Nashua agency has programs to help build parenting skills

NASHUA – Raising children can be a challenge, and parents with an earnest desire to do the best job possible are always on the lookout for tools and knowledge to enhance their own instincts and experience. The Family Resource Center of Greater Nashua has interactive programs available to build on parenting skills and to help families enjoy their time together and learn how to cope with the tricky situations that family life can sometimes bring. The group is a collaborative effort that includes Nashua organizations that serve families, and is led by the Adult Learning Center, Boys & Girls Club of Greater Nashua, Child and Family Services, Greater Nashua Healthy Community Collaborative, Prevention Makes Cents, Southern New Hampshire Services and the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension-Hillsborough. Gina and Michael McGillick, of Hudson, are strong proponents of the parenting and family programs available at the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Nashua through the Family Resource Center, and have participated in a wide range that they feel have made a tremendous impact on their ability to parent well. The parents of four young children – Genarose, 4; Joshua, 2; Gianna, 17 months; and Jacob, 3 months – they first became acquainted with the programs when Gina McGillick suffered considerable postpartum depression.