Play Groups
Child-focused group activities offer children an opportunity to play
in a safe, age appropriate setting and provide parents the
opportunity to observe their children interacting with others in a
supportive atmosphere.
Family Literacy Activities
Support learning among adults and children and promote the
development of language and literacy for both child and parent.
Parent/Child Workshops
Parenting education workshops and courses. Adult-oriented,
group-based activities designed to convey particular information
about parenting issues, literacy or child development. Also includes
workshops/courses to enhance life-skills such as computer literacy,
financial literacy, ESOL etc.
Parent Support Groups
These activities are offered in collaboration with other agencies
such as Teen Living Program, Healthy Families. Focus is on personal
experiences and mutual support among participants rather than the
presentation of specific information or a planned curriculum. Some
groups are specific to a target audience, such as teen parents while
other are open to all parents.
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Parent-Child Home Program
Our program is for Parents and Children between the ages of 18
months and 3 years old who live in Lawrence. A home visitor will
visit your home twice a week, for one-half hour. At the first visit
of the week, a book or toy will be introduced and in the second
visit of the week, the book or toy will be also be as a focus of the
visit. The home visitor will work you to schedule your visits and
the program follows the Lawrence Public Schools calendar. The goal
of the Lawrence Parent-Child Home Program (LPCHP) is to ensure that
the parents are able to experience the joy and value of reading,
talking and playing with their child while preparing them to enter
school ready to succeed. The home visits empower parents to be their
child's first and most important teacher
IMAJINEthat Play
Space
Lawrence/Methuen Family Network
collaborates with IMAJINEthat, in Lawrence, to offer physical
activities with a mentor present, in a child interactive play space.
This unique 12,000 square foot playspace offers an environment where
families can create and learn together in a safe and educational
way. IMAJINEthat's Imagination Stations" include a child sized
grocery store, a stuffed animal hospital, a HUGE dinosaur climbing
structure, and an arts and crafts area, just to name a few.
Field Trips
Join us for a variety of trips to museums,
apple orchards, farms, zoos, or the New England Aquarium. We plan at
least four (4) trips a year, hire a bus for children and parents and
spend hours enjoying the specific environment. Give us a call or
look at our online calendar to find out when our next trip is
scheduled.
All services and trips are free for Lawrence/Methuen families.
