FRONT ROYAL — Warren County Department of Social Services is partnering with Samuels Public Library to offer a free parenting course designed to help families build stronger relationships and practical skills for handling everyday challenges at home.
The program, titled “How-to approach to Parenting,” is based on the Love and Logic approach and will run for six weeks, with sessions held on Thursdays beginning Feb. 5, 2026, at Samuels Public Library.
According to organizers, the course is aimed at equipping parents and caregivers with tools for raising respectful, responsible, and confident children, while also reducing household conflict and power struggles.
Topics covered during the six-week series will include:
- Setting limits with empathy
- Reducing arguing, defiance, and power struggles
- Tools to help children learn from mistakes
- Building responsibility and resilience
- How to stay calm — even when children aren’t
Registration is required. Those interested can register by contacting Lillian Johns by phone at 540-635-3430, ext. 3386, or by email at [email protected].
The class is free to attend and will be held at Samuels Public Library in Front Royal.
Edited by Dan McDermott.
