Learn about child and adolescent development, ways to communicate better as a parent, and about working with families.

Extension's Parents Forever online course is an online educational program for families experiencing divorce, separation, or a change in custody.

Find resources and information about the impact of family transitions including divorce or separation.

Are you concerned about giving "too much" to the children in your care? Do you want to know how overindulgence affects all types of families? Do you want practical and easy parenting tools that you …

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Over the last 30+ years, the Parents Forever program has helped thousands of families experiencing divorce, separation, or a change in custody improve their self-care, parent-child relationships, and …

Starting August 1, 2021, unless otherwise ordered, participation in a parent education course must begin within 30 days of the first filing in the case and prior to an Initial Case Management Conference, if …

Developed in collaboration with University of Minnesota Extension, this free online course guides parents in ways to minimize overindulgence and improve family relationships. The course includes …

Parents Forever courses have been approved by the Minnesota Supreme Court. This series meets all 25 minimum standards required by Minnesota Statute 518.157 when parents attend all eight 1 hour …

Parents who attend a Parents Forever course learn valuable skills and tools that will help to reduce the effects of the family transition on themselves and their children. Parents Forever meets all 25 …