Online Parenting Classes
Prince George's County (MD)
OnlineLevel 1 – Parenting Skills
(Foundations for the Future)
Provides parents a foundational understanding of basic parenting skills in order to raise children from infancy to adulthood.
24 Hour Ages 0-18 - Comprehensive Course Outline
12 Hour Ages 0-5 - Comprehensive Course Outline
OnlineLevel 2 – Parenting Skills
(Thrive)
The primary goal is to minimize the risk of child maltreatment while optimizing child developmental outcomes.
Comprehensive Course Outline
2 Hour Support Modules
Working With Child Welfare
Children and Transition
Assessing Your Resources
12 Hour Online High-Conflict / Anger Management
(High Conflict Behavioral Skills Training)
High-Conflict Behavioral Skill Training programs are for adults who have been mandated to take an anger or conflict class by employer, for legal reasons, domestic violence and is not related to co-parenting.
4 Hour Online Youth Coping With Separation/Divorce
(Children Of Divorce - Coping With Divorce)
Specifically developed for youth ages 10-18. This skills-based intervention program addresses feelings, communication, and problem-solving techniques. It teaches children of divorce/separation essential coping skills and healthy behaviors that foster a brighter future.
12 Hour OnlineLevel 2 – High‑Conflict Co‑Parenting Class
(Co-Parenting Without Conflict)
Level 2 skills-based co-parenting class for potentially high-conflict families. These life skills teach parents how to manage emotions in order to protect their children during transition and moving forward.
Target: Divorcing, separating or never married parents in conflict or contested cases.
Maryland’s Department of Human Services is the state’s human services provider. They help vulnerable Marylanders buy healthy foods, pay energy bills, and obtain medical assistance. They also provide stable environments for at-risk children and adults.
Main call center at 800-332-6347.
Department of Human Services
Prince George’s County
805 Brightseat Road
Landover, Maryland 20785-4723
Main Phone: 301-909-7000
Customer Service: 1-800-332-6347
Email: pgcdss@dhr.state.md.us
Hours of Operation:
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Office of Child Support
4235 28th Avenue, Suite 135
Temple Hills, Maryland 20748
Hours of Operation:
Monday-Friday 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Friday – 9:00 am – 3:00 pm – (payments only)
Drop box available at entrance for DOCUMENTS only
Customer Service: 1-800-332-6347
Email: directorsoffice.pgcocs@maryland.gov
Customer Service & Payment Information:
To pay by Phone: 1-844-324-3855
To pay online: https://md.smartchildsupport.com/
To pay by mail:
Maryland Child Support Account
P.O. Box 17396
Baltimore, MD 21297-1396
please indicate your case number when making any payment
Payment Kiosk Temple Hills
8 am – 5 pm
Prince George’s County Circuit Court
8 am – 5 pm
Samantha Phillips-Chester, J.D., Director
Karen Alderman, Lead Attorney
Child Support Information and Resources
Prince George’s County Office of the Sheriff
Lieutenant Christine T. Hyatt
Child Support Division
5303 Chrysler Way
Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20773
Prince George’s County Circuit Court
Melinda Jackson Director, Family Division
14735 Main Street, Room M1420
Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20772
The Honorable Judy L. Woodall
Prince George’s County Circuit Court
Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20772
Prince George’s County Clerk of the Circuit Court
Brenda Fitzgerald, Manager Civil Domestic and Child Support/Paternity
14741 Governor Oden Bowie Drive
Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20772
