Texas Parenting Classes for Divorcing Parents

Online Texas Parent Education and Family Stabilization Course : $34.95

Tom Wilson Counseling Center is a Texas APPROVED provider of Parent Education and Family Stabilization Course that meets court requirements for divorcing parents in child custody case. Complete our state approved parenting class online with Tom Wilson, a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and Internationally Certified Prevention Specialist. FREE Certificate of Completion included. Tom Wilson Counseling Center has been providing APPROVED classes online for Parenting, DUI, Alcohol, Drug, Anger, Theft, Traffic Safety and Cognitive Self Change since 2004. Instructor credentials can be viewed here: www.tomwilsoncounseling.com.

Parent Education And Family Stabilization Course Provider. The course is a minimum of 4 hours and designed to educate, train, and assist divorcing parents in regard to the consequences of divorce on parents and children, as required by Texas Family Code - Section 105.009.

Contact us at support@twccsolutions.com or call Toll Free 1.877.368.9909 during office hours; Monday-Friday, 10am-6pm CDT/CST (9am-5pm MDT/MST) with questions. If you call before or after our regular office hours, please leave a message and we will return your call as soon as possible.

To date, this class has been completed to meet requirements for the following counties:

Angelina, Bandera, Bexar, Bowie, Brazoria, Brazos, Brooks, Burnet, Cass, Collin, Comal, Conroe, Coryell, Dallas-Ft.Worth, Fannin, Ft.Bend, Grayson, Denton, Galveston, Guadalupe, Harris, Hays, Hidalgo, Hill, Hunt, Jefferson, Jim Wells, Kendall, Kleberg, Lampasas, Live Oak, Lubbock, McLennan, Menard, Montgomery, Nueces, San Patricio, Scurry, Refugio, Tarrant, Taylor, Texas, Victoria, Williamson, Wilson, and Yoakum.

Texas Parent Education and Family Stabilization Course

Texas Approved Parent Education Class for Divorcing Parents

This Parent Education and Family Stabilization Course for divorcing parents is approved by the State of Texas as a distance learning online course. It has also been approved in Florida, and is accepted in most states for court requirements.

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Top Ten Tips for Parents for Preventing Drug Abuse in their Kids.

Top Ten Tips for Parents for Preventing Drug Abuse in their Kids

Before reviewing the Ten Tips for Parents, there are two important points to be aware of:

1. Why is there so much focus on keeping kids alcohol and drug free?
Recent scientific research has found that the longer an individual postpones the onset (first use) of alcohol, tobacco or other drug use, the less likely the individual is to develop an addiction or other lifelong problems, including depression.

2. The Power of Parents: Believe it or not, parents are the most powerful influence on their kids when it comes to drugs. Recent research has found that 2 out of 3 kids ages 13-17 say that losing their parents’ respect is one of the main reasons they don’t drink alcohol, smoke marijuana or use other drugs.

So then, as a parent, what can I do use my influence to encourage or promote prevention efforts with my children? Here are Ten Tips for Parents:

1) Don’t Be Afraid to be the “Bad” Parent: Sometimes, our fear of negative reaction from our kids keeps us from doing what is right. When it comes to alcohol and drugs, taking a tough stand can help our children to say no….“my mom or my dad would kill me if I drank or used.” Our decisions and our rules allow our child to use us as “the reason” for not using alcohol or drugs.

2) Connect With Your Child’s Friends: Pay attention to who your child is hanging out with, who’s coming to the house and get to know them. Encourage your child’s friends to come to your home, invite them for dinner and make them feel welcomed. Encourage your child to invite friends over to the house.

3) Make Connections With Other Parents Too: As you get to know your kids friends, take the opportunity to introduce yourself to his/her parents. It’s a great way to build mutual support and share your rules about alcohol and drugs. And, it will make it easier for you to call if your son/daughter is going to a party at their house to make sure that there will be responsible parental supervision.

4) Promote Healthy Activities: Help your kids, and their friends, learn how to have fun, and fight off the dreaded “I’m bored.” Physical games, activities and exercise are extremely important because of the positive physical and mental benefits. Encourage kids to become engaged in other school and community activities such as music, sports, arts or a part-time job. The more your children are active, the less time they have to get caught up in the pressure from peers to drink alcohol and use drugs.

