Below is the December 2021 parenting class schedule. If you have any questions, please contact Michele VanWinkle, Parent Education Program Coordinator at 620-331-3480 *KDHE Approved Classes for Day Care Providers and Foster Care licensing @ Connections Transportation offered (ask when registering) % babysitting is available (ask when registering) @%THE INCREDIBLE YEARS-PRESCHOOL AGES 3-6 (14 SESSIONS) CONTINUED INTO DECEMBER Dec 6,13,20,27 Independence FCMHC-North 1101 Donald Ave 1-2 PM ADULTS SUPPORTING YOUTH WITH CHALLENGING PASTS (6 SESSIONS) CONTINUED INTO JANUARY Dec 2,9,16,30 Coffeyville FCMHC 4th Street 10-12 pm BALANCING WORK AND FAMILY DURING COVID Dec 21 Independence FCMHC-North 1101 Donald Ave 10-11 am BUILDING SELF-ESTEEM IN YOUR KIDS Dec 8 Neodesha FCMHC 8th Street 2-3 pm CALMING KIDS IN CRISIS Dec 7 Coffeyville FCMHC 4th Street 10-11 am CARING FOR KIDS AFTER TRAUMA Dec 29 Independence FCMHC-North 1101 Donald Ave 10-11 am CARING FOR KIDS WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES Dec 1 Coffeyville FCMHC 4th Street 2-3 pm CONNECTED PARENTING Dec 29 Fredonia FCMHC 6th Street 2-3 pm CO-PARENTING: WORKING TOWARDS COOPERATIVE PARENTING Dec 30 Coffeyville FCMHC 4th Street 2-3 pm DEALING WITH BIG FEELINGS: TEACHING KIDS TO SELF-REGULATE Dec 15 Coffeyville FCMHC 4th Street 2-3 pm DEPRESSION IN TEENS: RECOGNIZING THE SIGNS AND HELPING THEM THROUGH IT Dec 1 Fredonia FCMHC 6th Street 10-11 AM DISCIPLINE MAKES THE DIFFERENCES Dec 1 Fredonia FCMHC 6th Street 2-3 PM DISCIPLINE STRATEGIES FOR KIDS WITH ADHD Dec 13 Independence FCMHC-North 1101 Donald Ave 10-11 am EFFECTS OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE ON THE FAMILY Dec 21 Coffeyville FCMHC 4th Street 10-12 pm FORGOTTEN BABY SYNDROME: HOT CARS KILL KIDS Dec 30 Cowley FCMHC 22214 D Street Strother Field, Winfield, Ks 10-11 AM HELPING KIDS COPE IN A TRAUMATIC EVENT Dec 14 Coffeyville FCMHC 4th Street 2-3 pm HELPING KIDS COPE WITH PAINFUL FEELINGS Dec 6 Coffeyville FCMHC 4th Street 10-11 am HELPING KIDS MANAGE STRESS Dec 28 Coffeyville FCMHC 4th Street 10-11 am KEEPING THE PEACE AT HOME: ANGER MANAGEMENT FOR PARENTS Dec 20 Coffeyville FCMHC 4th Street 3-4 pm KIDS AND VAPING: WHAT PARENTS NEED TO KNOW Dec 14 Independence FCMHC-North 1101 Donald Ave 10-11 am MAKING THE MOST OF PLAYTIME: INFANTS AND TODDLERS Dec 2 Coffeyville FCMHC 4th Street 2-3 pm NURTURING THE BLENDED FAMILY Dec 29 Coffeyville FCMHC 4th Street 2-3 pm PARENT EDUCATION SUPPORT GROUP Dec 13 Coffeyville FCMHC 4th Street 1-2 pm Dec 3,10,17 Independence FCMHC-North 1101 Donald Ave 10-11 am PARENTING BY PRAISE Dec 6 Independence FCMHC-North 1101 Donald Ave 10-11 am PARENTING DOESN’T HAVE TO BE ROCKET SCIENCE Dec 8 Neodesha FCMHC 8th Street 10-11 am PARENTING THE LOVE AND LOGIC WAY (6 SESSIONS) CONTINUED INTO JANUARY Dec 7,14,21,28 Independence FCMHC-North 1101 Donald Ave 2-3 pm PARENTING THROUGH TOUGH TIMES: DEALING WITH DEPRESSION Dec 2 Independence FCMHC-North 1101 Donald Ave 2-3 PM PLUGGED-IN PARENTING (2 SESSIONS) Dec 9,16 Independence FCMHC-North 1101 Donald Ave 9-10 am POSITIVE SOLUTIONS FOR FAMILIES (6 SESSIONS) CONTINUED INTO JANUARY Dec 1,8,15,22,29 Coffeyville FCMHC 4th Street 10-12 pm RAISING RESPONSIBLE CHILDREN Dec 9 Coffeyville FCMHC 4th Street 2-3 pm REAL-WORLD PARENTING SOLUTIONS Dec 7 Coffeyville FCMHC 4th Street Dec 7 Coffeyville FCMHC 4th Street 1-3 pm SIMPLE PARENTING STRATEGIES FOR RAISING GREAT KIDS IN COMPLICATED TIMES Dec 28 Coffeyville FCMHC 4th Street 1-3 pm SUCCESS WITH UNDER-ACHIEVERS Dec 13 Coffeyville FCMHC 4th Street 10-12 pm TALKING TO KIDS ABOUT SUICIDE Dec 22 Coffeyville FCMHC 4th Street 2-3 pm TEACHING KIDS ABOUT HEALTHY BOUNDARIES Dec 27 Coffeyville FCMHC 4th Street 2-3 pm TEEN DATING VIOLENCE Dec 28 Independence FCMHC-North 1101 Donald Ave 10-11 am THE FIVE LOVE LANGUAGES Dec 22 Neodesha FCMHC 8th Street 10-11 am THE IMPORTANCE OF SELF-CARE FOR PARENTS Dec 2 Independence FCMHC-North 1101 Donald Ave 10-11 am TODDLERS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF SELF Dec 21 Coffeyville FCMHC 4th Street 2-4 pm UNDERSTANDING TEEN DEVELOPMENT Dec 15 Fredonia FCMHC 6th Street 2-3 pm WHEN “NO” STOPS WORKING (KIDS 12 AND UNDER) Dec 15 Fredonia FCMHC 6th Street 10-11 am WHEN FOOD BECOMES AN OBSESSION FOR YOUR CHILD Dec 8 Coffeyville FCMHC 4th Street 2-3 pm WHO SAYS PARENTING CAN’T BE FUN? Dec 14 Coffeyville FCMHC 4th Street 10-12 pm WHO’S THE BOSS? FAIR AND EFFECTIVE DISCIPLINE FOR TEENS Dec 9 Independence FCMHC 1101 Donald Ave 11-12 pm WHY CAN’T WE GET ALONG? MANAGING PARENT/TEEN CONFLICT Dec 6 Coffeyville FCMHC 4th Street 1-2 pm No classes-Dec 23,24,31 Agency holidays.

