Garland Family Outreach is here for you.

Family Outreach is a community based volunteer group working to build stronger families. Family Outreach has trained volunteers who mentor families and teach parents about child development and positive discipline techniques. We help families find better ways to handle the demands of parenting. We offer in-home services to help parents learn positive discipline techniques. We provide emotional support to help parents cope with family relationships and the difficult job of parenting.We assist families in evaluating and finding other community resources they need in order to provide adequately for the physical and emotional needs of their children.We offer parenting classes to those who need support from trained volunteers to raise independent, safe, happy and secure children.

 There are no fees. Call today

 (972-840-8555)

Some common mistakes that parents make:

UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS: Expecting that your kids should be doing things that they are not ready to do, such as the 2 1/2 year old who is not interested in potty training or a four year old who is wetting the bed, or a moody teenager. So make sure that your expectations match what your kids are developmentally capable of doing or even expected to do.

NOT HAVING RULES OR LIMITS: Too many parents are overly permissive and allow their children to do whatever they choose to do. There is no need to be overly strict, demand and a domineering parent either. Set realistic limits and rules and if the children choose not to follow them have consequences that fit the misbehavior.

BEING INCONSISTENT: This is in caps as it is a major thread that runs through problems between children and parents. If you have rules, but only occasionally have the children follow them, of if you are very strict sometimes but at other times permissive, they will have a difficult time knowing what is expected of them and how to act. You will only be promoting poor behavior.

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