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These classes are all about divorce-prevention and marriage enhancing. You and your spouse will learn how to make your marriage the best that it can be, no matter where you are in your life. These PREP®-based workshops focus on education -- not therapy. 

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Hitched & Happy E-mail
You can't tighten a flathead screw with a Phillips screwdriver, and you can't fix your marriage with duct tape. This hands-on, interactive workshop, based on the Within Our Reach® program, helps couples learn how to talk without fighting, and keep their love healthy and fun.

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Keeping Love Alive® E-mail

Do you need to get your marriage back on track? Don't worry. Every relationship hits a few bumps along the way. Keeping Love Alive will help you keep mole hills from becoming mountains. 

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P.I.C.K. A Partner™ E-mail

Want to follow your heart without losing your mind? Then P.I.C.K. a Partner is just for you. These classes are for singles who want to understand their own roles in their relationships and how a partner's behavior predicts the type of spouse they would be.

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Prepping for Parenthood E-mail

Are you and your spouse or significant other expecting a child? Based on concepts from Love's Cradle and PREP®, this workshop offers just what couples need to prepare their relationship for that new addition in your household. Prepping for Parenthood  classes will prepare for the new baby by strengthening your relationship and discussing common concerns for new parents. 

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Relationship Smarts (formerly Love U2®) E-mail

Do you need someone to help you weed through the complicated process called "dating" and help you make the right choices in love? Relationship Smarts is just for teens to attend WITHOUT your parents. You'll learn how to tell the difference between real love and infatuation. Plus, we'll teach you how to handle a broken heart whether it's your own or one you've broken during a break up.

Relationship Smarts workshops are typically offered in high schools in health and Family & Consumer Sciences classes. They are occassionally offered by other groups outside of the schoolday.

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Survival Skills for Stepcouples E-mail

If you're a couple forming a stepfamily, Survival Skills for Step Couples  is exactly what you need when two families become one. Couples will learn conflict management, how to enhance communication, empathy, and help in developing healthy stepfamily patterns and relationships. 

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With This Ring (Formerly "The First Dance") E-mail
You've got people helping you manage the catering, the facilities, and even the fit of your clothes. But who's helping you "manage the people stress of wedding planning"? Let Operation Us lend you a hand with this workshop tailor-made for engaged couples.

Get your marriage started on the right foot, and avoid becoming an outlaw to your in-laws with this innovative workshop that combines the time-tested information from PREP® with the time-sensitive advice from The First Dance.

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Within My Reach® E-mail

When it comes to romance, do you need some help making better decisions? Healthy romance is good for you, and it's good for your children, too. Within My Reach will give you the tools you need to choose future partners wisely. These classes are for individuals only (no couples, please).

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Funding for this project was provided by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Grant: 90FE0110. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families.

 
 
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