Saturday Night Thrive
We’ll have a blast playing good ole
fashioned BINGO and winning FUN prizes.
PLUS…. We’ll finish out our 5 Year Anniversary Month with a High-Five your Family Themed Night!
Get Your very own High Five Your Family Travelling Trophy, make Handprint Family Art and play classic games together!
Bring your own dinner or snacks (optional).
We’ll have family fun and send you home with a family connection tool to continue building on the family value of the month in your home!
Host Location:
Hughston Elementary
2601 Crossbend
Plano, TX 75023
Find us at various terrific community locations each month!
This Side UP! Family has partnered with Plano Public Library System to bring an
invaluable, empowering
Parenting POWER HOUR Series
Spring 2016!!
During January – May, second Tuesdays from 7-8pm at Haggard Public Library, 2501 Coit Rd, Plano, Texas 75075. Leave ready to Connect with your Tweens and Teens!
02/09 Topic – Dating and Relationships
Dating and Relationships – how to navigate difficult conversations and what you need to be aware of to protect and empower your teen.
Click HERE to review topics and timeline from the complete series!
POWER HOURS are FREE to the community. Water and Light Snacks Provided. (We’ll send you home with additional resources on each particular parenting topic, too.)
Don’t miss this incredible Tween/Teen Parenting POWER HOUR Series!! Hosted in partnership with Plano Public Library System.
I DATE MY SPOUSE!
FREE Dinner for 2 Gift Card. Childcare. Talk Time Card to enrich your relationship! (I Date My Spouse Gift Card quantities ARE first come, first serve when signing up for childcare.)
Please note the key changes to this month’s program:
1. Day / Date change to Friday, February 19th
2. Childcare will be at Oak Point Recreation Center, 6000 Jupiter Rd, Plano, 75074
3. We do not have access to a nursery so childcare will be for our 2 older groupings, I’m a Big Kid Now and School House Rocks. (All children must be potty trained)
Space is limited in the pre-K room, so sign up early to ensure your spot. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and starts at 12:01am on the first of each month!
Click Here to register for childcare!
We get to have a blast with your kids while you enjoy a much-needed, purposeful Night Out!
This Month’s Topic – Ask a Lawyer
Single parenting has many challenges. Connecting with other single parents is important to both your parenting success & your personal well-being!
Please note the key changes to this month’s program:
1. Day / Date change to Friday, February 19th
2. The meeting and childcare will be at Oak Point Recreation Center, 6000 Jupiter Rd, Plano, 75074
3. We do not have access to a nursery so childcare will be for our 2 older groupings, I’m a Big Kid Now and School House Rocks. (All children must be potty trained)
REGISTRATION for childcare and starts at 12:01am on the first of each month! Childcare pre-registration is needed to ensure space.
Click Here to register for childcare!
Saturday Night Thrive
FREE Family Connection Night!
BINGO PLUS… Leap Year FUN!
We’ll have a blast playing good ole fashioned BINGO and winning FUN prizes. PLUS…. We’ll focus on LEAP YEAR and having fun strengthening your family by LEAPS AND BOUNDS!
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 snacks (optional).
Host Location:
Hughston Elementary
2601 Cross Bend Rd
Plano, TX 75023
Find us at various terrific community locations each month!
This Side UP! Family has partnered with Plano Public Library System to bring an
invaluable, empowering
Parenting POWER HOUR Series
Spring 2016!!
During January – May, second Tuesdays from 7-8pm at Haggard Public Library, 2501 Coit Rd, Plano, Texas 75075. Leave ready to Connect with your Tweens and Teens!
03/08 Topic – Drugs/Alcohol
Education and Discussion on current drug and alcohol issues facing our teens and how to communicate effectively to protect and strengthen your child.
Presenters: Jennifer Barker, Director of Programs at CARE Collin County and former PISD Senior High Substance Abuse Counselor AND Diane Windsor, Single Side Up Leader and experienced parent.
Click HERE to review topics and timeline from the complete series!
POWER HOURS are FREE to the community. Water and Light Snacks Provided. (We’ll send you home with additional resources on each particular parenting topic, too.)
Don’t miss this incredible Tween/Teen Parenting POWER HOUR Series!! Hosted in partnership with Plano Public Library System.
Saturday Night Thrive
Join us for
COMEDY NIGHT!
You want the freshest comedy available? Made to order?
The Understudies serve up heaping portions of laughter – improv style! If you’re hungry for some family-friendly fun see you at
COMEDY NIGHT! (The Understudies is a hilarious Improv group trained and sponsored by HimProv.)
Kids and adults will enjoy this fun night of laughter and fun
together! We’ll send you home with an At-Home Family Connection Tool, too.
Bring your own dinner or snacks (optional).
Host Location:
Hughston Elementary
2601 Cross Bend Rd
Plano, Texas 75023
Find us at various terrific community locations each month!
I DATE MY SPOUSE!
FREE Dinner for 2 Gift Card. Childcare. Talk Time Card to enrich your relationship! (I Date My Spouse Gift Card quantities ARE first come, first serve when signing up for childcare.)
I Date My Spouse Childcare is open to all parents and kids!!! Kids… ages 0 through 13 years.
Space is limited in the 0-pre-K rooms, so sign up early to ensure your spot. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and starts at 12:01am on the first of each month!
Click Here to register for childcare!
We get to have a blast with your kids while you enjoy a much-needed, purposeful Night Out!
This Month’s Topic – Saving for Retirement
Single parenting has many challenges. Connecting with other single parents is important to both your parenting success & your personal well-being! From group meetings to nights out on your own to clothing giveaways and more, SSU is here to equip and encourage you on your single parenting journey!!!
This month’s Single Side UP! meeting is held at Chase Oaks Family Center. Childcare is provided onsite as space is available. REGISTRATION for childcare starts at 12:01am on the first of each month! Childcare pre-registration is recommended to ensure space for your child.
Click Here to register for childcare!
Saturday Night Thrive
FREE Family Connection Night – Bingo PLUS!
We’ll play some BINGO and everyone leaves with a prize! PLUS a Pop, Pop, Pop FOCUS!
- POPcorn Praise Exercise with your Family!
- POPcorn Art as a Family!
- POPcorn Pictionary with the group!
Bring your own dinner or snacks (optional).
Host Location:
PSA StarCenter – Plano 1
6500 Preston Meadow Dr
Plano, Texas 75024
Upstairs at PSA Plano 1
Thank you to our Location Sponsors!
We’ll have family fun and send you home with a family connection tool to continue building on the family value of the month in your home! Join us Upstairs at PSA Plano 1!
Find us at various terrific community locations each month!
This Side UP! Family has partnered with Plano Public Library System to bring an
invaluable, empowering
Parenting POWER HOUR Series
Spring 2016!!
During January – May, second Tuesdays from 7-8pm at Haggard Public Library, 2501 Coit Rd, Plano, Texas 75075. Leave ready to Connect with your Tweens and Teens!
04/12 Topic – Bullying (Online and Offline!)
Prevent and Identify bullying in your child’s life, both online and offline. Learn how to teach your child to come to you with concerns early and fast.
Click HERE to review topics and timeline from the complete series!
POWER HOURS are FREE to the community. Water and Light Snacks Provided. (We’ll send you home with additional resources on each particular parenting topic, too.)
Don’t miss this incredible Tween/Teen Parenting POWER HOUR Series!! Hosted in partnership with Plano Public Library System.
I DATE MY SPOUSE!
FREE Dinner for 2 Gift Card. Childcare. Talk Time Card to enrich your relationship! (I Date My Spouse Gift Card quantities ARE first come, first serve when signing up for childcare.)
I Date My Spouse Childcare is open to all parents and kids!!! Kids… ages 0 through 13 years.
Space is limited in all our rooms, so sign up early to ensure your spot. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and starts at 12:01am on the first of each month!
Click Here to register for childcare!
We get to have a blast with your kids while you enjoy a much-needed, purposeful Night Out!
Saturday Night Thrive
Mom is MMMarvelous!
Mothers Day Weekend Free Family Connection Night that’s MMM good!
Minute to Win it Games … Marshmallow Family Challenge …
Marvelous Line Dancing Fun by Graceful Soles Dance Studio …
M&M Connection Time … PLUS A GIFT FOR EACH MOM!
Come on out for a night of good ol’fashioned community FUN aimed at honoring the MMMarvelous Moms in attendance! We’ll have family fun and send you home with a family connection tool to continue building on the family value of the month in your home!
Bring your own dinner or snacks (optional).
Host Location:
Hughston Elementary
2601 Cross Bend Rd
Plano, Texas 75023
Thank you to our Location Sponsors!
Find us at various terrific community locations each month!
This Side UP! Family has partnered with Plano Public Library System to bring an
invaluable, empowering
Parenting POWER HOUR Series
Spring 2016!!
During January – May, second Tuesdays from 7-8pm at Haggard Public Library, 2501 Coit Rd, Plano, Texas 75075. Leave ready to Connect with your Tweens and Teens!
05/10 Topic – Family Conflict and Communications Strategies
Learn how to address family conflict in a healthy way and how to grow closer to your teen through the conflict you are experiencing.
Click HERE to review topics and timeline from the complete series!
POWER HOURS are FREE to the community. Water and Light Snacks Provided. (We’ll send you home with additional resources on each particular parenting topic, too.)
Don’t miss this incredible Tween/Teen Parenting POWER HOUR Series!! Hosted in partnership with Plano Public Library System.
I DATE MY SPOUSE!
FREE Dinner for 2 Gift Card. Childcare. Talk Time Card to enrich your relationship! (I Date My Spouse Gift Card quantities ARE first come, first serve when signing up for childcare.)
I Date My Spouse Childcare is open to all parents and kids!!! Kids… ages 0 through 13 years.
Space is limited in all our rooms, so sign up early to ensure your spot. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and starts at 12:01am on the first of each month!
Click HERE to register!
We get to have a blast with your kids while you enjoy a much-needed, purposeful Night Out!
This Month’s Topic – Ask a Lawyer
Single parenting has many challenges. Connecting with other single parents is important to both your parenting success & your personal well-being! From group meetings to nights out on your own to clothing giveaways and more, SSU is here to equip and encourage you on your single parenting journey!!!
This month’s Single Side UP! meeting is held at Chase Oaks Family Center. Childcare is provided onsite as space is available. REGISTRATION for childcare starts at 12:01am on the first of each month! Childcare pre-registration is REQUIRED to ensure space for your child.
