5030 El Camino Avenue, Carmichael, CA 95608, (916) 609-5100, fax (916) 609-5160
info@riveroak.org

DARE To Be You is a 10-week course offered in both English and Spanish at the River Oak
Family Resource Center that addresses parenting concerns with a focus on self-esteem,
self-responsibility, and development of social, communication, and decision-making skills.

DARE stands for:
DARE To Be You
Decision-making, reasoning skills, and problem-solving
Assertive communication and social skills
Responsibility and role models
Esteem, efficacy, and empathy
DARE To Be You is scientifically tested curriculum designed for families with children
ages two to five. Classes are activity-focused and have a component for the children that is
run simultaneously with the parent class.

After attending classes, parents walk away with:

  A sense of competence and satisfaction with being a parent;
  Knowledge and understanding of appropriate child management
    strategies;
  An improved relationship with their families and peers; and
  An ability to boost their children’s developmental levels.
DARE To Be You is one of three effective parenting classes funded by First 5 Sacramento
that are offered at the Family Resource Center. Learn about the other two classes, Make
Parenting a Pleasure
and Strengthening Multi-Ethnic Families and Communities.