Parent Place
Free events, activities, one-on-one support and workshops for all Montana families.
What can the Parent Place do for me?
Contact the Parent Place now to find out about how we can help you get the (free) tools and resources your family needs to thrive.
What is the Parent Place?
The Parent Place is your family's one-stop shop for free activities, classes and parenting support.
Our Parent Place programs are free and designed to provide parents with unique opportunities to enjoy parenting, enhance their skills as parents and meet other families in the community.
PROGRAMMING INCLUDES:
- One-on-one parent support
- Dynamite Dads monthly group
- Parenting with Love and Logic ® classes
- Parents as Teachers™ home visiting program
- Gym Days
- Resource library
- Parent workshops, Family Fun Nights and other family activities throughout the year
- Thriving Institute presentations on topics such as "Helping Your Child with Anxiety", taught by community experts
How Can I Find Out More?
Check out the events calendar for upcoming classes, groups, and programs!
Contact the Parent Place today. Click here or call the Thrive office at
(406) 587-3840.
What Does The Parent Place Do?
Circle of Security
Free parenting classes focused on strengthening and supporting secure parent-child relationships.
Thriving Institutes
Workshops for parents of children of all ages, focused on a variety of parenting topics.
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Upcoming Parent Place Events
Gym Days: Bozeman
March 21 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Gym Days is a free, weekly event designed for parents and toddlers to have a place to go, socialize and play on cold Montana winter days! The Parent Place provides plenty of riding toys, tunnels, and balls for the kids to play with. The Bozeman and Belgrade school districts each generously provide a space for use one…
Circle of Security® Parenting™ Class
March 26 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
|Recurring Event (See all)An event every week that begins at 6:00pm on Tuesday, repeating until April 30, 2019
At times all parents feel lost or without a clue about what our child might need from us. Imagine what it might feel like if you were able to make sense of what your child was really asking from you. The Circle of Security® Parenting™ program is based on decades of research about how secure…
Gym Days: Belgrade
March 27 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Gym Days is a free, weekly event designed for parents and toddlers to have a place to go, socialize and play on cold Montana winter days! The Parent Place provides plenty of riding toys, tunnels, and balls for the kids to play with. The Bozeman and Belgrade school districts each generously provide a space for use one…
Thriving Institute: Transforming Explosive Behaviors Into Cooperation
April 11 @ 6:00 pm
Children of all ages are prone to explosive emotional meltdowns throughout their development. Although no magic solutions to children’s emotional meltdowns exist, parenting strategies and techniques can defuse power struggles and facilitate emotional regulation. In this workshop, we begin with a review and analysis of common emotional triggers and typical explosive reactions. Then we will…
Family Fun Afternoon: Ice Skating
April 13 @ 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Join Thrive for a family fun-filled afternoon of ice skating at Haynes Pavilion (at the Gallatin County Fairgrounds)! Admission to open skating is FREE, courtesy of Bozeman Amateur Hockey Association! Skate rentals are available for $5. Register Here!
Dynamite Dads: Fun with Plants
April 17 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Dynamite Dads is a free, monthly event that gives dads, father-figures and the kids they love the chance to bond. This month, we’ll be at Cashman Nursery painting gardening pots and planting seeds! Dinner is included. Register Here!
Parent Place Sponsors
Thrive as an organization would not exist without the generous support of many individuals and partners who donate their time, materials and energy to this cause. Here are a few local businesses that continue to deserve our gratitude.