Click HERE to register for childcare!
I DATE MY SPOUSE!
FREE Dinner for 2 Gift Card. Childcare. Talk Time Card to enrich your relationship! (I Date My Spouse Gift Card quantities ARE first come, first serve when signing up for childcare.)
I Date My Spouse Childcare is open to all parents and kids!!! Kids… ages 0 through 13 years.
Space is limited in all our childcare rooms, so sign up early to ensure your spot. REGISTRATION starts at 12:01am on the first of each month! Childcare pre-registration is REQUIRED to ensure space for your child.
Click HERE to register!
Childcare location:
Chase Oaks Family Center
1896 K Avenue, Suite #200
Plano, TX 75074
(building is behind the Advance Auto Parts store)
We get to have a blast with your kids while you enjoy a much-needed, purposeful Night Out!
This Month’s Topic – Estate Planning and Wills
Single parenting has many challenges. Connecting with other single parents is important to both your parenting success & your personal well-being! From group meetings to nights out on your own to clothing giveaways and more, SSU is here to equip and encourage you on your single parenting journey!!!
This month’s Single Side UP! meeting is held at Chase Oaks Family Center.
Space is limited in all our childcare rooms, so sign up early to ensure your spot. REGISTRATION for childcare starts at 12:01am on the first of each month! Childcare pre-registration is REQUIRED to ensure space for your child.
Click HERE to register!
Childcare location:
Chase Oaks Family Center
1896 K Avenue, Suite #200
Plano, TX 75074
(building is behind the Advance Auto Parts store)
Get The Scoop on Celebrating Dad!
Free Family Connection Night!
Join us for This Side UP! Family’s FREE Family Connection Night!
Bring your own dinner or snacks (optional).
Chase Oaks Family Center
1896 K Avenue, Suite #200
Plano, TX 75074
Chase Oaks Family Center building is behind the new Advance Auto Parts store that is across K Ave from the Plano Fire Station #1
Find us at various terrific community locations each month!
Brownie Box Challenge!
Make a Difference as a Family!
Pick some time between now and 7/11 to accept and complete the Brownie Box Challenge as a Family!
Here is how it works:
- Make a list of people who bless/serve your family and our community
- Pick one to make/take brownies to and write a thank you note to them, involving the whole family
- Do not stress, have fun as a family, and take pictures
- Send your pictures and scoop on who you honored to info@thissideupfamily.org or post it on the TSUF Facebook page by 11:59 pm on July 11th
- A gift/surprise awaits all who participate (you will receive it on Tuesday, 7/12)!!
Check out the pictures from a family who participated last year!
Family Time Matters!
Thank you for participating in this purposeful challenge to increase Family Time in your home and to serve our community!
Check out our calendar for other family focus programs this summer, like our Lucky Duck Race on July 23rd! You will find us at various terrific community locations each month!
WE’VE GOT SPIRIT YES WE DO,
WE’VE GOT SPIRIT HOW ‘BOUT YOU???!!!
Eat at Mooyah at the NE corner of Legacy/Independence and a % of all sales go to This Side UP! Family. Plus, we will have ducks available for adoption for $5 (to support TSUF) if you would like to enter the Duck Race and a chance for the $1000 first place prize. Quacktastic Yummy-ness and then some!
(Duck Race is on 7/23, you do not have to be present to WIN!)
Do you have a parenting issue you’re struggling with?
We want to help!
Come in for free expert advice!
Power UP! Your Parenting:
Connect for FREE one-on-one time with our amazing TSUF Certified Parent Educator, Cynthia Garrison, MS, CFLE, CAMS
Summer can be a stressful time for parents! So… This Side UP! Family is offering FREE 30 minute POWER UP! COACHING SESSIONS at our East Plano Operations Office on the following dates and times.
- Tuesday evenings on 7/12 and 7/19 from 6:30-8:30pm
- Sat 8/6 from 10am-noon
Each child is different and each parent is unique. Share your struggles or questions and our Certified Parenting Coach will help you strategize a results-based approach to initiate in your home immediately!
First-come, first serve. Helpful resources provided during session, too! Spots are limited so only sign up if you are committed to keeping your appointment!
Click HERE to reserve your 30 minute session!
The TSUF Ops Office (1201 E 15th #202) is one stop of many fun stops on this month’s Downtown Plano Art and Wine Walk! Click HERE for more information on the Downtown Plano event.
Come on by and visit us! We’ll have Ducks Available to Adopt for our 7/23 Duck Race Event too! All Duck Race proceeds go to support This Side UP! Family’s wellness programs/services .
I DATE MY SPOUSE!
FREE Dinner for 2 Gift Card. Childcare. Talk Time Card to enrich your relationship! (I Date My Spouse Gift Card quantities ARE first come, first serve when signing up for childcare.)
I Date My Spouse Childcare is open to all parents and kids!!! Kids… ages 0 through 13 years.
Space is limited in all our childcare rooms, so sign up early to ensure your spot. REGISTRATION starts at 12:01am on the first of each month! Childcare pre-registration is REQUIRED to ensure space for your child.
Click HERE to register!
Childcare location:
Chase Oaks Family Center
1896 K Avenue, Suite #200
Plano, TX 75074
(building is behind the Advance Auto Parts store)
We get to have a blast with your kids while you enjoy a much-needed, purposeful Night Out!
Do you have a parenting issue you’re struggling with?
We want to help!
Come in for free expert advice!
Power UP! Your Parenting:
Connect for FREE one-on-one time with our amazing TSUF Certified Parent Educator, Cynthia Garrison, MS, CFLE, CAMS
Summer can be a stressful time for parents! So… This Side UP! Family is offering FREE 30 minute POWER UP! COACHING SESSIONS at our East Plano Operations Office on the following dates and times.
- Tuesday evenings on 7/12 and 7/19 from 6:30-8:30pm
- Sat 8/6 from 10am-noon
Each child is different and each parent is unique. Share your struggles or questions and our Certified Parenting Coach will help you strategize a results-based approach to initiate in your home immediately!
First-come, first serve. Helpful resources provided during session, too! Spots are limited so only sign up if you are committed to keeping your appointment!
Click HERE to reserve your 30 minute session!
Do you have a parenting issue you’re struggling with?
We want to help!
Come in for free expert advice!
Power UP! Your Parenting:
Connect for FREE one-on-one time with our amazing TSUF Certified Parent Educator, Cynthia Garrison, MS, CFLE, CAMS
Summer can be a stressful time for parents! So… This Side UP! Family is offering FREE 30 minute POWER UP! COACHING SESSIONS at our East Plano Operations Office on the following dates and times.
- Tuesday evenings on 7/12 and 7/19 from 6:30-8:30pm
- Sat 8/6 from 10am-noon
Each child is different and each parent is unique. Share your struggles or questions and our Certified Parenting Coach will help you strategize a results-based approach to initiate in your home immediately!
First-come, first serve. Helpful resources provided during session, too! Spots are limited so only sign up if you are committed to keeping your appointment!
Click HERE to reserve your 30 minute session!
BACK TO SCHOOL FAMILY LAUGH NIGHT!
The Understudies serve up heaping portions of laughter – improv style!
If you’re hungry for some family-friendly fun and a great way to conclude your Summer… see you at FAMILY LAUGH NIGHT!
The Understudies is a hilarious Improv group trained and sponsored by Fish Sticks. Kids and adults will enjoy this fun night of laughter and fun together! We will also have an open mic joke sharing time for the kids to share their fave joke!
We’ll have family fun and send you home with a family connection tool to continue building on the family value of the month in your home!
Bring your own dinner or snacks (optional).
Host Location:
Saigling Elementary
3600 Matterhorn Drive, Plano, TX 75075
Find us at various terrific community locations each month!
Saturday Night Thrive
Bingo Night PLUS Clown Show!
We’ll have family fun playing good ole fashioned family-friendly Bingo and enjoy a 30 minute show and a 10 minute Clown “tutoring” time by Daisty the Clown from Clownin’ Around. Clown Noses for all!
Every kid wins a prize! Plus…we’ll send you home with a family connection tool!
Bring your own dinner or snacks (optional).
Host Location:
Meadows Elementary
2800 18th Street
Plano, Texas 75074
Find us at various terrific community locations each month!
I DATE MY SPOUSE!
FREE Dinner for 2 Gift Card. Childcare. Talk Time Card to enrich your relationship! (I Date My Spouse Gift Card quantities ARE first come, first serve when signing up for childcare.)
I Date My Spouse Childcare is open to all parents and kids!!! Kids… ages 0 through 13 years.
Space is limited in all our childcare rooms, so sign up early to ensure your spot. REGISTRATION starts at 12:01am on the first of each month! Childcare pre-registration is REQUIRED to ensure space for your child.
Click HERE to register!
Childcare location:
Chase Oaks Family Center
1896 K Avenue, Suite #200
Plano, TX 75074
(building is behind the Advance Auto Parts store)
We get to have a blast with your kids while you enjoy a much-needed, purposeful Night Out!
This Month’s Topic – Starting a Side Business
Single parenting has many challenges. Connecting with other single parents is important to both your parenting success & your personal well-being! From group meetings to nights out on your own to clothing giveaways and more, SSU is here to equip and encourage you on your single parenting journey!!!
This month’s Single Side UP! meeting is held at Chase Oaks Family Center.
Space is limited in all our childcare rooms, so sign up early to ensure your spot. REGISTRATION for childcare starts at 12:01am on the first of each month! Childcare pre-registration is REQUIRED to ensure space for your child.
Click HERE to register!
Meeting and Childcare location:
Chase Oaks Family Center
1896 K Avenue, Suite #200
Plano, TX 75074
(building is behind the Advance Auto Parts store)
This Side UP! Family
Parenting POWER HOUR Series
Fall 2016!!
This Side UP! Family has partnered with Plano Public Library System to bring an invaluable, empowering Parenting POWER HOUR Series in Fall 2016!!
Informative panel-style discussions with amazing Parenting Experts who will equip and empower parents of Elementary through High School Age Kids on the following topics:
9/20 TOPIC – AVOID HELICOPTER HOMEWORKING AND DEVELOP GREAT STUDY HABITS!
Come hear Lead PISD Parent Educator, Cynthia Garrison and PISD Assistant Principal Karma Cunningham share from their combined 34 years of expertise dealing with parent/child relationships on this important topic! Leave equipped to have a less stressful yet more productive year in the topic of Homework and building great study habits into your kids!!!
