Family Resource Center

Get the tools you need for your child’s success!

The Mom & Dad Project provides free parenting education and resources for families and local residents. Our service area includes the San Bernardino Mountains of Southern California, embracing Big Bear Valley, Lake Arrowhead, and their surrounding communities. We understand the struggles and challenges of navigating family dynamics in our unique world and we are here to support you!

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Parenting Styles Classes

Parenting is hard. Are your tools rusty, broken, or just not working?
Join Parenting Styles and learn how to sharpen your tools and gain new ones to add to your toolbox!

You’ll benefit from knowing which style is yours AND how it works for those little people you love so much. So, what STYLE of parent are you?

It’s likely you’re a combination of more than one parenting style.

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Health & Wellness Classes

Early childhood development occurs between 0-5 years of age.  This critical period shapes your child’s mental and physical health outcomes for the rest of their lifetime.  We partner with families for Ages & Stages Screenings & Intervention, Health Care Access, Oral Health, Primary Care Services, and Health & Safety Education.

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Play & Learn Classes

These classes focus on the parent and child relationship, providing an opportunity for you and your child to bond over an activity that encourages creativity and exploration. Our Play & Learn classes alternate between activities throughout the calendar year.

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We understand the struggles and challenges of navigating family dynamics in our unique world, and we are here to support you!

Thanks to our generous funders, all classes are offered FREE of charge!

The Mom & Dad Project Mission

We are committed to walking alongside families as their needs emerge, providing proactive support that strengthens resilience and promotes long-term well-being.

 

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We are a Non-Profit 501-(c)(3) agency in Big Bear Lake, CA that offers free parenting education and resources to our local residents.

We are funded and/or supported by these agencies:

Support the Project

Interested in becoming a sponsor or a donor? Learn how you can make a difference for The Mom & Dad Project!

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