June 2025 Happenings Newsletter
- Lesley Friedland and the FamilyKind Team
- Jun 1
- 4 min read
June 2025 / by Lesley Friedland and the FamilyKind Team
"June is the time for being in the world in new ways, for throwing off the cold and dark spots of life."
— Joan D. Chittister
Upcoming June 2025 FamilyKind
Announcing a NEW support groupfor parents who are separated or divorced
Tailored to parents who have completed the FamilyKind PEAP class.
Sessions will include research-based information and skills, group discussion, and problem-solving around topics of interest to the parents in the group.
SUPPORT GROUP JUNE & JULY 2025 HIGHLIGHTS
FamilyKind's PEAP parenting support group meets weekly, each session lasts 50 minutes.
The support group is facilitated by a professional parenting educator who will guide you through parenting challenges.
Afternoon or Evening Classes
Tuition for all 4 June sessions is $80.
Tuition for all 5 July sessions is $100.
Virtual Support Group
Affordable Sliding Fees
Choose from 2 JUNE group sessions:
Tuesdays at 6:00 to 7:00 PM ET
6/3, 6/10, 6/17, 6/24
Thursdays at 12:00 to 1:00 PM ET
6/5, 6/12, 6/19, 6/26
Choose from 2 JULY group sessions:
Tuesdays at 6:00 to 7:00 PM ET
7/1, 7/8, 7/15, 7/22, 7/29
Thursdays at 12:00 to 1:00 PM ET
7/3, 7/10, 7/17, 7/24, 7/31
Parents must complete a FamilyKind PEAP class to be eligible to enroll in the support group.
FamilyKind Diverse Needs Parenting Project
Empowering Families with Children with Diverse Needs
Are you a parent or guardian of a child with diverse needs?
Are you a school leader or staff who have students with diverse needs?
Are you a professional working with families with diverse needs?
Join our Free SPF Diverse Needs WEDNESDAY Summer Classes
Free Summer Semester classes: July–August 2025
● When: Weekly on Wednesdays
● Time: 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM ET
● Dates: 7/9, 7/16, 7/30, 8/6, 8/13, 8/20
● Cost: Free (Made possible by a grant from New York Community Trust)
Join our Free SPF Diverse Needs FRIDAY Summer Classes
Free Summer Semester classes: July–August 2025
● When: Weekly on FRIDAYS
● Time: 12:00PM to 1:00 PM ET
● Dates: 7/11, 7/18, 7/25, 8/1, 8/8, 8/15
● Cost: Free (Made possible by a grant from New York Community Trust)
Visit our website to learn more: https://www.familykind.org/diverse-needs-parenting
Join FamilyKind’s HEART Anger Management Groups on Mondays and Wednesdays.
FamilyKind in partnership with Queens Long Island Community Services
INVITES YOU TO OUR VIRTUAL ANGER MANAGEMENT GROUP
TAKE HEART and REGAIN CONTROL OVER TRAUMA
FROM YOUR EMOTIONS, ANGER or ANOTHER
Focus on letting go, forgiveness and gratitude in healing.
Ongoing on Mondays and Wednesdays, 12:30 pm or 7:30 pm ET.
When: Mondays 7/14–8/4 or Wednesdays 7/16–8/6
Time: Mon. 12:30 pm, Wed. 7:30 pm; 60 min.
Where: On Zoom. Link sent after registration.
Cost is $60.00 for 4 sessions. Scholarships are available based on financial need.
Facilitator: Dr. Paul Engel, DHL, LCSW & QLICS staff.
For more information, please call: 516-547-4318 or email dgonzalez@familykind.org
Visit our website here.
Discover FamilyKind's Parenting Coordination
About FamilyKind's Parenting Coordination Services
Co-parenting strategies to resolve issues
Services provided by trained mental health professionals or attorneys
Participate during pendency or after conclusion of case
For court-ordered, professionally-referred and self-referred parents
Locations in New York City, Long Island, Westchester and remote access
Services offered in English and Russian
Fees based on a sliding scale
For information about any of our Parenting Coordination, please email info@familykind.org.
FamilyKind offers Individualized Parenting Education (IPE)
About this service
Parenting educators meet with individual parents, couples or co-parents whose main focus will be to identify, apply and strengthen parenting and family skills over a series of 45-minute sessions.
Parents who have completed parenting education classes either at FamilyKind or elsewhere, may work one-on-one with a parenting educator who will optimize the application of previously learned skills.
In most cases, you are required to take a parenting class before enrolling in IPE. After that, you may use IPE as a follow-up program to work with a parenting educator on a one-to-one basis to learn important distinctions about parenting strategies, skills and styles.
Children of various stages and ages pose parenting challenges, however, as parents gain insights into how to be effective in the best interest of their children, relationships and family well-being improves.
Take Advantage of FamilyKind's Mediation Services
Pre-marital • Pre-nuptial • Co-habitation agreements •
Divorce/Separation • Marital/Couple • Child Inclusive
ABOUT THIS SERVICE
Sessions with trained mediators held remotely or in a private setting
Avoid damaging effects of a high-conflict, adversarial process
Locations in New York City, Long Island, Westchester and remote access
Fees determined on a sliding scale basis
Services offered in English, Spanish, French and Russian
Resolve parenting time, support and property distribution
For information about any of our Mediation services, please email us at info@familykind.org
Mediation Mentorship Program is Accepting Applications
About the Mediation Mentorship Program
FamilyKind hosts the FamilyKind Mediation Mentorship Program (MMP), an intensive training designed to give mediators the tools and support they need to open a private practice and to provide high-quality mediation services throughout New York State.
Each participant will be paired with a highly qualified Mentor and will also be part of an enriched educational and hands-on practical environment.
To learn more, visit us at https://www.familykind.org/mediation-mentorship-program or click the button below.
Or email us at mediationmentorship@familykind.org.
FamilyKind's Parenting Education and Awareness Program (PEAP) is a NYS-certified co-parenting class.
Join our live zoom Parent Education and Awareness Program (NYS Certified Parent Education Class)
Below please find the schedule of our upcoming live in-person and virtual classes:
Can be taken on a laptop, tablet or mobile phone
For divorcing, separating and never-married parents
Certificates of Completion awarded
Effective strategies to use with co-parents and children
All Classes are from 9 AM to 2 PM EST.
To enroll, please call 212-769-3057, email info@familykind.org or click the button.
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