Talk about WHAT? Do I really need to have that discussion with my child? This is one challenging topic for parents and knowing how to approach the topic, what to say and when to say it is the biggest challenge. Join us as we learn effective ways to discuss this delicate but important topic using real life, factual, non-embarrassing strategies to promote open communication between parent and child.Facilitated and Taught by Cynthia Garrison. This Side UP! Family Center Board Member and Lead Parent Educator for PlanoISD. Register now at https://www.wepay.com/events/thebirdsthebeesthetalk $10/person. NO on-site Childcare Available.

Bedtime Battles, Morning Hassles. Go to Bed! Go to Bed! Now Wake Up! Wake Up! Go! Go! Have you found yourself yelling these commands at your children? Join us as we discuss effective, positive ways to navigate the most challenging times in each day, mornings and evenings. Taught and facilitated by Cynthia Garrison, Lead Parent Educator for PlanoISD and Board Member of This Side UP! Family Center. Register HERE.    

EACH FAMILY WILL BUILD THEIR OWN GINGERBREAD HOUSE AND TAKE IT HOME! You’ll fill your gingerbread house with written ideas of how to show each other love this Christmas instead of getting caught up in “looks” and “things”. PLUS, we'll play some BINGO and everyone leaves with a prize! Bring your own dinner or enjoy snacks/drinks from the $1 café.

Celebrate the holidays with the 1971 movie musical classic! Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory starring Gene Wilder.  (Rated G). Bring your own dinner or enjoy snacks/drinks from the $1 café.

We’ll have a blast playing good ole fashioned BINGO and winning FUN prizes.  PLUS, a fun family connect activity - the Plano Symphony Orchestra's Instrument Petting Zoo will be here for the kids to enjoy their own hands-on experience!  Youth Musicians will treat us to a mini-performance... and the first 20 families to arrive (doors open at 5:45pm) will receive 2 free tickets to the kickoff concert (Sunday, 1/26) - www.planosymphony.org. You don't want to miss our first Family Connection Night of the year! FREE! Connect with your family over the value of the month and we’ll send you home with a tool to elevate that value at home, too!  Bring your own dinner or enjoy drinks/snacks from the $1 café.

Enjoy Saturday Night THRIVE with Locked Out Comedy Troupe - a night with the funniest, family-friendly improv comedy troupe around. Plus, connect as a family over the value of the month and go home with an At-Home Family Values Tool!  A chance to win gifts and prizes, too!  Bring your own dinner or enjoy drinks/snacks from the $1 café.

Robots-4-U was such a hit last year that we've invited them again and they have excitedly agreed to BRING THE ROBOTS and join us for a FREE FAMILY CONNECTION NIGHT with robots to play with, a robot craft and a ROBOT SHOW! And, of course, we'll play good ol' fashioned bingo and have fun prizes for all! (As usual, bring your own dinner or purchase snacks/drinks from the $1 cafe.)  

Single parenting has many challenges. Connecting with other single parents is important to both your parenting success & your personal well-being! Single Parent Group meets the 3rd Saturday of the month from 7pm – 8:30pm. Join Diane Windsor as she facilitates this support group. We will tackle practical, every-day issues such as …Personal Finances, Feeding your family healthy, Low cost, easy meals, Answers to some legal questions, Co-Parenting, Teaching your kids how to have healthy relationships, and much more! FREE childcare (Every 3rd Saturday!) Click HERE to register childcare NOW for the February Single Side UP! Single Parent Group night!

MMM…. A Free Family Connection Night that’s MMM good! Minute to Win it Games, Marshmallow Family Challenge and a MARVELOUS Martial Arts Demo by AMA Black Belt Academy and….More!  Including a M&M guess how many contest and you could WIN the loot inside! Come on out for a night of good ol'fashioned community FUN! (Bring your own dinner or purchase snacks/drinks from the $1 cafe.) Every 4th Saturday night from 6-8pm, enjoy Saturday Night THRIVE Come in for a FUN evening plus connect as a family over the value of the month and go home with an At-Home Family Values Tool, too!  Gifts and prizes each night, too!  

We’ll have a blast playing good ole fashioned BINGO and winning FUN prizes.  PLUS, Open Mic JOKE TIME! No Joke! This month's Family Value is: THRIVING FAMILIES LAUGH so... Come ready to tell a family-friendly joke from the stage and/or participate in an improv joke time together! Connect with your family over the value of the month and we’ll send you home with a tool to elevate that value at home, too! Bring your own dinner or enjoy drinks/snacks from the $1 café. (EVERY second Saturday!)

Single parenting has many challenges. Connecting with other single parents is important to both your parenting success & your personal well-being! Single Parent Group meets the 3rd Saturday of the month from 7pm – 8:30pm. Join Diane Windsor as she facilitates this support group. We will tackle practical, every-day issues such as …Personal Finances, Feeding your family healthy, Low cost, easy meals, Answers to some legal questions, Co-Parenting, Teaching your kids how to have healthy relationships, and much more! FREE childcare (Every 3rd Saturday!) Update 3/14/2014 - Our registration site is down and will not be back up.  To register for March Single Side UP! Single Parent Group night childcare, please call the center at 972-633-8783.  We will take down your information and you can pay at the door Saturday night.  We apologize for any inconvenience.  