Coming UP!:
10/18 – Drugs, Drinking and Other Current Trends
11/15 – Boundary Battles and Control Issues
12/13 – Social Media 101 and How to Connect via Technology
POWER HOURS are FREE to the community. Water and Light Snacks Provided. We’ll send you home with additional resources on each particular parenting topic, too.
Following each Power Hour, there will be FREE 30-minute Parent Coaching Sessions from 7:45-8:45 pm. Click HERE to reserve your 30 minute coaching session for 9/20! (General Attendees do not need to pre-register!)
Hosted in partnership with Plano Public Library System.
Saturday Night Thrive
Join us for an AMAZING science show with interactive family fun, too!! Newton’s Lab is back by popular demand!
This is a super, cool night that will ignite an even deeper love for Science into our youth! And… we’ll play a few Minute To Win Games, too!
PLUS… We’ll send you home with a family connection tool! Our Value of the month is: Thriving Families Think Outside the Box! so… we’ll be doing an activity that night where families decorate and fill a box of “Outside The Box FAMILY TIME IDEAS!” Go Home equipped to put these ideas to use in your home!
Bring your own dinner or snacks (optional).
Host Location:
Christie Elementary
3801 Rainier Road
Plano, Texas 75023
Find us at various terrific community locations each month!
I DATE MY SPOUSE!
FREE Dinner for 2 Gift Card. Childcare. Talk Time Card to enrich your relationship! (I Date My Spouse Gift Card quantities ARE first come, first serve when signing up for childcare.)
I Date My Spouse Childcare is open to all parents and kids!!! Kids… ages 0 through 13 years.
Space is limited in the 0-pre-K rooms, so sign up early to ensure your spot. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and starts at 12:01am on the first of each month!
Click HERE to register!
We get to have a blast with your kids while you enjoy a much-needed, purposeful Night Out!
This Side UP! Family has partnered with Plano Public Library System to bring an
invaluable, empowering
Parenting POWER HOUR Series
Fall 2016!!
This Side UP! Family and the Plano Public Library system are partnering up once again to bring you informative panel-style discussions with amazing Parenting Experts who will equip and empower parents of Elementary through High School Age Kids on the following topics:
Topic for 10/18 – Drugs, Drinking and Other Current Trends
Join us as Plano Police Officer Sergeant Terry Holway, Cynthia Garrison, Lead PISD Parent Educator, AND Irene Little, Founder of Access Counseling in Plano provide great insight into what our kids are dealing with and how to keep communication strong on this topic! Leave equipped and empowered!
Remaining Series Topics:
11/15 – Boundary Battles and Control Issues
12/13 – Social Media 101 and How to Connect via Technology
POWER HOURS are FREE to the community. Water and Light Snacks Provided. We’ll send you home with additional resources on each particular parenting topic, too.
Following each Power Hour, there will be FREE 30-minute Parent Coaching Sessions from 7:45-8:45 pm. Click HERE to reserve your 30 minute coaching session for 10/18! (General Attendees do not need to pre-register!)
Hosted in partnership with Plano Public Library System.
Bingo, Bubbles, and More!
We’ll have family fun playing good ole fashioned Bingo PLUS The Texas Bubble Lady will be here with The Incredible Bubble Show – an awesome show that will appeal to all ages!
Plus…you’ll create a Family Gratitude Bubble and go home equipped to inspire an Attitude of Gratitude in your home!
Bring your own dinner or snacks (optional).
Host Location:
Davis Elementary
2701 Parkhaven Drive
Plano, Texas 75075
Find us at various terrific community locations each month!
This Side UP! Family has partnered with Plano Public Library System to bring an
invaluable, empowering
Parenting POWER HOUR Series
Fall 2016!!
This Side UP! Family and the Plano Public Library system are partnering up once again to bring you informative panel-style discussions with amazing Parenting Experts who will equip and empower parents of Elementary through High School Age Kids on the following topics:
9/20 – Avoid Helicopter Homeworking & Build Great Study Habits
10/18 – Drugs, Drinking and Other Current Trends
11/15 – Boundary Battles and Control Issues
12/13 – Social Media 101 and How to Connect via Technology
Come hear Lead PISD Parent Educator, Cynthia Garrison and PISD Assistant Principal Karma Cunningham share from their combined 34 years of expertise dealing with parent/child relationships on this important topic! Leave equipped to have a less stressful yet more productive action plan in coping with Boundary Battles and Control Issues.
POWER HOURS are FREE to the community. Water and Light Snacks Provided. (We’ll send you home with additional resources on each particular parenting topic, too.)
Following each Power Hour, there will be FREE 30-minute Parent Coaching Sessions from 7:45-8:45 pm. This Free Parent Coaching is ONLY available to parents who also attend that evening’s Power Hour from 6:30 – 7:30pm. Click HERE to reserve your 30 minute coaching session for 11/15.
Hosted in partnership with Plano Public Library System.
I DATE MY SPOUSE!
FREE Dinner for 2 Gift Card. Childcare. Talk Time Card to enrich your relationship! (I Date My Spouse Gift Card quantities ARE first come, first serve when signing up for childcare.)
I Date My Spouse Childcare is open to all parents and kids!!! Kids… ages 0 through 13 years.
Space is limited in the 0-pre-K rooms, so sign up early to ensure your spot. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and starts at 12:01am on the first of each month!
Click HERE to register!
We get to have a blast with your kids while you enjoy a much-needed, purposeful Night Out!
This Month’s Topic – How to Choose the Right Attorney for YOU
Join other single parents for encouragement and connection! This month, we’re going to change things up a little bit. We want to hear your stories about how the legal process has been for you. Was it easy or hard? Fairly inexpensive, or ridiculously pricey? Did you work with an attorney that you like, or did you feel that they did not look out for your best interests?
Let’s have a discussion and learn from each other! Our Estate Planning Attorney, Lisa Sharp, will be with us to help answer some questions. She used to be a Family Law Attorney, and she has a lot of great information.
This month’s Single Side UP! meeting is held at Chase Oaks Family Center. Childcare is provided onsite as space is available for single parents attending the meeting. REGISTRATION for childcare starts at 12:01am on the first of each month! Childcare pre-registration is REQUIRED to ensure space for your child.
Click HERE to register for childcare!
Meeting and Childcare location:
Chase Oaks Family Center
1896 K Avenue, Suite #200
Plano, TX 75074
(building is behind the Advance Auto Parts store)
Bingo Night PLUS – Gingerbread House Making
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 snacks (optional).
Host Location:
Hughston Elementary
2601 Cross Bend Road
Plano, Texas 75023
Find us at various terrific community locations each month!
This Side UP! Family has partnered with Plano Public Library System to bring an
invaluable, empowering
Parenting POWER HOUR Series
Fall 2016!!
This Side UP! Family and the Plano Public Library system are partnering up once again to bring you informative panel-style discussions with amazing Parenting Experts who will equip and empower parents of Elementary through High School Age Kids on the following topics:
9/20 – Avoid Helicopter Homeworking & Build Great Study Habits
10/18 – Drugs, Drinking and Other Current Trends
11/15 – Boundary Battles and Control Issues
12/13 – Social Media 101 and How to Connect via Technology
Join us as Irum Jones, Managing Partner at Electrician on Call and Chief Strategist at Noxx Media Group, shares her Social Media expertise from years of experience and working on her first book, Social Media for All Stages and Ages. You will not want to miss hearing her 101 tips and how best to connect with your child using today’s technology.
POWER HOURS are FREE to the community. Water and Light Snacks Provided. (We’ll send you home with additional resources on each particular parenting topic, too.)
Hosted in partnership with Plano Public Library System.
Free Family Connection Night
Dream Big and Go for the Goal!
Kick off a new year of TSUFamily Connection Nights having a blast with Pictionary, Headbanz, and deciding it’s “Game ON” for your family!
We’ll enjoy a great evening of FUN games and you’ll make a Family Pennant with your crew! Go home with a tool to guide your family in creating your own Mission/Vision Statement, too!
Yes, everything’s totally FREE!
Bring your own dinner or snacks (optional).
Host Location:
Christie Elementary
3801 Rainier Road
Plano, TX 75023
Find us at various terrific community locations each month!
This Side UP! Family has partnered with Plano Public Library System to bring an
invaluable, empowering
Parenting POWER HOUR Series
Spring 2017
This Side UP! Family and the Plano Public Library system are partnering up once again to bring you informative panel-style discussions with amazing Parenting Experts who will equip and empower parents of Elementary through High School Age Kids on the following topics:
1/17 – Allowances: Effective Guideline
2/21 – Internet Safety and Sexting
3/21 – “She Hit Me First!” Sibling Rivalry
4/18 – Are We Born That Way? Understanding Temperament
5/18 – When Nagging Doesn’t Work: Effective Positive Discipline
Money… what an emotionally charged topic. We all need guidance on what to give, when to give and for what we should pay. Join us as Lead PISD Parent Educator, Cynthia Garrison, and Single Side Up! Leader and experienced parent, Diane Windsor, discuss this challenging topic and give assistance on how to navigate this parent responsibility.
POWER HOURS are FREE to the community. Water and Light Snacks Provided. (We’ll send you home with additional resources on each particular parenting topic, too.)
Following each Power Hour, there will be FREE 30-minute Parent Coaching Sessions from 7:45-8:45 pm. This Free Parent Coaching is ONLY available to parents who also attend that evening’s Power Hour from 6:30 – 7:30pm. Click HERE to reserve your 30 minute coaching session for 1/17!
Hosted in partnership with Plano Public Library System.
I DATE MY SPOUSE!
FREE Dinner for 2 Gift Card. Childcare. Talk Time Card to enrich your relationship! (I Date My Spouse Gift Card quantities ARE first come, first serve when signing up for childcare.)
I Date My Spouse Childcare is open to all parents and kids!!! Kids… ages 0 through 13 years.
Space is limited in the 0-pre-K rooms, so sign up early to ensure your spot. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and starts at 12:01am on the first of each month!
Click HERE to register!
We get to have a blast with your kids while you enjoy a much-needed, purposeful Night Out!
This Month’s Topic – Teaching Your Kids About Money
We know we need to teach our kiddos about money, but how do we do it? What do we share? What do we hold back?
Join other single parents for encouragement and connection! Single parenting has many challenges. Connecting with other single parents is important to both your parenting success & your personal well-being!
