PARENTING EDUCATION RESOURCES

OPEC has a new website! Visit health.oregonstate.edu/opec for the most update OPEC information. ORParenting.org will be phased out by the end of 2022.
OPEC HUBS IN OREGON
About OPEC Hubs
The Oregon Parenting Education Collaborative (OPEC) supports a statewide network of parenting “Hubs.” As part of their role, OPEC Hubs:
- Provide infrastructure to support parenting education efforts across their region, serving as a “go-to” place for families and community partners related to parenting resources and programs, support professional development opportunities for parenting education professionals, and collect data
- Foster community collaboration to coordinate parenting programs across community partners, build relationships between cross-sector partners, and leverage available resources in support of families
- Expand access to and normalize parenting education programs through a combination of direct service and mini-grants to partner organizations to meet the needs of all families in their communities. OPEC Hubs support a blend of universal and targeted parenting programs that are evidence-/research-based and culturally-responsive
The OPEC Logic Model illustrates the strategies, outputs, and outcomes of this work.
Ready to get connected? Your local OPEC Hub can connect you with in-person and remote parenting classes, workshops, resources, and family events in your community.
OPEC Facebook Page
https://www.facebook.com/OPECParentingEd/
Select From the Counties listed below to fund your HUB
FOR PARENTING EDUCATORS
Resource Tip Sheets
Parenting Education Curricula Resources
Training Opportunities
Research
Program Fidelity Rating Tools
Additional Resources
OPEC GRANTEE SITES
Grantee Directory
Contact information for each of the OPEC Parenting Education Hubs is listed below.
OPEC Parenting Hubs
Dee Ann Lewis
Executive Director
541.389.5468
deeannl@frconline.org
Kim Pitts
Program Logistics Coordinator
541.389.5468
kimp@frconline.org
Karen Pautz
Executive Director
First 5 Siskiyou
530.918.7222
karenpautz@first5siskiyou.org
Christa Rude
Regional Coordinator
541.506.2255
christa.rude@cgesd.k12.or.us
Shira Skybinskyy
Parenting Hub Assistant Director
sskybinskyy@cgesd.k12.or.us
Donna Schnitker
Hub Director
541.573.6461
schnitkd@harneyesd.k12.or.us
Patti Wright
OPEC Grant Coordinator
541.620.0622
wrightp@harneyesd.k12.or.us
Claire Hambly
Education Program Manager
541.741.6000 ext 141
chambly@unitedwaylane.org
Emily Reiter
Education Program Specialist
541.741.6000
ereiter@unitedwaylane.org
Lisa Harnisch
Executive Director
503.967.1187
lharnisch@earlylearninghub.org
Tiffany Miller
Communication Specialist and Parent Education Associate
503.485.3291
tmiller@earlylearninghub.org
Margie Lowe
Performance and Fiscal Officer
503.559.9610
mlowe@earlylearninghub.org
Brent DeMoe
Director, Family & Community Outreach
503.623.9664 ext. 2118
demoe.brent@co.polk.or.us
Stephanie Gilbert
Early Learning and Family Engagement Coordinator
503.623.9664 ext. 2368
gilbert.stephanie@co.polk.or.us
Northwest Parenting:
Clatsop, Columbia, Tillamook
Dorothy Spence
Early Learning & Parenting Education Hub Coordinator
503.614.1682
dspence@nwresd.k12.or.us
Elena Barreto
Regional Coordinator
503.614.1443
ebarreto@nwresd.k12.or.us
Mike Jerpbak
Department Chair, Parenting Education
541.917.4891
wolfej@linnbenton.edu
Sommer McLeish
Coordinator (Lincoln County)
541.557.6215
smcleish@samhealth.org
Leslie Moguil
Senior Program Coordinator
503.846.4556
leslie_moguil@co.washington.or.us
Charity Grover
Parenting Lead
541.266.3909
charityg@scesd.k12.or.us
Take Root:
Douglas, Klamath, Lake
Julie Hurley
Parenting Education Coordinator
Douglas/Lake/Klamath
541.492.6607
julie.hurley@douglasesd.k12.or.us
Susan Stiles-Sumstine
Assistant Parenting Hub Coordinator
Douglas/Lake/Klamath
541.492.6604
susan.stiles-sumstine@douglasesd.k12.or.us
Sanora Hoggarth
Parenting Education Coordinator for Klamath County
sanora.hoggarth@douglasesd.k12.or.us
Aaron Treadwell
Executive Director
541.564.6878
atreadwe@umchs.org
Mary Lou Gutierrez
Parenting Education Coordinator
541.667.6091
mgutierr@umchs.org
Jen Goodman
Family and Community Partnership Manager (Union County)
541.786.5535
goodmajd@eou.edu
OPEC Funded Parenting Education Curriculum
Suicide Prevention for Parents
A guide for parents and caregivers while at the hospital emergency department