 Newton's Lab Science Show - FREE Family Connection Night Back by popular demand.... FUN night of Science Fun!  Bring your own dinner or purchase snacks/drinks from the $1 cafe.  Come on out for a night of good ol'fashioned community FUN! Every 4th Saturday night from 6-8pm, enjoy Saturday Night THRIVE Come in for a FUN evening plus connect as a family over the value of the month.  Go home with an At-Home Family Values Tool, too!  

BINGO NIGHT PLUS DJ-B-DUB is in the House for a mini-dance party/lesson! We’ll play good ol’fashioned bingo PLUS take a few groove breaks throughout the evening to learn some of the popular group dances that our kids are groovin’ to. Get your groove on and connect with your kids in a fun time of bingo and dance fun! Connect with your family over the value of the month and we’ll send you home with a tool to elevate that value at home, too! Bring your own dinner or enjoy drinks/snacks from the $1 café. (EVERY second Saturday!)

Single Side UP! Single Parent Group Meeting for April has been cancelled.  We hope you will join us for next month's meeting.     Single parenting has many challenges. Connecting with other single parents is important to both your parenting success & your personal well-being! Single Parent Group meets the 3rd Saturday of the month from 7pm – 8:30pm. Join Diane Windsor as she facilitates this support group. We will tackle practical, every-day issues such as …Personal Finances, Feeding your family healthy, Low cost, easy meals, Answers to some legal questions, Co-Parenting, Teaching your kids how to have healthy relationships, and much more! Low cost childcare (kids ages 0-13yrs) is offered for our Single Side UP! members attending this month's SSU meeting during this time!!! Space is limited in our 0-3 yr old area, so sign up early to ensure your spot.  (Payment is non-refundable) REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and starts at 12:01am on the first of each month!  

TOPIC: Setting Limits and Following Through Motivation, Opportunities, Munchies and more! BYO Lunch (and actually dads are welcome, too!). Class Fee: $5.  (Payment is non-refundable) Thursday April 24, 2014 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM CDT Click HERE to register for the April M.O.M. Talk! 

 Family Movie Night - FREE Family Connection Night The Muppets (2011) - 103 min - Comedy | Family | Musical With the help of their fans, The Muppets must reunite to save their old theater from a greedy oil tycoon. Starring Amy Adams, Jason Segel, and Chris Cooper. Enjoy FREE movie popcorn. And/or bring your own dinner or purchase snacks/drinks from the $1 café.  

Bingo/Game Night PLUS "My Mom Takes the Cake!" We’ll have a blast playing good ole fashioned BINGO and winning FUN prizes.  PLUS our usual 2nd Saturday Bingo Game Night PLUS has a super fun plus added to honor and celebrate the mom in your family! Scribble Cakes - DFW Cake Decorating Parties will join us and kids will create a cake gift for their mom/family! Connect with your family over the value of the month and we’ll send you home with a tool to elevate that value at home, too! Bring your own dinner or enjoy drinks/snacks from the $1 café. (EVERY second Saturday!)

Single parenting has many challenges. Connecting with other single parents is important to both your parenting success & your personal well-being! Single Parent Group meets the 3rd Saturday of the month from 7pm – 8:30pm, but this month we start at 6:00pm.  Join Diane Windsor as she facilitates this support group. We will tackle practical, every-day issues such as …Personal Finances, Feeding your family healthy, Low cost, easy meals, Answers to some legal questions, Co-Parenting, Teaching your kids how to have healthy relationships, and much more! Low cost childcare (kids ages 0-13yrs) is offered for our Single Side UP! members attending this month's SSU meeting during this time!!! Space is limited in our 0-3 yr old area, so sign up early to ensure your spot.  (Payment is non-refundable) REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and starts at 12:01am on the first of each month!   Click HERE to register for childcare during May's Single Side UP! Meeting. 

Kids RoboTech Club will provide a FUN FREE NIGHT of Robotics, Science and Virtual Reality for families!

Kids RoboTech Club is a locally owned company that offers Robotics, Video Game Design, Minecraft, Science, and Art Summer Camps for kids ages 5 - 14 at THIS SIDE UP! Family Center this Summer. As always ... Come on out for a night of good ole 'fashioned community FUN! Bring your own dinner or purchase snacks/drinks from the $1 Cafe.  Go home with a tool to elevate our monthly value, Thriving Families make mealtime a priority!! (For more information on summer camps, and a special $139 price, visit www.kidsrobotechclub.com and use the code KRCSU14TSU139.  Feel free to share this code with friends, every person who registers with that code earns a donation for This Side Up!)

TOPIC: Dealing with Sibling Rivalry this Summer Motivation, Opportunities, Munchies and more! BYO Lunch (and actually dads are welcome, too!). Class Fee: $5. Pre-registered Childcare Available for $5/chlld. (Payment is non-refundable) Thursday May 29, 2014 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM CDT Click HERE to register for the May M.O.M. Talk! 

