Resources & Referral
The Family Center was founded in 2000 on the premise that all families benefit from knowledge, connections, and support.
Being an enrichment center for parents, caregivers and professionals, we strive to provide knowledge and resources on many topics involved in raising healthy children.
We provide:
- Play Central: A place for parents, grandparents and all caregivers to play with their children while socializing with others.
- Ask the Experts articles
- Downloadable quarterly newsletters
- A handy list of useful websites
- Videos from recent presentations for online viewing
- DVDs of Family Center presentations available for checkout from a Grosse Pointe Public Library branch (Jump to Family Center DVDs at GPPL)
- Our exclusive resource guide: Navigating the Adolescent Years: A Roadmap
- An Association of Professionals online referral directory provides information and links to health care Practitioners, Organizations that provide services for families and family-friendly Businesses
- Information on local Community Events from other organizations that may be of interest to families.
- Downloadable documents from other sources:
- Teenagers and the Law: Your Guide to the Most Pertinent Laws and Issues Facing Teens in Michigan (900k PDF Source: Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association Barristers)
- Books available at The Family Center office:
- Free SUCCESS for Teens™ book that helps teens understand the importance of clarifying goals, practicing the small efforts necessary for success, and accepting responsibility for one's own destiny.
Cost: Free - Connecting With Resistant Teenagers - 10 Proven Steps By: Anna Russo
Being a parent is one of the most rewarding jobs and can present many challenges. This book will provide access to communications tools to help you get through resistance and create more harmony and cooperation in your family. Through this book, you as a parent will recognize if your style of communication is effective or if you need additional skills.
Cost: $12.95 (cash or check) You may also purchase her books at the Success Strategies website: http://www.successstrategiesnlp.com/products/
- Free SUCCESS for Teens™ book that helps teens understand the importance of clarifying goals, practicing the small efforts necessary for success, and accepting responsibility for one's own destiny.
