Parenting Programs
The Oneida Parenting Program will strengthen families and cherish children by providing families with an educational and culturally based parenting program that will give helpful strategies to further the positive overall growth of children and families. The Parenting Program will add to the family’s capacity to meet the basic spiritual, emotional and physical needs of its members, reduce barriers that prevent people from knowing their importance within their family, develop a family environment that is a source of strength and support, and strengthen sense of belonging among family members.
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Parenting Education Class (PEC)
The Oneida Nation Parenting Education Class (PEC) is an (8)-week class designed to assist parents and caregivers in understanding and building connections with their children. The class will explore parenting tools while incorporating cultural knowledge to deal with a variety of childhood challenges to strengthen the parent/caregiver-to-child bond while teaching positive discipline techniques.
The PEC teaches a brain & research-based curriculum called Conscious Discipline. The curriculum is relationship and safety focused, and begins with exploring tools for self-healing and behavioral changes that encourage a healthy relationship with ourselves and our young ones. Conscious Discipline gives the skills and language we need to be a conscious parent/caregiver who responds and teaches, instead of reacts and punishes. The skills we focus on help us center Safety, Connection and Problem Solving to encourage self-regulation so we can respond instead of react, in turn teaching that to our children. The curriculum is an Adult First Approach. Us as the parents/caregivers learn the tools and skills first which is self-discipline. Then when we teach our children the skills it becomes Conscious Discipline.
Check out Conscious Discipline’s website for more information.
http://consciousdiscipline.com/
*We offer multiple class sessions per year. Check the class schedules tab for upcoming session information. Please call or text Vaughn Brown at (920) 613-6077 for further information and to register.
* This course is recognized by Brown County and Tribal court systems and meets the requirements needed in court ordered cases.
* PEC is open to all. Priority registration for Oneida families & Oneida ICW cases.
Teen Parent Support Group
The Oneida Nation offers Teen Parent Support to individuals who are under the age of 20 and are pregnant or have children. The goals of this support is to help teen parents with tools to build a healthy family, assist with the challenges faced by teen parents, develop and define a family environment that is a source of strength and support (to include) community services, and build independent living skills to strengthen the family and those relationships within it.
Discussion topics include community resources, health, safety, self-care, child development, nurturing, and culture. Topics can be based on individual needs and interest. Lessons are approached through various activities including art, discussion, speakers, and trips. This provides a good way for teen parents to connect and share with others who are experiencing similar life events. Incentives for participation, including diapers and wipes, and ‘saving’ incentives for a larger item.
*Currently teen parent support is offered individually. Group support will become available if / when there is a need in the community. Call or text Vaughn Brown at (920) 613-6077 for the status of teen parent support.
Trauma Informed Parenting (TIP)
The Oneida Nation Trauma Informed Parenting (TIP) class is an (8)-week class designed to focus on how to care for a child who has experienced trauma and recognize how our own trauma as parents/caregivers affects how we parent. Understanding how trauma affects children can help parents/caregivers make sense of their child’s behaviors, feelings and attitudes; can help parents/caregivers develop greater insight around how to help their child cope with the effects of trauma; and help parents understand how to provide a safe and stable home environment. This class has cultural components and focuses on healing generational patterns through education, awareness, resiliency, community support and advocacy.
Check out the National Child Traumatic Stress Network for more information.
*We offer multiple class sessions per year. Check the class schedules tab for upcoming session information. Please call or text Vaughn Brown at (920) 613-6077 for further information and to register.
* This course is recognized by Brown County and Tribal court systems and meets the requirements needed in court ordered cases.
*TIP is open to all. Priority registration to Oneida families & Oneida ICW cases.
Class Schedules
Individual Support
If current offerings for groups do not work for someone, individual services are offered. We can work one-on-one with interested participants after an intake is completed. Individuals will work with a parenting program coordinator to craft goals that address personal and familial needs. One-on-one support from a coordinator can be utilized in addition to group for those looking for further support or implementation of the material, or if it is a requirement.