FREE FAMILY CONNECTION NIGHT - BINGO NIGHT PLUS!!! Join us for our Monthly Bingo Night, PLUS a FUN focus on the RAD Dad in your family this Father's Day weekend! We'll play good ole fashioned Bingo, PLUS play some good ole fashioned card games the whole family will love!  Join us to honor the dads, grandpas, and men who make ... your family special! FOCUS:  It's in the Cards, "Dad, You're RAD!" Night! Kids will make a Dad, You're Rad gift and dads will go home with a special gift! It’s all in the cards…. Dad is Rad and let’s have a FUN, family connection night celebrating that RAD DAD! 

Every Odd Tuesday from 10am-2pm, make TSUFC your home away from home! BYO kids, friends, crafts and enjoy a FREE place to get out of the house and have some SUMMER FUN! • Big room with ping pong, air hockey, board games coloring station, large... tables to sit/eat/craft/visit • FUN Toddler/Preschool Childcare room • Outdoor Connection Area with picnic tables, volleyball net and more fun games Bring your own lunch or purchase snacks/drinks from the $1 Cafe. Every Odd Tuesday over the Summer Months - 6/17, 7/1, 7/15, 7/29, 8/5, 8/19!

Single parenting has many challenges. Connecting with other single parents is important to both your parenting success & your personal well-being! Single Parent Group meets the 3rd Saturday of the month from 7pm – 8:30pm, but this month we meet at 6:00.  Join Diane Windsor as she facilitates this support group. We will tackle practical, every-day issues such as …Personal Finances, Feeding your family healthy, Low cost, easy meals, Answers to some legal questions, Co-Parenting, Teaching your kids how to have healthy relationships, and much more! Low cost childcare (kids ages 0-13yrs) is offered for our Single Side UP! members attending this month's SSU meeting during this time!!! Space is limited in our 0-3 yr old area, so sign up early to ensure your spot.  (Payment is non-refundable) June meeting topic is "Ask a Lawyer". REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED for childcare and starts at 12:01am on the first of each month!   Click HERE to register for childcare during June's Single Side UP! Meeting.  (Every 3rd Saturday!)

Join us for an Open House style FREE Family Connection Night! Simply stop by for a tour or participate in FAMILY FIELD DAY games/activities that’ll keep the whole family laughing! Create a Family Strengthening Tool on-site that’ll go home with you! Plus, purchase ducks and/or win Duck Bucks to be used for our upcoming Duck Race! Snowcones, Popcorn, Sodas and Snacks available at the $1 café or bring your own picnic dinner for inside or outside on the lawn area!  

Every Odd Tuesday from 10am-2pm, make TSUFC your home away from home! BYO kids, friends, crafts and enjoy a FREE place to get out of the house and have some SUMMER FUN! • Big room with ping pong, air hockey, board games coloring station, large... tables to sit/eat/craft/visit • FUN Toddler/Preschool Childcare room • Outdoor Connection Area with picnic tables, volleyball net and more fun games Bring your own lunch or purchase snacks/drinks from the $1 Cafe. Every Odd Tuesday over the Summer Months - 6/17, 7/1, 7/15, 7/29, 8/5, 8/19!

FREE Family FUN Games by This Side UP! Family Center at Addison's Kaboom Town, Thursday, 7/3/14! Parents and kids will have a blast with Hula Hoops, Ring Toss, Prize Wheel, Basketball Shoot-out, Tattoos and more! All TSUFC activities are FREE!  Awesome Fireworks Show!  Celebrate the 4th on the 3rd, come see us out there! Kaboom Town is 5pm to Midnight. Our game booth will be set up from 6-8:30pm. Click HERE to find out more about Kaboom Town.

Purchase a duck for $5 and you could WIN a a $1000 Mastercard®/Visa® gift card or an iPad Mini!  CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE YOUR DUCKS NOW! The Duck Race is Saturday July 12, 2014, 6:30-9pm Tom Muehlenbeck Aquatic Center, 5801 W. Parker Rd. Plano, Texas 75093 Come cheer on your ducks and enjoy a FREE Family Splash Fest with prizes, food, swimming, games and more! Bring your own picnic dinner or enjoy snowcones, popcorn or snacks, drinks! Swim, slide AND enjoy more FUN activities for the kids! DUCK RACE AT 8pm!  We’ll launch them into the pool and the one who crosses the finish line first WINS a $1000 MasterCard®/Visa® gift card! Second place duck WINS an Apple i-Pad mini!  Top 20 ducks WIN A PRIZE too! (Need not be present to win) All proceeds go to This Side UP! Family Center’s mission  of moving families from Surviving to Thriving!

Every Odd Tuesday from 10am-2pm, make TSUFC your home away from home! BYO kids, friends, crafts and enjoy a FREE place to get out of the house and have some SUMMER FUN! • Big room with ping pong, air hockey, board games coloring station, large... tables to sit/eat/craft/visit • FUN Toddler/Preschool Childcare room • Outdoor Connection Area with picnic tables, volleyball net and more fun games Bring your own lunch or purchase snacks/drinks from the $1 Cafe. Every Odd Tuesday over the Summer Months - 6/17, 7/1, 7/15, 7/29, 8/5, 8/19!