5) Establish Clear Family Rules About Alcohol and Drugs: Setting specific, clear rules is the foundation for parental efforts in prevention, some ideas:

• Kids under 21 will not drink alcohol
• Kids will not ride in a car with someone who has been drinking or using drugs
• Older brothers and sisters will not encourage younger kids to drink or use drugs
• Kids under 21 will not host parties at our home without parental supervision
• Kids will not stay at a kid’s party where alcohol or drugs are present.
• Consistent enforcement of the rules, with consequences, if needed is essential. Without consequences the rules have no value and will not work.

6) Get Educated About Alcohol and Drugs: You cannot rely on your own personal experiences or common sense to carry you through. Your ability to provide family leadership in prevention requires you to be better educated. Share what you are learning with your spouse and your kids.

7) Be a Role Model and Set a Positive Example: Bottom line…. from a kid’s perspective, what you do is more important than what you say! Research studies show that parents who drink alcohol or use drugs are more likely to have kids who drink or use. If you drink alcohol, do so in moderation; if you use medication, use only as directed, and do not use illegal drugs. If you host a party, always serve alternative non-alcoholic beverages and do not let anyone drink and drive.

8) Keep Track of Your Child’s Activities: Asking questions, keeping track, checking in are all important. Research has found that young people who are not regularly monitored by their parents are four times more likely to use alcohol or drugs. Make the time to know what is happening in your child’s life – especially in families where both parents work outside of the home, life is busy but you must find time for your children – know what they are up to!

9) Keep Track of Alcohol and Prescription Drugs: For kids, the most common source of alcohol and prescription drugs is parents. Make sure that your home is not a source of alcohol or prescription drugs for your kids or their friends.

10) Get Help!: If at any point you suspect that your child is having a problem with alcohol and/or drugs (What to Look For), get help. Don’t wait. You are not alone.

Tom Wilson is a Certified Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist who develops online self-help substance abuse prevention classes to reduce the risk for substance abuse in at-risk persons as well as parent education classes required for child custody cases in Texas.

Texas Online Parent and Family Stabilization Course for Court Requirements

Online Texas Parent Education and Family Stabilization Course : $34.95

Tom Wilson Counseling Center and TeleHealth is a Texas APPROVED provider of Parent Education and Family Stabilization Course that meets court requirements for divorcing parents in child custody case. Complete our state approved parenting class online with Tom Wilson, a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and Internationally Certified Prevention Specialist. FREE Certificate of Completion included. Tom Wilson Counseling Center and TeleHealth has been providing APPROVED classes online for Parenting, DUI, Alcohol, Drug, Anger, Theft, Traffic Safety and Cognitive Self Change since 2004. Instructor credentials can be viewed here: www.tomwilsoncounseling.com.

Parent Education And Family Stabilization Course Provider. The course is a minimum of 4 hours and designed to educate, train, and assist divorcing parents in regard to the consequences of divorce on parents and children, as required by Texas Family Code - Section 105.009.

Contact us at support@twccsolutions.com or call Toll Free 1.877.368.9909 during office hours; Monday-Friday, 10am-6pm CDT/CST (9am-5pm MDT/MST) with questions. If you call before or after our regular office hours, please leave a message and we will return your call as soon as possible.

www.tomwilsoncounseling.com

Parent Education and Family Stabilization Course for Divorcing Parents in the State of Texas

Online Texas Parent Education and Family Stabilization Course : $34.95

Tom Wilson Counseling Center is a Texas APPROVED provider of Parent Education and Family Stabilization Course that meets court requirements for divorcing parents in child custody case. Complete our state approved parenting class online with Tom Wilson, a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and Internationally Certified Prevention Specialist. FREE Certificate of Completion included. Tom Wilson Counseling Center has been providing APPROVED classes online for Parenting, DUI, Alcohol, Drug, Anger, Theft, Traffic Safety and Cognitive Self Change since 2004. Instructor credentials can be viewed here: www.tomwilsoncounseling.com.

