the hospital’s Social Services and Transition Care Department. “This program combines entertaining video and discussion to help parents learn how to raise children who are cooperative, responsible and able to resist peer pressure. It also guides parents in dealing with sensitive issues such as drugs, sexuality and violence.”

This parenting workshop is funded by a grant provided by the Ohio Children’s Trust Fund. The mission of the Ohio Children’s Trust Fund (OCTF) is to take a leadership role and be a catalyst for the prevention of child abuse and neglect in Ohio.

For more information about this class, visit the hospital’s website at www.vanwerthospital.org. Registration is required and can be made by calling 419.238.8671.