This month’s Single Side UP! meeting is held at Chase Oaks Family Center. Childcare is provided onsite as space is available for single parents attending the meeting. REGISTRATION for childcare starts at 12:01am on the first of each month! Childcare pre-registration is REQUIRED to ensure space for your child.
Click HERE to register for childcare!
Meeting and Childcare location:
Chase Oaks Family Center
1896 K Avenue, Suite #200
Plano, TX 75074
(building is behind the Advance Auto Parts store)
Free Family Connection Night
Bingo plus A Family Valentines Evening TOGETHER!
BINGO and all the traditional elements of Valentines… Flowers, Chocolate and even a little Music and Dancing!
We’ll have family fun and send you home with an At-Home Family Connection Tool too!
Bring your own dinner or snacks (optional).
Host Location:
Davis Elementary
2701 Parkhaven Drive
Plano, TX 75075
Find us at various terrific community locations each month!
I DATE MY SPOUSE!
FREE Dinner for 2 Gift Card. Childcare. Talk Time Card to enrich your relationship! (I Date My Spouse Gift Card quantities ARE first come, first serve when signing up for childcare.)
I Date My Spouse Childcare is open to all parents and kids!!! Kids… ages 0 through 13 years.
Space is limited in the 0-pre-K rooms, so sign up early to ensure your spot. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and starts at 12:01am on the first of each month!
Click HERE to register!
We get to have a blast with your kids while you enjoy a much-needed, purposeful Night Out!
Childcare location:
Chase Oaks Family Center
1896 K Avenue, Suite #200
Plano, TX 75074
(building is behind the Advance Auto Parts store)
This Month’s Topic – Love Languages and Q/A with Certified Family Life Educator
Join us as we welcome Cynthia Garrison, a certified family life educator, licensed social worker and TSUF board member. She will give a presentation on Love Languages, and answer your questions about family relationship topics.
This month’s Single Side UP! meeting is held at Chase Oaks Family Center. Childcare is provided onsite as space is available for single parents attending the meeting. REGISTRATION for childcare starts at 12:01am on the first of each month! Childcare pre-registration is REQUIRED to ensure space for your child.
Click HERE to register for childcare!
Meeting and Childcare location:
Chase Oaks Family Center
1896 K Avenue, Suite #200
Plano, TX 75074
(building is behind the Advance Auto Parts store)
Single parenting has many challenges. Connecting with other single parents is important to both your parenting success & your personal well-being! Join other single parents for encouragement and connection!
This Side UP! Family has partnered with Plano Public Library System to bring an
invaluable, empowering
Parenting POWER HOUR Series
Spring 2017
This Side UP! Family and the Plano Public Library system are partnering up once again to bring you informative panel-style discussions with amazing Parenting Experts who will equip and empower parents of Elementary through High School Age Kids on the following topics:
1/17 – Allowances: Effective Guideline
2/21 – Internet Safety and Sexting
3/21 – “She Hit Me First!” Sibling Rivalry
4/18 – Are We Born That Way? Understanding Temperament
5/18 – When Nagging Doesn’t Work: Effective Positive Discipline
Children today are very technology savvy, but they do not always comprehend the safety risks associated with their Internet and social media activities. Join us as we welcome Marisa Miller, Assistant US Attorney, US Justice Department. AUSA Miller is the Project Safe Childhood Coordinator for the Eastern District of Texas, responsible for the coordination of all of the district’s prosecution of crimes against children and human trafficking. Her years of experience and wealth of knowledge will teach you ways to protect and keep your children safe, because technology is not going away.
POWER HOURS are FREE to the community. Water and Light Snacks Provided. (We’ll send you home with additional resources on each particular parenting topic, too.)
Following each Power Hour, there will be FREE 30-minute Parent Coaching Sessions from 7:45-8:45 pm. This Free Parent Coaching is ONLY available to parents who also attend that evening’s Power Hour from 6:30 – 7:30pm. Click HERE to reserve your 30 minute coaching session for 2/21!
Hosted in partnership with Plano Public Library System.
I DATE MY SPOUSE!
FREE Dinner for 2 Gift Card. Childcare. Talk Time Card to enrich your relationship! (I Date My Spouse Gift Card quantities ARE first come, first serve when signing up for childcare.)
I Date My Spouse Childcare is open to all parents and kids!!! Kids… ages 0 through 13 years.
Space is limited in the 0-pre-K rooms, so sign up early to ensure your spot. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and starts at 12:01am on the first of each month!
Click HERE to register!
We get to have a blast with your kids while you enjoy a much-needed, purposeful Night Out!
Childcare location:
Chase Oaks Family Center
1896 K Avenue, Suite #200
Plano, TX 75074
(building is behind the Advance Auto Parts store)
This Month’s Topic – Ask an Lawyer
We welcome Family Law Attorney, Camille Borg to our March single parents’ meeting. She will be happy to answer your family law questions, and also help with pointers on how to choose the right attorney for you.
This month’s Single Side UP! meeting is held at Chase Oaks Family Center. Childcare is provided onsite as space is available for single parents attending the meeting. REGISTRATION for childcare starts at 12:01am on the first of each month! Childcare pre-registration is REQUIRED to ensure space for your child.
Click HERE to register for childcare!
Meeting and Childcare location:
Chase Oaks Family Center
1896 K Avenue, Suite #200
Plano, TX 75074
(building is behind the Advance Auto Parts store)
Join other single parents for encouragement and connection! Single parenting has many challenges. Connecting with other single parents is important to both your parenting success & your personal well-being!
Health and Wellness Family Fun Time!
TSUFamily Connection Nights are a much-needed blast of family fun and connection!
We’ll enjoy a great evening of BINGO and family time! Go home with a Family Values tool to guide your family, too! Yes, everything’s totally FREE!
Bring your own dinner or snacks (optional).
Host Location:
Hughston Elementary
2601 Cross Bend Road
Plano, Texas 75023
Find us at various terrific community locations each month!
This Side UP! Family has partnered with Plano Public Library System to bring an
invaluable, empowering
Parenting POWER HOUR Series
Spring 2017
This Side UP! Family and the Plano Public Library system are partnering up once again to bring you informative panel-style discussions with amazing Parenting Experts who will equip and empower parents of Elementary through High School Age Kids on the following topics:
1/17 – Allowances: Effective Guideline
2/21 – Internet Safety and Sexting
3/21 – “She Hit Me First!” Sibling Rivalry
4/18 – Are We Born That Way? Understanding Temperament
5/18 – When Nagging Doesn’t Work: Effective Positive Discipline
What an annoying behavior for parents. But, it is normal for children to argue and fight. Join us as we welcome Cynthia Garrison, a certified family life educator, licensed social worker and TSUF board member as she helps us better understand the growth of social and conflict resolution skills as well as creating a win-win situation in the charged atmosphere of homes with more than one child.
POWER HOURS are FREE to the community. Water and Light Snacks Provided. (We’ll send you home with additional resources on each particular parenting topic, too.)
Following each Power Hour, there will be FREE 30-minute Parent Coaching Sessions from 7:45-8:45 pm. This Free Parent Coaching is ONLY available to parents who also attend that evening’s Power Hour from 6:30 – 7:30pm. Click HERE to reserve your 30 minute coaching session for 3/21!
Hosted in partnership with Plano Public Library System.
I DATE MY SPOUSE!
Sci-Tech and This Side UP! Family have joined forces in a BUILD UP! Strong Families Partnership!
Build Up your Marriage AND your Family!
April’s “I Date My Spouse! Marriage Enrichment Night” is hitting the road and travelling to Sci-Tech Discovery Center in Frisco for a super, fun evening for your kids PLUS an added Family “Build Up” Activity for your whole family too!
Families should arrive at 5:30 to kick off the evening with a fun, creative Family Build UP Activity! This month value is THRIVING FAMILIES MAKE MEALTIME A PRIORITY and Sci-Tech’s Makerspace Team will lead your family in making a Cutting Board that you’ll get to take home!
Once you’ve completed the Family “Build Up” Time together, it’ll be time to Date Your Spouse! You’ll head out for a dinner date in the Frisco area. Complete with restaurant gift card and a Talk Time Card with fun “date-work” to enrich your marriage! (I Date My Spouse Gift Card quantities ARE first come, first serve when signing up for childcare, ages 0 through 13 years.)
Kids will enjoy an evening of play and fun in Sci-Tech’s wonderful discovery center. They’ll have a blast at the center with free play interjected with a focused science-based activity around this month’s Family Value (Thriving Families Make Mealtime a Priority!).
We’ll even send you home with a Family Tool that will continue to elevate this month’s value in your home!
Space is limited in the Birth – Pre-K rooms, so sign up early to ensure your spot. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and starts at 12:01am on March 19th!
Click HERE to register for this terrific evening that will Build UP both your marriage and your family!!
This Side UP! Family has partnered with Plano Public Library System to bring an
invaluable, empowering
Parenting POWER HOUR Series
Spring 2017
This Side UP! Family and the Plano Public Library system are partnering up once again to bring you informative panel-style discussions with amazing Parenting Experts who will equip and empower parents of Elementary through High School Age Kids on the following topics:
1/17 – Allowances: Effective Guideline
2/21 – Internet Safety and Sexting
3/21 – “She Hit Me First!” Sibling Rivalry
4/18 – Are We Born That Way? Understanding Temperament
5/18 – When Nagging Doesn’t Work: Effective Positive Discipline
Using Thomas and Chess’ three different types of temperament: Easy, Slow to Warm and Difficult, Cynthia Garrison, certified family life educator, licensed social worker, and TSUF board member, will help us understand the different personalities and how to use parenting strategies for each to create a harmonious family.
POWER HOURS are FREE to the community. Water and Light Snacks Provided. (We’ll send you home with additional resources on each particular parenting topic, too.)
Following each Power Hour, there will be FREE 30-minute Parent Coaching Sessions from 7:45-8:45 pm. This Free Parent Coaching is ONLY available to parents who also attend that evening’s Power Hour from 6:30 – 7:30pm. Click HERE to reserve your 30 minute coaching session for 4/18!
Hosted in partnership with Plano Public Library System.
Meet the Candidates Bingo Night!
Can local politics and Family FUN be part of the same sentence and the same evening?
YES!!!
We’ll have a blast playing good ole fashioned BINGO and winning FUN prizes. Meet the Candidates as they serve as VIP Bingo Callers for the night!
This is a VERY important election for our city and This Side UP! Family seeks to raise voter participation by making it real and personal! So… we’ll help you get to know the candidates for City Council and School Board in a casual, FUN way!
