Bakers: show us who has the best cookie recipes! Get your recipes postmarked by March 1st! Details >
Lego Masters: you wowed us last year! Let's do it again! Coming soon! Photos from last year >
Support our local restaurants AND The Family Center! Dining for Dollars is coming to Andiamo Trattoria March 13 & 20; Brownie's on the Lake March 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30, 31; Rojo Mexican Bistro March 19 and 26; to Salvatore Scallopini March 12; and The Hill March 6! More >
Spring is just around the corner and time again for ChariTea Bear's Tea Party! Coming in May! Photos from last year >
Discounts!
More info...Let's order a card right now!
Kroger Shoppers: it's easy to earn money for The Family Center.
January 24, 2012: special screening information
"Making a Successful Transition into Kindergarten" presentation on February 8, 2011 by Julie Bellovich and Helen Landuyt
"Spirit of Giving" presentation on March 2, 2011.
"40 Developmental Assets" Presentation Materials
Please visit our Calendar for a list of all upcoming dates and times for presentations and events.
The Culture of Accountability with Ted Kasper (mouseover the video below to click and play)
ENTER YOUR COOKIE RECIPE TODAY!! Your original COOKIE recipe could be 1 of 10 finalists selected to bake their recipes for the judging day event. Prizes will be awarded to the top 3 winners. **Entries must be postmarked by Thursday, MARCH 1, 2012** More >
Help Support The Family Center! Visit our Dining for Dollars restaurants for LUNCH or DINNER on the dates listed and a percentage of sales will be contributed to support our programs. More >>
Resolutions for sleep struggles from infants through the preschool years. Making the change from bedtime battles to healthy sleep habits in children.
Enjoy healthy cooking demonstrations, samples and inspiration on healthier ways to follow a recipe, alternatives and substitutions, the benefits of berries and snacking healthy. A Beaumont nutritionist will answer questions and provide nutritional information and recipes
Understanding when the baby blues could be something more. As many as two out of 10 women struggle with postpartum adjustment issues in the first year after they give birth. Discussion and education about perinatal mood disorders.
The art of healthy communication with your partner: When couples engage in effective communication with each other, they build stronger marriages and happier families.
A gathering for school, mental health and health professionals to connect.
Feeling confused or overwhelmed? Join us for a discussion group for families touched by autism Center for Autism. At Henry Ford Cottage Hospital on Kercheval. More >>
Preschool Playtime provides young children with the opportunity to play with peers in a structured and recreational setting. At Judson Center Grosse Pointe: Offering support to children and adults living with developmental disabilities and the families who love them. More >
This program is for adult family members who are concerned about a youth (24 years of age or younger) who is struggling with depression, anxiety, or suicidality. Meets monthly at Macomb Intermediate School District (MISD) 44001 Garfield Clinton Township. More >>
Each week Cooking Club members will prepare a snack/meal together while practicing skills to increase their social confidence, peer interactions, and understanding of social rules. At Judson Center Grosse Pointe: Offering support to children and adults living with developmental disabilities and the families who love them. More >
Encourage your teenager to be healthy, confident and cooperative. Avoid power struggles. Build a strong, lifelong relationship with your teenager. Mondays at Koepsell Education Center. More info >>
Imagine having tools and strategies that work for you and transform your life. These ten weeks focus on the main building blocks of strategies and communication.
These sibling workshops acknowledge that being the brother or sister of a person with special needs is for some a good thing, others a not-so-good thing, and for many, somewhere in between. At Judson Center Grosse Pointe: Offering support to children and adults living with developmental disabilities and the families who love them. More >
Help your child grow to be a responsible adult. Build a strong, lifelong relationship with your child. Raise a loving and lovable child. Wednesdays at McKinley Elementary, Warren. More info >>
Grab your girlfriends and head out for a movie and appetizers, while getting valuable information to help keep you healthy. February 15 and March 21 at GP War Memorial. More >
On break from school with nothing to do? Let Judson Center Grosse Pointe help fill your child's hours during the break from school! At Judson Center Grosse Pointe: Offering support to children and adults living with developmental disabilities and the families who love them. More >
Note: Play Central will not have a morning session on February 29, 2012. The afternoon session will continue as scheduled.
Play Central sessions begin November 2, 2011 and continue through April 26, 2012: Wednesday and Thursday, mornings and afternoons at Barnes Early Childhood Center on Morningside in Grosse Pointe woods.
Back by popular demand! Play Central Plus! Provides structured play group, circle time and various activities led by Barnes preschool teachers.
More info...
The Family Center serves as the community's centralized hub that links families and professionals with resources that promote growth. Our mission is to promote a deeper understanding of the role of parents and others in supporting our youth to become competent, caring and responsible community members.