Parent Education And Family Stabilization Course Provider. The course is a minimum of 4 hours and designed to educate, train, and assist divorcing parents in regard to the consequences of divorce on parents and children, as required by Texas Family Code - Section 105.009.

Contact us at support@twccsolutions.com or call Toll Free 1.877.368.9909 during office hours; Monday-Friday, 10am-6pm CDT/CST (9am-5pm MDT/MST) with questions. If you call before or after our regular office hours, please leave a message and we will return your call as soon as possible.

Parent Education and Family Stabilization Course Provider

Approved in Texas for Divorcing Parents' Education

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Custody in Texas is called "Conservatorship." There are two kinds of conservatorship:  joint managing conservatorship; and sole managing conservatorship.  But, this isn't like "joint custody" or "sole custody," as most people think of it.

The main thing in Texas is which parent gets what rights to the children.  The most important right (most parents think) is who gets to decide where the children live.  This is called the right to "determine primary residence."  Usually, the parent who has this right decides that the children will live with him or her.

In a joint managing conservatorship, either parent could get this right.  But, they cannot share the right to decide where the kids will live.  In a sole managing conservatorship, the sole managing conservator gets this right.

What am I called if I am the parent who gets to visit with my kids?

Just like custody is called "conservatorship," visitation is called "possession."  The parent who gets to visit is sometimes called the "possessory conservator."  Texas has tried to create a standard visitation order that comes really close to splitting the time that the kids have with the parents equally.

What rights do I have as a parent?

There are other rights and duties that parents have that the court splits up, or shares, between the parents.  These include:

• the right to have physical possession, to direct the moral and religious training, and to establish the residence of the child;
• the duty of care, control, protection, and reasonable discipline of the child;
• the duty to support the child, including providing the child with clothing, food, shelter, medical and dental care, and education;
• the duty, except when a guardian of the child's estate has been appointed, to manage the estate of the child, including the right as an agent of the child to act in relation to the child's estate if the child's action is required by a state, the United States, or a foreign government;
• except as provided by Section 264.0111, the right to the services and earnings of the child;
• the right to consent to the child's marriage, enlistment in the armed forces of the United States, medical and dental care, and psychiatric, psychological, and surgical treatment;
• the right to represent the child in legal action and to make other decisions of substantial legal significance concerning the child;
• the right to receive and give receipt for payments for the support of the child and to hold or disburse funds for the benefit of the child;
• the right to inherit from and through the child;
• the right to make decisions concerning the child's education

What about child support?

When a court makes a decision about child custody, it almost always orders child support to be paid by the parent that the children don't live with (this person is called the "non-custodial parent").  Child support usually has to be paid until the child reaches 18 years old.  If a child is disabled, child support can be ordered to be paid indefinitely.

There is a standard amount of child support that usually has to be paid.  If there are no other children that the paying parent has to pay child support for, child support is in the following percentages:

    1 child, 20% of net income
    2 children, 25% of net income
    3 children, 30% of net income
    4 children, 40% of net income

These amounts are "guidelines."  If there is a good reason to pay another amount (either more or less), the court will consider it.

To register for a Texas Approved Online Parent Education and Family Stabilization Course, visit www.ParentingApart.com.

Texas Approved Parenting Class for Divorcing Parents Court Requirements

Online Texas Parent Education and Family Stabilization Course : $34.95
 

Tom Wilson Counseling Center is a Texas APPROVED provider of Parent Education and Family Stabilization Course that meets court requirements for divorcing parents in child custody case. Complete our state approved parenting class online with Tom Wilson, a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and Internationally Certified Prevention Specialist. FREE Certificate of Completion included. Tom Wilson Counseling Center has been providing APPROVED classes online for Parenting, DUI, Alcohol, Drug, Anger, Theft, Traffic Safety and Cognitive Self Change since 2004. Instructor credentials can be viewed here: www.tomwilsoncounseling.com.

Parent Education And Family Stabilization Course Provider. The course is a minimum of 4 hours and designed to educate, train, and assist divorcing parents in regard to the consequences of divorce on parents and children, as required by Texas Family Code - Section 105.009.