DEPARTMENT of FAMILY SERVICES

November 2025

Free Parenting Education Programs 

The Parenting Education Programs will begin taking registrations for virtual and in-person classes for the winter soon. Pease click here to submit a family enrollment form or email us. Our website will be updated in the coming weeks with the full schedule of classes that we are offering this winter. 

The next free Virtual Parent Café will be held Tuesday, Nov. 18, 6:30 to 8 p.m. to discuss “Parenting in the Hispanic Culture.” The facilitators will lead an open discussion in Spanish about the cross-cultural challenges many parents face when raising their children in a diverse environment. The discussion will explore the common issue of trying to instill respect for Hispanic culture and values while balancing conflicting cultural influences that children encounter through media, peers, etc. Any Fairfax County parents or guardians with children ages 0-18 years old can join through MS Teams at https://bit.ly/DFS-Parent-Cafe-2025. For more information or to preregister, email or call 703-324-7720.

Para obtener más información en español, visite Café Virtual Gratuito Para Padres: La crianza de los hijos en la cultura hispana. 

Parenting Tips and Resources

Parenting is full of challenges. If you make a mistake, forgive yourself, pick yourself up, and get back on track.

Fairfax County Public Library Reading Pick of the Month 10 Rules for Raising Kids in a High-Tech World by Jean Twenge, PhD, award-winning professor of psychology and author. This is the much-needed playbook parents have been asking for. Drawing on her decades as a psychologist studying the impact of technology and mental health and her personal experience as the mother of three teenagers, Twenge offers ten actionable rules for raising independent and well-rounded children.

Join Us: Volunteer with DFS

We need dedicated volunteer classroom facilitators and mentors. Apply today with Body Safety to help empower children and prevent or interrupt abuse. Volunteer with the Parenting Education and BeFriend-a-Child programs to help encourage children and build stronger families.

Connect with us online,  by email, or call 703-324-7720.

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