CONFIRMED VIP BINGO CALLERS:
City Council Candidates: Kayci Prince, David Downs, Al Valente, Rick Smith, Anthony Ricciardelli, Ann Bacchus, Stirling Morris, Ed Acklin, Bill Lisle
PISD School Board Candidates: Nancy Johnson Humphrey, Greg Myer, Trish Patterson, Nathan Rylander, Amanda Jackson, Carissa Picard
We’ll have family fun and send you home with an At-Home Family Connection Tool too! Bring your own dinner or snacks (optional).
Host Location:
Christie Elementary
3801 Rainier Road
Plano, TX 75023
Find us at various terrific community locations each month!
Mother’s Day Improv Comedy Night!
“If Mama’s Laughing then everyone’s Laughing!” CELEBRATE THE MOM IN YOUR FAMILY AT FAMILY LAUGH NIGHT!
If you’re hungry for some family-friendly fun and a great way to celebrate Spring Break… see you at FAMILY LAUGH NIGHT!
The Understudies serves up heaping portions of laughter – improv style! The Understudies is a hilarious Improv group trained and sponsored by Fish Sticks. Kids and adults will enjoy this fun night of laughter and fun together! We will also have an open mic joke sharing time for the kids to share their fave joke!
We’ll have family fun and send you home with an At-Home Family Connection Tool too!
Bring your own dinner or snacks (optional).
Host Location:
Hughston Elementary
2601 Cross Bend Road
Plano, Texas 75023
Find us at various terrific community locations each month!
This Side UP! Family has partnered with Plano Public Library System to bring an
invaluable, empowering
Parenting POWER HOUR Series
Spring 2017
This Side UP! Family and the Plano Public Library system are partnering up once again to bring you informative panel-style discussions with amazing Parenting Experts who will equip and empower parents of Elementary through High School Age Kids on the following topics:
1/17 – Allowances: Effective Guideline
2/21 – Internet Safety and Sexting
3/21 – “She Hit Me First!” Sibling Rivalry
4/18 – Are We Born That Way? Understanding Temperament
5/16 – When Nagging Doesn’t Work: Effective Positive Discipline
Discipline is not easy, even for the experienced parents. Our certified Family Life Educator, Cynthia Garrison will include discussion on effective positive discipline strategies, strategies which don’t work and the wisdom to know the difference.
POWER HOURS are FREE to the community. (We’ll send you home with additional resources on each particular parenting topic, too.)
Following each Power Hour, there will be FREE 30-minute Parent Coaching Sessions from 7:45-8:45 pm. This Free Parent Coaching is ONLY available to parents who also attend that evening’s Power Hour from 6:30 – 7:30pm. Click HERE to reserve your 30 minute coaching session for 5/16!
Hosted in partnership with Plano Public Library System.
I DATE MY SPOUSE!
I Date My Spouse is open to all couples and their children… children ages 0 through 13 years.
Registration opens at 12:01am, on the 1st of each month. Participants are couples focusing on marriage strengthening while their children are in childcare. All couples are provided a Talk Time Card for intentional discussion during their date.
New Dinner Card Process:
Some couples receive Dinner for 2 Gift Cards; quantities are limited and are first come, first serve based on registration time stamp. You will receive a separate email notifying you if you have received a dinner card (one week before the date night). No-shows are ineligible for gift card in future month!
Space is limited in the 0-pre-K rooms, so sign up early to ensure your spot. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED
Click HERE to register!
We get to have a blast with your kids while you enjoy a much-needed, purposeful Night Out!
This Month’s Topic – Deep Dive Into What a Credit Score Is
Is your credit score high or low, good or bad? What does that even mean? What does it effect? How can you improve it?
For this informative event, we’ll welcome financial expert Mark Ernst, who will teach us everything we ever wanted to know about our credit score, and more!
This month’s Single Side UP! meeting is held at Chase Oaks Family Center. Childcare is provided onsite as space is available for single parents attending the meeting.
REGISTRATION for childcare starts at 12:01am on the first of each month! Childcare pre-registration is REQUIRED to ensure space for your child.
Click HERE for childcare registration!
Meeting and Childcare location:
Chase Oaks Family Center
1896 K Avenue, Suite #200
Plano, TX 75074
(building is behind the Advance Auto Parts store)
Join other single parents for encouragement and connection! Single parenting has many challenges. Connecting with other single parents is important to both your parenting success & your personal well-being!
I DATE MY SPOUSE!
I Date My Spouse is open to all couples and their children… children ages 0 through 13 years.
Registration opens at 12:01am, on the 1st of each month. Participants are couples focusing on marriage strengthening while their children are in childcare. All couples are provided a Talk Time Card for intentional discussion during their date.
New Dinner Card Process:
Some couples receive Dinner for 2 Gift Cards; quantities are limited and are first come, first serve based on registration time stamp. You will receive a separate email notifying you if you have received a dinner card (one week before the date night). No-shows are ineligible for gift card in future month!
Space is limited in the 0-pre-K rooms, so sign up early to ensure your spot. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED
Click HERE to register!
We get to have a blast with your kids while you enjoy a much-needed, purposeful Night Out!
This Month’s Topic – Mid-Year Money Check Up!
It’s the middle of the year, so let’s take a minute to check on our finances! Are you using a budget? Paying off debt? Do you need to earn more money? If so, what does that look like – a better paying job, or a side business? Are you saving for holiday gifts? Are you saving for retirement? Gee, there are so many great money topics we can chat about!
This month’s Single Side UP! meeting is held at Chase Oaks Family Center. Childcare is provided onsite as space is available for single parents attending the meeting.
REGISTRATION for childcare starts at 12:01am on the first of each month! Childcare pre-registration is REQUIRED to ensure space for your child.
Click HERE for childcare registration!
Meeting and Childcare location:
Chase Oaks Family Center
1896 K Avenue, Suite #200
Plano, TX 75074
(building is behind the Advance Auto Parts store)
Join other single parents for encouragement and connection! Single parenting has many challenges. Connecting with other single parents is important to both your parenting success & your personal well-being!
I DATE MY SPOUSE!
FREE Dinner for 2 Gift Card. Childcare. Talk Time Card to enrich your relationship! (I Date My Spouse Gift Card quantities ARE first come, first serve when signing up for childcare.)
I Date My Spouse Childcare is open to all parents and kids!!! Kids… ages 0 through 13 years.
Space is limited in the 0-pre-K rooms, so sign up early to ensure your spot. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and starts at 12:01am on the first of each month!
Click HERE to register!
We get to have a blast with your kids while you enjoy a much-needed, purposeful Night Out!
This Month’s Topic – Ask a Lawyer!
This MeetUp will be Ask a Paralegal and Divorce Financial Expert!
Join us as we welcome Cathy Threadgill. She will answer your Family Law related questions, and she can also help if you’re in the process of selecting an attorney to represent you. Cathy is also a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst (CDFA) who assists her clients with financial issues as they are going through a divorce.
This month’s Single Side UP! meeting is held at our new SORT IT OUT Room, right next to our Operating Office! Meeting time is 6:30pm-8:00pm.
Childcare is provided at the Chase Oaks Family Center as space is available for single parents attending the meeting. REGISTRATION for childcare starts at 12:01am on the first of each month! Childcare pre-registration is REQUIRED to ensure space for your child.
Click HERE for childcare registration!
Childcare location:
Chase Oaks Family Center
1896 K Avenue, Suite #200
Plano, TX 75074
(building is behind the Advance Auto Parts store)
SSU Meeting Location:
SORT IT OUT Room!
1201 E 15th Street
Suite 410
Plano, Texas 75074
(room is 2 doors down from our Operating Offices and just 1 mile from the childcare location)
Join other single parents for encouragement and connection! Single parenting has many challenges. Connecting with other single parents is important to both your parenting success & your personal well-being!
Do you have a parenting issue you’re struggling with?
We want to help!
Come in for free expert advice!
Power UP! Your Parenting:
Connect for FREE one-on-one time with Amy Egan our Certified Parent Coach who helps parents reconnect with their kids through simple to learn techniques that make dramatic improvements in parent-child relationships.
Summer can be a stressful time for parents! So… This Side UP! Family is offering FREE 30 minute POWER UP! COACHING SESSIONS at our S.O.R.T. IT OUT Room on Tuesday evening on 8/8 from 5:00-7:30pm
Each child is different and each parent is unique. Share your struggles or questions and our Certified Parenting Coach will help you strategize a results-based approach to initiate in your home immediately!
First-come, first serve. Spots are limited so only sign up if you are committed to keeping your appointment! Click HERE to schedule a session!
This Side UP! Family has partnered with Plano Public Library System to bring an
invaluable, empowering
Parenting POWER HOUR Series
Fall 2017
This Side UP! Family and the Plano Public Library system are partners to equip and empower parents of Elementary through High School Age kids. Spend an hour with incredible parenting experts and other parents!
Sep. 12 – Smart Money, Smart Kids
David and Stacy Rickey, married 14 yrs, live in Plano with two daughters, ages 6 and 3. They are passionate about teaching Smart Money, Smart Kids because of the positive impact seen from first-hand experience and in the lives of others. Applying this wisdom and expertise leads to raising money-smart kids!
Coming up:
Oct. 10 – Just a Phase
Nov. 14 – Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World
Dec. 12 – Parenting with Love and Logic
POWER HOURS are FREE to the community. Water and Light Snacks Provided. (We’ll send you home with additional resources on each particular parenting topic, too.)
Sign-up for a free 30 minute Parent Coaching session on 9/23 with Amy Egan, Certified Parent Coach, by clicking HERE.
Hosted in partnership with Plano Public Library System.
I DATE MY SPOUSE!
FREE Dinner for 2 Gift Card. Childcare. Talk Time Card to enrich your relationship! (I Date My Spouse Gift Card quantities ARE first come, first serve when signing up for childcare.)
I Date My Spouse Childcare is open to all parents and kids!!! Kids… ages 0 through 13 years.
Space is limited in the 0-pre-K rooms, so sign up early to ensure your spot. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and starts at 12:01am on the first of each month!
Click HERE to register!
We get to have a blast with your kids while you enjoy a much-needed, purposeful Night Out!
This Month’s Topic – What Is Up With My Teenager?
Parenting teens is tough, and even tougher if you’re doing it on your own! Join us as we discuss topics specific to parenting those darn teenagers.
