Our curriculum is based on Guiding Good Choices, a program developed and sponsored by the Commission of Substance Abuse. Additionally, ASPIRA Florida, Inc., through questionnaires, research conducted, and years of experience has identified many other issues, besides drug usage, that have become or can become problem behaviors; therefore, we have developed a complementary curriculum to cover factors like violence, school drop-out, teen pregnancy, gang involvement, family communication and others. The goal is to strengthen family bonds and to make the parents, especially those with children between the ages of 9 and 18, aware of those risks and to give them tools to help them deal with issues like these.

We also ask the participating parents to come up with different topics that they feel it could be of interest to them, and try to incorporate some of the information requested within our curriculum.

The workshops have a length of two (2) hours each night for eight sessions. They alternate from week to week between English and Spanish.

These classes have been proven to be a very effective prevention program. It has also been found to produce a significant improvement in parenting skills and parent-child relationships. Most importantly, studies have shown that children of parents who attended these workshops reported less alcohol and marijuana use than children of parents who had not attended the workshops. That is why we urge every parent, whether their children are enrolled in any of the ASPIRA programs or not, to take advantage of this opportunity.

We know that it will make a difference. Please join us. Our classes are on Mondays from 6:30-8:30pm at the Memorial Hospital Pembroke located at 7800 Sheridan Street, 3rd Floor, Room 366, Pembroke Pines, Florida 33026.