Bowen Center will present a program of Child and Parent Services designed to add another tool to every parent’s toolbox.

Bowen Center will host a free 10-week parenting class beginning March 12. The class will be held at the Kosciusko Bowen Center at 850 N. Harrison St., Warsaw, each Wednesday from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Parents who complete the course will receive a certificate of completion. According to Jamie Zon, assistant Kosciusko County director for Bowen Center, childcare will be provided for children ages 3 to 12 and snacks and light meals for parents and their children will be served.

The classes will cover such topics as:

• Parenting styles
• Children’s stages of development
• Creating a positive home environment
• Responding to manipulative behavior
• Understanding our children’s behavior
• How to respond to our children’s behavior
• The difference between discipline and punishment
• Giving positive choices and logical consequences
• Managing angry feelings
• Learning to listen to our children