The Single Side UP! meeting is held at our S.O.R.T. IT OUT Room, right next to our Operating Office! Meeting time is 6:30pm-8:00pm. Please register your attendance for the meeting by clicking HERE.
Childcare is provided at the Chase Oaks Family Center as space is available for single parents attending the meeting. REGISTRATION for childcare starts at 12:01am on the first of each month! Childcare pre-registration is REQUIRED to ensure space for your child.
Click HERE for childcare registration!
Childcare location:
Chase Oaks Family Center
1896 K Avenue, Suite #200
Plano, TX 75074
(building is behind the Advance Auto Parts store)
SSU Meeting Location:
SORT IT OUT Room!
1201 E 15th Street
Suite 410
Plano, Texas 75074
(room is 2 doors down from our Operating Offices and just 1 mile from the childcare location)
Join other single parents for encouragement and connection! Single parenting has many challenges. Connecting with other single parents is important to both your parenting success & your personal well-being!
If you cannot attend in person, there is a Remote Meeting Connection available. You may need to download the join.me app for a better connection.
Do you have a parenting issue you’re struggling with?
We want to help!
Come in for free expert advice!
Power UP! Your Parenting:
Connect for FREE one-on-one time with Amy Egan our Certified Parent Coach who helps parents reconnect with their kids through simple to learn techniques that can make dramatic improvements in parent-child relationships.
After a summer break, getting back into the Fall routine can be a stressful time for parents! So… This Side UP! Family is offering FREE 30 minute POWER UP! COACHING SESSIONS at our S.O.R.T. IT OUT Room on Saturday afternoon on 9/23 from 2:00-4:30pm
Each child is different and each parent is unique. Share your struggles or questions and our Certified Parenting Coach will help you strategize a results-based approach to initiate in your home immediately!
First-come, first serve. Spots are limited so only sign up if you are committed to keeping your appointment! Click HERE to schedule a session!
This Side UP! Family has partnered with Plano Public Library System to bring an
invaluable, empowering
Parenting POWER HOUR Series
Fall 2017
This Side UP! Family and the Plano Public Library system are partners to equip and empower parents of Elementary through High School Age kids on the topics listed below. Spend an hour with incredible parenting experts and other parents!
Sep. 12 – Smart Money, Smart Kids
Oct. 10 – Just a Phase
What responsibilities and serving can kids handle at each age/stage? Children are taught responsibility when they help with chores at home. Plus, volunteering together strengthens family bonds, enhances communication, and sends a message to your children that you’re a team! Learn ideas and opportunities for how kids can serve at home and how your family can serve in our community.
Certified Parent Coach Amy Egan helps parents reconnect with their kids through teaching simple to learn techniques that when implemented can make dramatic improvements in parent-child relationships.
Coming up:
Nov. 14 – Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World
Dec. 12 – Parenting with Love and Logic
POWER HOURS are FREE to the community. Water and Light Snacks Provided. (We’ll send you home with additional resources on each particular parenting topic, too.)
Following each Power Hour, there will be FREE 30-minute Parent Coaching Sessions from 7:45-8:45 pm. This Free Parent Coaching is ONLY available to parents who also attend that evening’s Power Hour from 6:30 – 7:30pm. Click HERE to reserve your 30 minute coaching session for 10/10!
Hosted in partnership with Plano Public Library System.
Parenting the Strong Willed Child
POWER HOUR Lunch Series
Who is really in “control”in your family? Do POWER STRUGGLES invade the atmosphere in your home? Are there strategies and ideas to decrease the friction?
Parenting is difficult and temperamental clashes with strong-willed children can make it even more challenging. Join us for this three-week series starting October 17 to share and learn techniques which include understanding this strong-willed temperament, creating a positive home/school environment, effective discipline and empowering both parent and child.
Bring your own lunch. Click HERE to register for one or all sessions.
Taught by Certified Parent Coach, Amy Egan, Tuesdays 12-1:30pm, starting 10/17 and ending 10/31.
I DATE MY SPOUSE!
FREE Dinner for 2 Gift Card. Childcare. Talk Time Card to enrich your relationship! (I Date My Spouse Gift Card quantities ARE first come, first serve when signing up for childcare.)
I Date My Spouse Childcare is open to all parents and kids!!! Kids… ages 0 through 13 years.
Space is limited in the 0-pre-K rooms, so sign up early to ensure your spot. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and starts at 12:01am on the first of each month!
Click HERE to register!
We get to have a blast with your kids while you enjoy a much-needed, purposeful Night Out!
This Month’s Topic – How to Start a Side Business
This was a popular MeetUp last year, and we’re going to do it again! It’s absolutely possible to turn your hobby into a side business, to help you earn a little extra money. We’re not going to discuss network marketing opportunities, or driving for Uber. We’re going to discuss how to take YOUR passion, and turning it into a business. Bring your ideas!
The Single Side UP! meeting is held at our S.O.R.T. IT OUT Room, right next to our Operating Office! Meeting time is 6:30pm-8:00pm. Please register your attendance for the meeting by clicking HERE.
Childcare is provided at the Chase Oaks Family Center as space is available for single parents attending the meeting. REGISTRATION for childcare starts at 12:01am on the first of each month! Childcare pre-registration is REQUIRED to ensure space for your child.
Click HERE for childcare registration!
Childcare location:
Chase Oaks Family Center
1896 K Avenue, Suite #200
Plano, TX 75074
(building is behind the Advance Auto Parts store)
SSU Meeting Location:
SORT IT OUT Room!
1201 E 15th Street
Suite 410
Plano, Texas 75074
(room is 2 doors down from our Operating Offices and just 1 mile from the childcare location)
Join other single parents for encouragement and connection! Single parenting has many challenges. Connecting with other single parents is important to both your parenting success & your personal well-being!
If you cannot attend in person, there is a Remote Meeting Connection available. You may need to download the join.me app for a better connection.
Parenting the Strong Willed Child
POWER HOUR Lunch Series
Who is really in “control”in your family? Do POWER STRUGGLES invade the atmosphere in your home? Are there strategies and ideas to decrease the friction?
Parenting is difficult and temperamental clashes with strong-willed children can make it even more challenging. Join us for this three-week series starting October 17 to share and learn techniques which include understanding this strong-willed temperament, creating a positive home/school environment, effective discipline and empowering both parent and child.
Bring your own lunch. Click HERE to register for one or all sessions.
Taught by Certified Parent Coach, Amy Egan, Tuesdays 12-1:30pm, starting 10/17 and ending 10/31.
Parenting the Strong Willed Child
POWER HOUR Lunch Series
Who is really in “control”in your family? Do POWER STRUGGLES invade the atmosphere in your home? Are there strategies and ideas to decrease the friction?
Parenting is difficult and temperamental clashes with strong-willed children can make it even more challenging. Join us for this three-week series starting October 17 to share and learn techniques which include understanding this strong-willed temperament, creating a positive home/school environment, effective discipline and empowering both parent and child.
Bring your own lunch. Click HERE to register for one or all sessions.
Taught by Certified Parent Coach, Amy Egan, Tuesdays 12-1:30pm, starting 10/17 and ending 10/31.
This Side UP! Family has partnered with Plano Public Library System to bring an
invaluable, empowering
Parenting POWER HOUR Series
Fall 2017
This Side UP! Family and the Plano Public Library system are partners to equip and empower parents of Elementary through High School Age kids on the topics listed below. Spend an hour with incredible parenting experts and other parents!
Sep. 12 – Smart Money, Smart Kids
Oct. 10 – Just a Phase
Nov. 14 – Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World
“I am the only kid in school that does not have one.” “Everyone else does.” “I have to have it.” Teaching children the difference between “want” and “need” can be the first step towards raising confident, resilient, and successful children. Learn how to cultivate an attitude of gratitude in your home and cure your kids of the entitlement epidemic.
Certified Parent Coach Amy Egan helps parents reconnect with their kids through teaching simple to learn techniques that when implemented can make dramatic improvements in parent-child relationships.
Coming up:
Dec. 12 – Parenting with Love and Logic
POWER HOURS are FREE to the community. Water and Light Snacks Provided. (We’ll send you home with additional resources on each particular parenting topic, too.)
Following each Power Hour, there will be FREE 30-minute Parent Coaching Sessions from 7:45-8:45 pm. This Free Parent Coaching is ONLY available to parents who also attend that evening’s Power Hour from 6:30 – 7:30pm. Click HERE to reserve your 30 minute coaching session for 11/14!
Hosted in partnership with Plano Public Library System.
I DATE MY SPOUSE!
FREE Dinner for 2 Gift Card. Childcare. Talk Time Card to enrich your relationship! (I Date My Spouse Gift Card quantities ARE first come, first serve when signing up for childcare.)
I Date My Spouse Childcare is open to all parents and kids!!! Kids… ages 0 through 13 years.
Space is limited in the 0-pre-K rooms, so sign up early to ensure your spot. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and starts at 12:01am on the first of each month!
Click HERE for childcare registration!
We get to have a blast with your kids while you enjoy a much-needed, purposeful Night Out!
This Month’s Topic – Ask A Lawyer
The Single Side UP! meeting is held at our S.O.R.T. It Out Room, right next to our Operating Office! Meeting time is 6:30pm-8:00pm. Please register your attendance for the meeting by clicking HERE.
Childcare is provided at the Chase Oaks Family Center as space is available for single parents attending the meeting. REGISTRATION for childcare starts at 12:01am on the first of each month! Childcare pre-registration is REQUIRED to ensure space for your child.
Click HERE for childcare registration!
Childcare location:
Chase Oaks Family Center
1896 K Avenue, Suite #200
Plano, TX 75074
(building is behind the Advance Auto Parts store)
SSU Meeting Location:
S.O.R.T. It Out Room!
1201 E 15th Street
Suite 410
Plano, Texas 75074
(room is 2 doors down from our Operating Offices and just 1 mile from the childcare location)
Join other single parents for encouragement and connection! Single parenting has many challenges. Connecting with other single parents is important to both your parenting success & your personal well-being!
If you cannot attend in person, there is a Remote Meeting Connection available. You may need to download the join.me app for a better connection.
This Side UP! Family has partnered with Plano Public Library System to bring an
invaluable, empowering
Parenting POWER HOUR Series
Fall 2017
This Side UP! Family and the Plano Public Library system are partners to equip and empower parents of Elementary through High School Age kids on the topics listed below. Spend an hour with incredible parenting experts and other parents!
