Successful Parents Program

Educational Strengthening Parenting Skills to Help Children Enjoy a Smooth Transition to Adulthood


Contact: Michelle Wexler, (408) 283-6150, mwexler@CatholicCharitiesSCC.org
645 Wool Creek Drive, Suite B,
San Jose, CA 95112

Description and Services:

The Successful Parents Program helps parents to develop a stronger, healthier relationship with their pre-teens (8-12 years), in order to help them enjoy a smooth, positive transition to adulthood. Through a series of interactive workshops, we help parents to develop practical, effective communication skills with their pre-teens, helping them to support their children’s mental, emotional and physical growth.  Services include:

  • Ten week course of parenting workshops in Vietnamese. Two-hour workshop sessions are scheduled once per week; daytime and evening sessions are available.   Supervised activities are provided for all pre-teens attending workshops with their parents.  
  • Optional monthly support groups (2 hours) in Vietnamese for parents who have graduated from our parenting workshops. Supervised activities are also provided for all pre-teens attending support groups with their parents

Eligibility and Requirements: Vietnamese-speaking parents with pre-teens ages 8-12 years. Because this is a skills building, interactive program, parents are required to attend each class session in a workshop series.

Fees: None

Hours and Availability: Evening workshops are available. Call (408) 283-6150 for scheduling/location information.

Geographic Area Served: Workshops are held at school sites in the Franklin-McKinley School District.

Languages spoken: Vietnamese, and English