PARENTING EDUCATION BOOK LISTS

CUTTING OUT SCREENTIME: OUR FAMILY’S EXPERIMENT January/February 2022
Run Wild
by David Covell
Daniel Finds a Poem
by Micha Archer
What to do with a Box
by Jane Yolen & Chris Sheban
GETTING IN TOUCH
WITH NATURE
March 2022
Green Green: A Community Gardening Story by Marie Lamba
Lola Plants a Garden / Lola planta un jardín by Anna McQuinn
Up in the Air: Butterflies, Birds, and
Everything Up Above
by Zoe Armstrong
Greenie grows a garden / Verdecito cultiva un jardín (bilingual)
by Harriet Ziefert
Hasta Las Rodillas / Up to My Knees
by Grace Lin (bilingual
*This booklist provides recommendations
based on the content of our monthly
parent newsletter: Parenting Together.
https://orparenting.org/parents/newsletters/
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GETTING MESSY
AND BEING HANDS-ON April 2022
Mix It Up!
by Hervé Tullet
Pinta Ratones
by Ellen Stoll Walsh
Edward Gets Messy
by Rita Meade
Ultimate Slime: 100 new recipes and projects for oddly satisying, Borax-free slime
by Alyssa Jagan
Mud
by Mary Lyn Ray
SIBLINGS & FRIENDS
May 2022
How Do Dinosaurs Stay Friends? / Cómo son buenos amigos los dinosaurios
by Jane Yolen
The Evil Princess vs. The Brave Knight by Jennifer Holm
How to Apologize
by David LaRochelle
Maple & Willow Together / Arce y Sauce juntas
by Lori Nichols
Meesha Makes Friends
by Tom Percival
GETTING CREATIVE WITH RECYCLABLES
June 2022
Recycle and Remake,
edited by Hélene Hilton
Rainbow Weaver / Tejedora del arcoíris (bilingual)
by Linda Elovitz Marshall
Out of the Box
by Jemma Westing
100 Easy STEAM Activities: awesome
hands-on projects for aspiring artists and engineers
by Andrea Scalzo Yi
Recycling Crafts by Annalees Lim
BUILDING EMPATHY USING STORYBOOKS
July 2022
A Kids Book About Epathy
by Daron K. Roberts
I am Human: A Book of Empathy
by Susan Verde
Caring with Bert and Ernie: A Book
About Empathy
by Marie-Therese Miller
Empatía: una guia para padres e hijos by Patricia Fernández Bieberach
Everyone…
by Christopher Silas Neal
GOING TO THE DENTIST August 2022
ABC Dentist
by Harriet Ziefert
Does a Tiger Go to the Dentist?
by Harriet Ziefert
Max va al dentista
by Adria F. Klein
What to Expect When You Go to the Dentist by Heidi Eisenberg Murkoff
Vamos al Dentista
ALL ABOUT STRESS
September 2022
How Big Are Your Worries Little Bear? By Jayneen Sanders
The Rabbit Listened
by Cori Doerrfeld
Breath Like a Bear: 30 Mindful
Moments For Kids to Feel Calm and
Focused Anytime, Anywhere
by Kira Wiley
Plantando semillas : la práctica del
mindfulness con niños
by Nhá̂t Hạnh
Scaredy Squirrel
by Melanie Watt
ALL ABOUT CALM
October 2022
Mindfulness Moments for Kids:
Hot Cocoa Calm
by Kira Willey
Calm Monsters, Kind Monsters: a Sesame Street Guide to Mindfulness
by Karen Latchana Kenney
You Are a Lion!: And Other Fun Yoga Poses / Eres un león!: posturas de yoga para niños
GET INTO THE KITCHEN November 2022
Thank You, Omu! / ¡Gracias, Omu!
by Oge Mora
Cooking Class: 57 Fun Recipes Kids
will Love to Make (and Eat!)
by Deanna F. Cook
Plaza Sésamo: C es de cocinar – recetas de nuestra comunidad
by Susan McQuillan
Kalamata’s Kitchen
by Sarah Thomas
FAMILY CELEBRATIONS December 2022
Dumpling Day
by Meera Sriram
Alma and How She Got Her Name / Alma y cómo obtuvo su nombre
by Juana Martinez-Neal
The Heart of Mi Familia
by Carrie Lara
Mango, Abuela, and Me / Mango, Abuela y yo by Meg Medina
We Are Family
by Patricia Hegarty