Sep. 12 – Smart Money, Smart Kids
Oct. 10 – Just a Phase
Nov. 14 – Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World
Dec. 12 – Parenting with Love and Logic
One basic need all children have is to be loved unconditionally; accepted even if they fall short. Learn how to parent with unconditional love and logic. Establish healthy control without anger, threats, nagging, or power struggles.
Certified Parent Coach Amy Egan helps parents reconnect with their kids through teaching simple to learn techniques that when implemented can make dramatic improvements in parent-child relationships.
POWER HOURS are FREE to the community. Water and Light Snacks Provided. (We’ll send you home with additional resources on each particular parenting topic, too.)
Following each Power Hour, there will be FREE 30-minute Parent Coaching Sessions from 7:45-8:45 pm. This Free Parent Coaching is ONLY available to parents who also attend that evening’s Power Hour from 6:30 – 7:30pm. Click HERE to reserve your 30 minute coaching session for 12/12!
Hosted in partnership with Plano Public Library System.
This program gets bigger and better every year! Collin County’s MOST FUN, safest, Family Friendliest way to bring in 2018!
The forecast is dry so the show (and the fun) will go on! Reservations are now closed, a limited number of tickets available at the door, first come first serve!
- TERRIFIC Entertainment Variety Show
- DELICIOUS Dinner from Cowboy Chicken
- DELIGHTFUL Desserts
- FREE Professional Family Portrait
- AMAZING Silent Auction
- Family Craft
- A GIFT for Every Family
- Countdown and Sparkling Juice Toast at 9pm
Super Affordable! Click HERE to purchase tickets!
This Side UP! Family has partnered with Plano Public Library System to bring an
invaluable, empowering
Parenting POWER HOUR Series
Spring 2018
This Side UP! Family and the Plano Public Library system are partners to equip and empower parents on This Side UP! Family Value of the Month. Spend an hour with incredible parenting experts and other parents! (You can even register for a FREE 30-minute one-on-one Parent Coaching Session following each POWER HOUR)
January 9 – Dream Big and Go for the Goal
Setting challenging goals that are also realistic and attainable can be difficult at any age. Learn practical tips and technique to help your child articulate, prioritize, track, and ultimately celebrate success of their short and long term goals.
Coming up!
February 13 – Express Kindness
March 13 – Focus on Health and Wellness
April 10 – Make Family Meal Time a Priority
May 8 – Effective Parent/Child Communication
POWER HOURS are FREE to the community. Water and Light Snacks Provided. (We’ll send you home with additional resources on each particular parenting topic, too.)
Following each Power Hour, there will be FREE 30-minute Parent Coaching Sessions from 7:45-8:45 pm. This Free Parent Coaching is ONLY available to parents who also attend that evening’s Power Hour from 6:30 – 7:30pm. Click HERE to reserve your 30 minute coaching session for January 09!
Hosted in partnership with Plano Public Library System.
Single Side UP! One-on-One
Spend an hour with Single Side UP! leader, Diane Windsor, talking through Budgeting and other practical tools to equip you to lead your family to success!
The Single Side UP! One-On-One sessions are held at our S.O.R.T. It Out Room, right next to our Operating Office! First-come, first serve. Spots are limited so please only sign up if you are committed to keeping your appointment! The $10 registration fee will be returned at appointment sign-in only!
Click HERE to schedule a session!
Location:
S.O.R.T. It Out Room!
1201 E 15th Street
Suite 410
Plano, Texas 75074
(room is 2 doors down from our Operating Offices)
I DATE MY SPOUSE
This Month’s Family Value –
Dream Big and Go for the Goal!
Free Childcare for kids ages 0 through 13! Homework for your date is a This Side UP! Family Talk Time Card to help enrich your relationship! The I Date My Spouse Dinner Gift Card quantities ARE first come, first serve when signing up for childcare.
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and opens on the first of each month at 6:30 am. There is a “Refundable Reservation Fee” at the time of registration. The reservation fee is $10 per family and will be refunded to you at check-in that evening. If you cancel, your fee will not be returned.
Click HERE to register! Please note that space is limited for each room. If slots are all taken at the time of your registration, please email susan@thissideupfamily.org with names and ages of children to be added to our childcare wait list.
Childcare location:
Chase Oaks Family Center
1896 K Avenue, Suite #200
Plano, TX 75074
(building is behind the Advance Auto Parts store)
We get to have a blast with your kids while you enjoy a much-needed, purposeful Night Out!
Do you have a parenting issue you’re struggling with?
We want to help!
Come in for free expert advice!
Power UP! Your Parenting:
Connect for FREE one-on-one time with Amy Egan our Certified Parent Coach who helps parents reconnect with their kids through simple to learn techniques that can make dramatic improvements in parent-child relationships.
This Side UP! Family is offering FREE 30 minute POWER UP! COACHING SESSIONS at our S.O.R.T. IT OUT Room on 4th Saturday afternoons (1/27, 2/24, 3/24, 4/28. and 5/26). Every child is different and every parent is unique. Share your struggles or questions and our Certified Parenting Coach will help you strategize a results-based approach to initiate in your home immediately!
First-come, first serve. Sign up for one or more sessions. Spots are limited so only sign up if you are committed to keeping your appointment! Click HERE to schedule a session!
This Side UP! Family has partnered with Plano Public Library System to bring an
invaluable, empowering
Parenting POWER HOUR Series
Spring 2018
This Side UP! Family and the Plano Public Library system are partners to equip and empower parents on This Side UP! Family Value of the Month. Spend an hour with incredible parenting experts and other parents! (You can even register for a FREE 30-minute one-on-one Parent Coaching Session following each POWER HOUR)
February 13 – Express Kindness
We all want our children to be kind. Recognizing kindness is not the same as knowing how to express it. A simple act of kindness can start a ripple effect that can change lives. Find out how you can foster a culture of kindness at home that in turns fosters compassion and empathy for others in your child.
Coming up!
March 13 – Focus on Health and Wellness
April 10 – Make Family Meal Time a Priority
May 8 – Effective Parent/Child Communication
POWER HOURS are FREE to the community. Water and Light Snacks Provided. (We’ll send you home with additional resources on each particular parenting topic, too.)
Following each Power Hour, there will be FREE 30-minute Parent Coaching Sessions from 7:45-8:45 pm. This Free Parent Coaching is ONLY available to parents who also attend that evening’s Power Hour from 6:30 – 7:30pm. Click HERE to reserve your 30 minute coaching session for February 13!
Hosted in partnership with Plano Public Library System.
Single Side UP! One-on-One
Spend an hour with Single Side UP! leader, Diane Windsor, talking through Budgeting and other practical tools to equip you to lead your family to success!
The Single Side UP! One-On-One sessions are held at our S.O.R.T. It Out Room, right next to our Operating Office! First-come, first serve. Spots are limited so please only sign up if you are committed to keeping your appointment! The $10 registration fee will be returned at appointment sign-in only!
Click HERE to schedule a session!
Location:
S.O.R.T. It Out Room!
1201 E 15th Street
Suite 410
Plano, Texas 75074
(room is 2 doors down from our Operating Offices)
I DATE MY SPOUSE
This Month’s Family Value –
Express Kindness!
Free Childcare for kids ages 0 through 13! Homework for your date is a This Side UP! Family Talk Time Card to help enrich your relationship! The I Date My Spouse Dinner Gift Card quantities ARE first come, first serve when signing up for childcare.
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and opens on the first of each month at 6:30 am. There is a “Refundable Reservation Fee” at the time of registration. The reservation fee is $10 per family and will be refunded to you at check-in that evening. If you cancel, your fee will not be returned.
Click HERE to register! Please note that space is limited for each room. If slots are all taken at the time of your registration, please email susan@thissideupfamily.org with names and ages of children to be added to our childcare wait list.
Childcare location:
Chase Oaks Family Center
1896 K Avenue, Suite #200
Plano, TX 75074
(building is behind the Advance Auto Parts store)
We get to have a blast with your kids while you enjoy a much-needed, purposeful Night Out!
Do you have a parenting issue you’re struggling with?
We want to help!
Come in for free expert advice!
Power UP! Your Parenting:
Connect for FREE one-on-one time with Amy Egan our Certified Parent Coach who helps parents reconnect with their kids through simple to learn techniques that can make dramatic improvements in parent-child relationships.
This Side UP! Family is offering FREE 30 minute POWER UP! COACHING SESSIONS at our S.O.R.T. IT OUT Room on 4th Saturday afternoons (1/27, 2/24, 3/24, 4/28. and 5/26). Every child is different and every parent is unique. Share your struggles or questions and our Certified Parenting Coach will help you strategize a results-based approach to initiate in your home immediately!
First-come, first serve. Sign up for one or more sessions. Spots are limited so only sign up if you are committed to keeping your appointment! Click HERE to schedule a session!
This Side UP! Family has partnered with Plano Public Library System to bring an
invaluable, empowering
Parenting POWER HOUR Series
Spring 2018
This Side UP! Family and the Plano Public Library system are partners to equip and empower parents on This Side UP! Family Value of the Month. Spend an hour with incredible parenting experts and other parents! (You can even register for a FREE 30-minute one-on-one Parent Coaching Session following each POWER HOUR)
March 13 – Focus on Health and Wellness
This topic focuses on practical tools to increase your family’s health/wellness, reduce competition, encourage cooperation, and foster conflict resolution to amplify your family’s health and wellness. Learn practical tools for increasing nutrition and activity through family connection.
Coming up!
April 10 – Make Family Meal Time a Priority
May 8 – Effective Parent/Child Communication
POWER HOURS are FREE to the community. Water and Light Snacks Provided. (We’ll send you home with additional resources on each particular parenting topic, too.)
Following each Power Hour, there will be FREE 30-minute Parent Coaching Sessions from 7:45-8:45 pm. This Free Parent Coaching is ONLY available to parents who also attend that evening’s Power Hour from 6:30 – 7:30pm. Click HERE to reserve your 30 minute coaching session for March 13!
Hosted in partnership with Plano Public Library System.
Single Side UP! One-on-One
Spend an hour with Single Side UP! leader, Diane Windsor, talking through Budgeting and other practical tools to equip you to lead your family to success!
The Single Side UP! One-On-One sessions are held at our S.O.R.T. It Out Room, right next to our Operating Office! First-come, first serve. Spots are limited so please only sign up if you are committed to keeping your appointment! The $10 registration fee will be returned at appointment sign-in only!
Click HERE to schedule a session!
