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Mission Statement
Parents Anonymous, Inc. is a National Organization that promotes mutual support and
parent leadership in order to build and support strong, safe families.
Outcomes of Parents Anonymous
- Prevention or reduction and eventual elimination of abusive/neglectful incidents
- Development of stronger personal leadership skills
- Ability to build safe and caring families
- Improved sense of mastery and self-esteem
- Increased resiliency and acquisition of coping skills
- Increased social supports
- Enhanced parental competencies -- changes in attitudes, expectations, behaviors and
knowledge
- Expanded skills in mutual support practices
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10 Reasons to Develop Parents
Anonymous in Your Community
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Families will have free, immediate
access to on-going, long-term support and education based on their own
identified need for help.
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Parents will learn new communication skills, discipline techniques and effective
parenting strategies.
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Parents, as their own agents of change, will develop a personal support
system through a network of parents who assist each other with everyday needs, including
telephone contact, support and caring.
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Parents will be in charge of their own growth and development and can
participate in Parents Anonymous for as long as they find it useful.
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Parents will have an opportunity to develop their leadership abilities and
become stronger leaders in their homes and in the community.
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Children will have access to a program that is structured to work on
self-esteem, cooperative play and confidence building.
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Professionals in the fields of juvenile justice, health, education, and
social service will gain an excellent, on-going resource for families with whom they work.
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Professionals who facilitate Parents Anonymous groups will gain training
and experience in working in true partnership with families through the Parents Anonymous
model of shared leadership.
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Community volunteers will benefit from the opportunity to support and
strengthen families through their efforts.
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Program participants, volunteers and staff will have the opportunity to
join with thousands of their peers across the country by participating in the Parents
Anonymous National Network's training, materials, consultation and numerous other
activities designed to strengthen their community programs.
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The Top 10 Best Ways to
Join
with Parents Anonymous to More Effectively Strengthen Families
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Ask and provide what Parents
Anonymous needs to grow and prosper.
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Tell every family about Parents
Anonymous. Distribute brochures, display posters and discuss the program
with family members. Adopt and produce Parents Anonymous outreach
materials for parents.
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Invite Parents Anonymous staff and
parents to provide training to volunteers and staff through initial and
in-service trainings and unit meetings.
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Subscribe to The Parent Networker and
distribute copies to all parents.
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Provide funds for the children's
program and provide transportation for parents who are attending Parents
Anonymous groups.
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Convey the importance of Parents
Anonymous programs to community members, encouraging others to support
Parents Anonymous by providing funding, meeting space, volunteers and
in-kind contributions of staff time to facilitate groups.
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Sponsor participation of Parents
Anonymous parent group members in National Parents Anonymous leadership
training programs.
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Ask Parents Anonymous parents to
participate whenever programs are being planned and whenever protocols
for working with families are reviewed.
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Engage Parents Anonymous, Inc. to
provide training and technical assistance.
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Provide in-kind staff time to
volunteer in support of Parents Anonymous parent groups, children's
programs and phone lines.
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The Children's
Program Mission
and Goals
The mission of the Children's Program is to enhance the emotional growth and social
development of children and youth of all ages by creating an environment where children
can achieve the following goals:
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Develop healthy social skills resulting in the ability to
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express appropriate
emotions
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increase understanding
and tolerance of others
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enhance interpersonal
skills
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develop coping and
problem solving skills
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improve self-control
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Increase their competencies and build self-esteem and self-confidence
resulting in positive behavior changes.
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Gain respite from their daily life stresses and have the opportunity to
develop resiliency to face these stresses.
Parents Anonymous, Inc. is committed to ensuring that each Parents
Anonymous group includes Parents Anonymous Children's Program where children blossom in a
safe, predictable environment created by capable Children's Program Workers. |
