Triple P Elkhart County Parent Newsletter - January 2025

A look back and a look forward

Happy New Year! We are back at it for 2025 and looking forward to empowering as many Elkhart County parents as we can this year!


Looking back at 2024, the Positive Parenting Program community did a lot in Elkhart County, including these highlights:


  • Launched Triple P for Baby Online in spring!
  • Supported the countywide Be Present school attendance campaign with a series of free community workshops on Supporting School Attendance!
  • Started partnerships with two organizations in St. Joseph County, The CASIE Center and Transformation Ministries!
  • Debuted our Fear-Less Group series for parents of children with anxiety with our partners at Oaklawn and CAPS!
  • Began a monthly workshop series at the Strengthening Indiana Families Family Resource Center in Elkhart!
  • Became listed as a community resource for parents and service providers on findhelp.org!
  • Partnered with the Beacon Health System B.A.B.E. Store to begin providing B.A.B.E. coupons to parents of babies who attend our workshops and groups!
  • Celebrated our practitioners, partners, and parents at the Triple P Annual Luncheon, back after a few years off during the pandemic!


And as of the end of 2024, Triple P has reached 8,409 parents, caregivers, and others who help raise children in our community!

Looking ahead, we're finding new ways to keep parents, partners, and practitioners in the know so that as many people as possible are aware of Triple P opportunities in Elkhart County in 2025. To that end, our Triple P for Baby Team Leader, Sabrina Ibarra, has created printable, shareable monthly event calendars starting this month in English and Spanish.


You can click the image of the January calendar here to download a PDF copy in English and Spanish. This is useful for printing as well as sharing digitally, because each Triple P event on the calendar features a link to its registration page! We'll share the calendar each month in this newsletter as well as on our website and social media.

As always, you can find information about all upcoming Triple P workshops and group sessions in the community at TriplePElkhartCounty.org. Read on for more updates!

Notre Dame neuroscience students complete project with Triple P!

Three seniors in the Neuroscience & Behavior program at the University of Notre Dame just finished their semester-long internship project with Triple P Elkhart County by producing a kid-focused video about brain health!


Emily Arenas, Loren Alfaro, and Mia Delvecchio (from left in photo above) worked with Triple P Elkhart County Director Leah Plank and other Triple P staff throughout the semester to learn more about how Triple P serves parents and their children.

Read more and watch the video

Upcoming events

Visit TriplePElkhartCounty.org to sign up for any of the events listed below, and bookmark the page to keep up with the latest Positive Parenting Program events across Elkhart County!

Events in English

January


Wednesday, January 8

Triple P: Helping Your Child Cope with Anxiety

Hosted at Heart City Church, 303 S 3rd St, Elkhart, 6:00p-7:00p

*join us at 5:30p for a family meal prior to the workshop

*for parents/caregivers of teens and/or pre-teens


Thursday, January 9

Triple P: Promoting Your Child's Development

Hosted at FRC, 612 E Bristol St, Elkhart, 11:00a-12:00p

*for parents/caregivers with infants and toddlers


Monday, January 20

Triple P: Promoting Your Child's Development

Hosted on Zoom, 6:00p-7:00p

*for parents/caregivers with infants and toddlers


Tuesday, January 21-Tuesday, February 25

Triple P: Fear-Less Group

Hosted at CAPS, 1000 W Hively Ave, Elkhart, 6:00p-7:00p

*for parents/caregivers children and/or teens with anxiety

*child care is not provided

*15 seats available


Thursday, January 23

Triple P: Supporting School Attendance of Elementary Age Students

Hosted on Zoom, 5:00p-6:00p

*for parent/caregivers of children ages 4-12


Thursday, January 23

Triple P: Supporting School Attendance of Teens

Hosted on Zoom, 7:00p-8:00p

*for parent/caregivers of teens and pre-teens


Thursday, January 30

Triple P: Promoting Healthy Screen Time Habits

Hosted at Concord West Side, 6:00p-7:00p

*for all parents/caregivers

Events in Spanish


January


Thursday, January 9

Triple P: Supporting School Attendance of Elementary Age Students

Hosted on Zoom, 6:00p-7:00p

*for parent/caregivers of children ages 4-12


Monday January 13

Triple P: Promoting Your Child's Development

Hosted on Zoom, 6:00p-7:00p

*for parents/caregivers with infants and toddlers


Wednesday, January 22

Triple P: Supporting School Attendance of Teens

Hosted on Zoom, 6:00p-7:00p

*for parent/caregivers of teens and pre-teens


Thursday, January 23

Triple P: Promoting Your Child's Development

Hosted at FRC, 612 E Bristol St, Elkhart, 11:00a-12:00p

*for parents/caregivers with infants and toddlers


Thursday, January 30

Triple P: Promoting Healthy Screen Time Habits

Hosted at Concord West Side, 6:00p-7:00p

*for all parents/caregivers

Sign up for free Triple P for Baby Online!

Since we launched Triple P for Baby Online, we've seen the positive impact this free program has had on parents-to-be and parents of babies in Elkhart County!


You can still sign up any time for this self-guided online support program. You’ll learn practical, proven strategies to confidently navigate new parenthood and more, with a local specialist ready to support you if you want a personal connection. Plus, earn B.A.B.E. & More coupons! Easily do it online, anytime – and it’s free for all parents and caregivers in Elkhart County! Backed by research, proven by parents.


Even if you aren't a parent of a baby, we hope you'll spread the word to those who are! Triple P practitioners can click here to download a PDF practitioner guide to Triple P for Baby Online with steps you can take to support parents as they start the program. You can also download this PDF info sheet about Triple P for Baby Online to share with parents!


Start today at: triplep-parenting.com/elkhart-county

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Contact Triple P: info@triplepelkhartcounty.org or call at (574) 226-0160.