Class Listing

At Family & Children’s Services, you’ll find positive solutions to life’s most difficult challenges. Our classes will help you learn effective strategies, acquire new skills and develop techniques to improve parenting and relationships.

Scholarship funding is available on a limited basis for all classes. To register for a class or receive more information, please email fle@fcsok.org.

• Classes are not held on major holidays.
• Do not bring children to the class.
• Use of cell phones in class is prohibited.
• You may begin at any time during an ongoing class, although we encourage you to start at the beginning of a series.
• You must sign in each week or your attendance will not be counted.
• Attend the classes in succession. If you miss a session, it will be six to eight weeks before the topic is offered again.
• If you have not attended class for six months, you will be required to start again.
• Make-up classes are not offered.
• Certificates of Completion are awarded when the entire series is completed.
• There is a fee for duplicate certificates at $10 per sheet.
• F&CS does not participate in any litigation or provide reports to the courts or any other entity for workshop attendees.

VIRTUAL CLASS

Thursdays, April 6-27 (4 sessions)
6-7:30 p.m.
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Becoming a parent is a life-changing event, and life as a parent keeps changing too. This four-week program:

• Covers the first five years of parenting, from birth up to age 5.
• Contains a session dedicated to school readiness and parent engagement.
• Includes topics about temperament, mindfulness, brain development, self-calming and special needs.

VIRTUAL CLASS

Wednesdays, April 12 – May 17 (6 sessions)
6-8 p.m.
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Good family relationships and lots of positive attention are just what your child needs to learn and grow. In this six-week program, parents of 5- to 12-year-olds learn:

• How to build cooperation.
• Effective discipline.
• Logical consequences.
• How to teach responsibility.

VIRTUAL CLASS

Mondays, March 6 – April 10 (6 sessions)
7-8:30 p.m.
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Home life and family relationships are still the biggest influences on a teen’s development. In this six-week program, parents of children 13 and older learn about:

• Teens and technology.
• The latest in teen drug use prevention.
• Teen bullying.
• How brain development affects teen behavior and decision making.
• Discipline and communication.
• Teen sexuality issues.

POSTPONED

When a stepfamily is formed, it’s important – but not always easy- for everyone to build good relationships. In the six-week class, parents and stepparents will learn:

• Realistic expectations.
• Relationship-building skills.
• Effective communication tools.
• Problem-solving.
• Blending different values and cultures.
• How to handle kids who live in two households.

If you are interested in this class, please fill out the form below and we will notify you about the next session. (6 sessions)
If distraction typically rules your home, learn how to create an environment conducing to peaceful family life. In this six-week class, we’ll coach you on helping your 5-12 year old learn to:

• Keep attention focused on tasks
• Get organized at home and school
• Paly or work well with others and alone
• Focus on behavior and thoughts

VIRTUAL CLASS 

Mondays, March 13 – April 17 (6 sessions)
6-8 p.m.
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Your relationship with your partner may have ended, but it’s in your children’s best interests for you both to be involved in their lives. In this six-week class, parents (one or both) learn:

• Strategies for cooperative parenting.
• How to maintain important family relationships.
• Communication skills.
• Conflict resolution.
• How to create safe and supportive environments in two homes.

If you are interested in this class, please fill out the form below and we will notify you about the next session. (two sessions)

During this two-session, interactive, web-based course, you’ll learn how to handle high conflict situations with your co-parent and develop new skills to help you:

• Resolve conflicts.
• Improve communication.
• Let go of the past relationship.
• Keep your focus on the kids.

If you are interested in this class, please fill out the form below and we will notify you about the next session. (Three Sessions)

We address both grandparents who are daytime caregivers and grandparents who are taking over as the primary parent for their grandchildren. You’ll learn:

• Communication principles for all ages
• Positive parenting techniques
• How to avoid conflicts over childrearing
• Practices in self-care

VIRTUAL CLASS

Family & Children’s Services is the place to turn for help when parents live apart. We make difficult life transitions easier for you and your children. During our Helping Children Cope with Divorce seminar, you’ll learn how to:

• Facilitate visitation.
• Manage conflict.
• Use effective parenting skills.
• Avoid pitfalls and problems.
• Assess if your child is having trouble.
• Cope with financial obligations.
• Make changes in the family structure easier for your child.
• Understand children’s typical reactions, by developmental age, to divorce and change.
• Talk to your child about divorce and relationship ending.

For more information about this seminar, call 918.560.0444.

VIRTUAL CLASS

Thursdays, October 20 – November 17 (5 sessions)
6-8 p.m.

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In this interactive, five-week, workshop, you and/or you and your partner will learn how to:

• Replace communication danger signs with proactive strategies for respectful talking and listening.
• Explore sharing fun and satisfying intimate needs by working as a team to nurture and support each other.
• Practice managing stress and reducing the negative effects of stress on a relationship.
• Recognizing and communicating issues and expectations, including planning for the future.
• Investigate the impact that past experiences can have on a couple’s future.
• Acknowledge long-term satisfaction through the gift of commitment.