The Central Bucks Parent Network is a CB Cares initiative that promotes and encourages communication between parents and their children. The goal is to help mobilize a community-wide commitment to cultivate positive values and behaviors in our youth by building awareness, connecting families, educating the public, and conveying a consistent message about the risks of substance abuse.

The CB Parent Network provides parent support and education
through:

• The Backpack Newsflash, CB Cares’ monthly newsletter
• parent discussion groups such as Parent Rap and Guiding Good Choices
• cable TV programs and
• parent education speakers bureau

Through these programs and other activities, CB Cares and its partners are working together to improve family communication, thus helping to build competent, caring, and resilient youth.

Programs
The Backpack Newsflash
Parent Rap
Guiding Good Choices
Parent Connections Cable TV Programs (CBTV)
Parent Education Speakers Bureau

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The Backpack Newsflash
This monthly newsletter is “The Voice of CB Cares.” Each month over 14,000 copies are printed and distributed to all elementary and middle school students in the Central Bucks School District. High school students and their parents read it electronically on the CBSD website or their own school’s website. This now-familiar newsletter contains information about all of CB Cares programs and additionally includes information about other
family-oriented community programs. Monthly parenting tips and
information on local and national youth issues and trends also appear in the Newsflash.
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Parent Rap
Parent Rap is a monthly parent discussion group facilitated by a local Psychologist, Dr. Barry Ginsberg, with a CB Cares staff member and local law enforcement representative in attendance as co-facilitators. Parent Rap is a “drop-in” meeting, where parents can bring their current parenting issues/questions and get answers and suggestions from all present. This discussion group takes place at CB Cares offices.
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Guiding Good Choices
Guiding Good Choices, a researched based, 5-session program for parents of children in grades 4-8 (ages 9-14), focuses on developing strong families. Parents learn specific strategies for promoting healthy behaviors in their children, thus reducing risks that correlate with adolescent health and behavior problems. Parents learn how to strengthen family bonds, set a clear position on drugs, teach children skills they will need to make healthy choices, and increase children’s involvement in the family. This program is offered in CB Cares offices several times a year.

"Guiding Good Choices was an excellent first step in readying us for the approaching teenage years. We now have the tools to address important issues with our son (and a few years later, our daughter). And it's not all about major issues and crises - this class showed us the importance of regularly communicating the small, daily stuff. For if we fail to keep a close relationship with our kids now when things are fairly easy, it will be that much more difficult to communicate when it really counts. The sessions definitely provided practical guidelines."
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Parent Connections Cable TV Programs (CBTV)
Parent Connections, a program of CB Cares and The Central Bucks School District, has been seen on a local Comcast cable channel since July, 2005. Shows are taped at Central Bucks South High School under the supervision of Mr. Jim Bunn, with high school students serving as the crew. Shows take various forms, including a host-guest format, demonstrations, and roundtable discussions. All shows, though, focus on parenting or youth issues. Shows are shown multiple times throughout a given month and at various times of the day. This cable tv medium is a great way to reach many individuals who might not be able to attend some of the other CB Cares parenting
programs.
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