Carole Sue Ford passed away on November 17, 2021, in Dewey, Oklahoma at the age of 77. She was born to Lawrence Rodney Ford and Nadine Dee Frost Ford in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, on November 19, 1943.

Violet Katherine Poeling, age 98, passed away on Friday, November 26, 2021, at Medicalodges in Independence, Kansas. Graveside services will be held on Friday, December 3rd, 2021, at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Elk City, Kansas at 2:00pm. Visitation will be Thursday, 4:00-6:00pm at Potts Chapel in Independence, Kansas. The family has suggested memorials to the Adven ture Club, First Baptist Church and contributions can be left with Potts Chapel.

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is racing to show the country that his administration is prepared for the omicron variant as the World Health Organization warned there’s a “very high” risk of new global outbreaks, a possibility that could prove demoralizing to Americans weary of a pandemic that began nearly two years ago.

(BPT) — After a break of nearly two years, more than 40 million federal student loan borrowers will soon need to restart their payments after January 31, 2022. And as this deadline quickly approaches, borrowers should plan ahead to make a smooth and affordable transition back into repayment.

AMBULANCE RUNS Medical emergency, 7:12 a.m. Monday, W.

Dear Annie: This letter is addressed to all those who think back on a first love and believe their feelings are undiminished. I did that and had the ability to discreetly check back on that love.

Democratic legislators criticized the Kansas special legislative session last week, calling the measures considered a waste of taxpayer money, and pointing to issues like the food sales tax and the criminal justice system in need of a closer look.

By now, it's no secret that home heating costs in the U.S. are expected to skyrocket this winter.

A federal court Monday blocked a second of the Biden administration's federal vaccine mandates, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said. The U.S.