Location:
S.O.R.T. It Out Room!
1201 E 15th Street
Suite 410
Plano, Texas 75074
(room is 2 doors down from our Operating Offices)
I DATE MY SPOUSE
This Month’s Family Value –
Focus on Health and Wellness!
Free Childcare for kids ages 0 through 13! Homework for your date is a This Side UP! Family Talk Time Card to help enrich your relationship! The I Date My Spouse Dinner Gift Card quantities ARE first come, first serve when signing up for childcare.
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and opens on the first of each month at 6:30 am. There is a “Refundable Reservation Fee” at the time of registration. The reservation fee is $10 per family and will be refunded to you at check-in that evening. If you cancel, your fee will not be returned.
Click Here to register! Please note that space is limited for each room. If slots are all taken at the time of your registration, please email susan@thissideupfamily.org with names and ages of children to be added to our childcare wait list.
Childcare location:
Chase Oaks Family Center
1896 K Avenue, Suite #200
Plano, TX 75074
(building is behind the Advance Auto Parts store)
We get to have a blast with your kids while you enjoy a much-needed, purposeful Night Out!
Do you have a parenting issue you’re struggling with?
We want to help!
Come in for free expert advice!
Power UP! Your Parenting:
Connect for FREE one-on-one time with Amy Egan our Certified Parent Coach who helps parents reconnect with their kids through simple to learn techniques that can make dramatic improvements in parent-child relationships.
This Side UP! Family is offering FREE 30 minute POWER UP! COACHING SESSIONS at our S.O.R.T. IT OUT Room on 4th Saturday afternoons (1/27, 2/24, 3/24, 4/28. and 5/26). Every child is different and every parent is unique. Share your struggles or questions and our Certified Parenting Coach will help you strategize a results-based approach to initiate in your home immediately!
First-come, first serve. Sign up for one or more sessions. Spots are limited so only sign up if you are committed to keeping your appointment! Click HERE to schedule a session!
This Side UP! Family has partnered with Plano Public Library System to bring an
invaluable, empowering
Parenting POWER HOUR Series
Spring 2018
This Side UP! Family and the Plano Public Library system are partners to equip and empower parents on This Side UP! Family Value of the Month. Spend an hour with incredible parenting experts and other parents! (You can even register for a FREE 30-minute one-on-one Parent Coaching Session following each POWER HOUR)
April 10 – Make Family Meal Time a Priority
Eating together as a family is more than just a meal; it is an opportunity to come together in family unity. With so much to do and so little time, we can easily be overwhelmed with making time for a daily family meal. Learn some easy menu ideas plus time management skills to get your family on the same time schedule, the same page, and at the same table.
Coming up!
May 8 – Effective Parent/Child Communication
POWER HOURS are FREE to the community. Water and Light Snacks Provided. (We’ll send you home with additional resources on each particular parenting topic, too.)
Following each Power Hour, there will be FREE 30-minute Parent Coaching Sessions from 7:45-8:45 pm. This Free Parent Coaching is ONLY available to parents who also attend that evening’s Power Hour from 6:30 – 7:30pm. Click HERE to reserve your 30 minute coaching session for April 10!
Hosted in partnership with Plano Public Library System.
Single Side UP! One-on-One
Spend an hour with Single Side UP! leader, Diane Windsor, talking through Budgeting and other practical tools to equip you to lead your family to success!
The Single Side UP! One-On-One sessions are held at our S.O.R.T. It Out Room, right next to our Operating Office! First-come, first serve. Spots are limited so please only sign up if you are committed to keeping your appointment! The $10 registration fee will be returned at appointment sign-in only!
Click HERE to schedule a session!
Location:
S.O.R.T. It Out Room!
1201 E 15th Street
Suite 410
Plano, Texas 75074
(room is 2 doors down from our Operating Offices)
I DATE MY SPOUSE
This Month’s Family Value –
Make Family Meal Time a Priority!
Free Childcare for kids ages 0 through 13! Homework for your date is a This Side UP! Family Talk Time Card to help enrich your relationship! The I Date My Spouse Dinner Gift Card quantities ARE first come, first serve when signing up for childcare.
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and opens on the first of each month at 6:30 am. There is a “Refundable Reservation Fee” at the time of registration. The reservation fee is $10 per family and will be refunded to you at check-in that evening. If you cancel, your fee will not be returned.
Click Here to register! Please note that space is limited for each room. If slots are all taken at the time of your registration, please email susan@thissideupfamily.org with names and ages of children to be added to our childcare wait list.
Childcare location:
Chase Oaks Family Center
1896 K Avenue, Suite #200
Plano, TX 75074
(building is behind the Advance Auto Parts store)
We get to have a blast with your kids while you enjoy a much-needed, purposeful Night Out!
Do you have a parenting issue you’re struggling with?
We want to help!
Come in for free expert advice!
Power UP! Your Parenting:
Connect for FREE one-on-one time with Amy Egan our Certified Parent Coach who helps parents reconnect with their kids through simple to learn techniques that can make dramatic improvements in parent-child relationships.
This Side UP! Family is offering FREE 30 minute POWER UP! COACHING SESSIONS at our S.O.R.T. IT OUT Room on 4th Saturday afternoons (1/27, 2/24, 3/24, 4/28. and 5/26). Every child is different and every parent is unique. Share your struggles or questions and our Certified Parenting Coach will help you strategize a results-based approach to initiate in your home immediately!
First-come, first serve. Sign up for one or more sessions. Spots are limited so only sign up if you are committed to keeping your appointment! Click HERE to schedule a session!
This Side UP! Family has partnered with Plano Public Library System to bring an
invaluable, empowering
Parenting POWER HOUR Series
Spring 2018
This Side UP! Family and the Plano Public Library system are partners to equip and empower parents on This Side UP! Family Value of the Month. Spend an hour with incredible parenting experts and other parents! (You can even register for a FREE 30-minute one-on-one Parent Coaching Session following each POWER HOUR)
May 8 – Effective Parent/Child Communication
Whether parenting a toddler or a teenager, good communication builds self-esteem and mutual respect. Effective Communication is critical to connecting positively with your child. We’ll focus on learning results-oriented (and even humorous) techniques to infuse your home with positive communication and laughter.
POWER HOURS are FREE to the community. Water and Light Snacks Provided. (We’ll send you home with additional resources on each particular parenting topic, too.)
Following each Power Hour, there will be FREE 30-minute Parent Coaching Sessions from 7:45-8:45 pm. This Free Parent Coaching is ONLY available to parents who also attend that evening’s Power Hour from 6:30 – 7:30pm. Click HERE to reserve your 30 minute coaching session for May 8!
Hosted in partnership with Plano Public Library System.
I DATE MY SPOUSE
This Month’s Family Value –
Effective Parent/Child Communication!
Free Childcare for kids ages 0 through 13! Homework for your date is a This Side UP! Family Talk Time Card to help enrich your relationship! The I Date My Spouse Dinner Gift Card quantities ARE first come, first serve when signing up for childcare.
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and opens on the first of each month at 6:30 am. There is a “Refundable Reservation Fee” at the time of registration. The reservation fee is $10 per family and will be refunded to you at check-in that evening. If you cancel, your fee will not be returned.
Click Here to register! Please note that space is limited for each room. If slots are all taken at the time of your registration, please email susan@thissideupfamily.org with names and ages of children to be added to our childcare wait list.
Childcare location:
Chase Oaks Family Center
1896 K Avenue, Suite #200
Plano, TX 75074
(building is behind the Advance Auto Parts store)
We get to have a blast with your kids while you enjoy a much-needed, purposeful Night Out!
Single Side UP! Meeting – Ask a Lawyer Night
This Single Side UP! meeting is held at our S.O.R.T. It Out Room, right next to our Operations Office! Meeting time is
6:30 pm-8:00 pm. Space is limited. Please register your attendance for the meeting by clicking HERE.
SSU Meeting Location:
S.O.R.T. It Out Room!
1201 E 15th Street
Suite 410
Plano, Texas 75074
(room is 2 doors down from our Operating Offices and just 1 mile from the childcare location)
Childcare is provided at the Chase Oaks Family Center as space is available for single parents attending the meeting. REGISTRATION for childcare opens at 6:30 am on May 1st. Childcare
pre-registration is REQUIRED to ensure space for your child. Please plan to drop off your children by 6:20 pm so that you will not be late for the meeting that starts at 6:30 pm.
Click HERE for Childcare Registration!
Childcare location:
Chase Oaks Family Center
1896 K Avenue, Suite #200
Plano, TX 75074
(building is behind the Advance Auto Parts store)
Join other single parents for encouragement and connection! Single parenting has many challenges. Connecting with other single parents is important to both your parenting success & your personal well-being!
Do you have a parenting issue you’re struggling with?
We want to help!
Come in for free expert advice!
Power UP! Your Parenting:
Connect for FREE one-on-one time with Amy Egan our Certified Parent Coach who helps parents reconnect with their kids through simple to learn techniques that can make dramatic improvements in parent-child relationships.
This Side UP! Family is offering FREE 30 minute POWER UP! COACHING SESSIONS at our S.O.R.T. IT OUT Room on 4th Saturday afternoons (1/27, 2/24, 3/24, 4/28. and 5/26). Every child is different and every parent is unique. Share your struggles or questions and our Certified Parenting Coach will help you strategize a results-based approach to initiate in your home immediately!
First-come, first serve. Sign up for one or more sessions. Spots are limited so only sign up if you are committed to keeping your appointment! Click HERE to schedule a session!
I DATE MY SPOUSE
This Month’s Family Value –
Spend Quality Time Together!
Free Childcare for kids ages 0 through 13! Homework for your date is a This Side UP! Family Talk Time Card to help enrich your relationship! The I Date My Spouse Dinner Gift Card quantities ARE first come, first serve when signing up for childcare.
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and opens on the first of each month at 6:30 am. There is a “Refundable Reservation Fee” at the time of registration. The reservation fee is $10 per family and will be refunded to you at check-in that evening. If you cancel, your fee will not be returned.
Click Here to register! Please note that space is limited for each room. If slots are all taken at the time of your registration, please email susan@thissideupfamily.org with names and ages of children to be added to our childcare wait list.
Childcare location:
Chase Oaks Family Center
1896 K Avenue, Suite #200
Plano, TX 75074
(building is behind the Advance Auto Parts store)
We get to have a blast with your kids while you enjoy a much-needed, purposeful Night Out!