Yvonne Nass

Parent Education Consultant

I have been a Parent Education Instructor since 1979. My job is to instruct parents in the skills of uniting the family as a group working towards cooperation. The course offered is based on communicating and disciplining with respect. I have taught parent training classes to adults and adolescents including developing specialized courses for parents of teens, stepparents, teenage parents, foster parents, parents of “special needs” children, adult children of alcoholics, divorced and separated parents, working parents, parents of children birth to three and incarcerated parents. I have also developed workshops and training courses for teachers, nurses, speech and hearing specialists, nutritionists, day care providers, grandparents, and volunteers. My 60 second parenting tips could be heard daily on a local radio station.

My interest in this field began thirty-five years ago. I was parenting three young children and not enjoying the job. I was not comfortable with my parenting techniques, but did not know what else to do. A friend invited me to a parent study group where I realized I needed to have more effective tools for the most important job of my life. After attending several classes I began my training as a study group leader with the Family Education Center of DE, Inc. From there, I entered a Counselor in Training Program taught by a professor from the University of West Virginia School of Graduate Studies receiving my certification as an Adlerian Family Counselor in 1970. Since then, I have continued my education at the University of Vermont, VT., Bowie State College, MD., Neumann College, PA. and the University of Delaware, DE. In 1988 I earned certification as a Delaware Level II Parent Educator.

I am a parent, stepparent, grandparent and great-grandparent.