| Lesson 1: Parenting Basics |
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Raising your child |
Parenting challenges, different parenting approaches, deciding what kind of parent you want to be |
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Setting limits |
When to set limits, how to do it in a firm yet kind way, dealing with resistance, differences between punishment and discipline |
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Allowing mistakes |
The importance of making mistakes, when to protect your child, how to respond to mistakes, avoiding rescuing |
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Taking responsibility |
Learning by doing, handing over responsibility, responding to mistakes with compassion |
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Trying it out |
Practicing what has been covered in this lesson. |
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| Lesson 2: Control Issues |
Topics Covered |
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Controlling your reaction |
Understanding the brain's response to stress, calming down, regulating your emotions, responding to misbehavior by planning before acting |
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Determining who has control |
Using commands to control, everyone's need for control, what you control, what your children control |
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Taking control |
When to take control, using physical control, establishing control, when children have control |
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Giving away control |
Giving control through choices, turning a "no" into a "yes", phrasing choices, changing commands to choices, giving control of money |
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Trying it out |
Practicing what has been covered in this lesson. |
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| Lesson 3: Providing Guidance |
Topics Covered |
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Using different parenting styles |
Different parenting styles: Personal Assistant, Director, Mentor and Permissive, understanding benefits and drawbacks of each style |
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Allowing kids to solve problems |
Allowing children to own their problems, figuring out who owns a problem, letting your child own the consequences |
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Mentoring and guiding |
Listening to understand, avoiding conversation stoppers, using the problem solving process, guiding your children to solve their problems |
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Initiating problem solving |
Bringing up a child's problem behavior, understanding your child's perspective, putting your concerns on the table, generating possible solutions |
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Trying it out |
Practicing what has been covered in this lesson. |
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| Lesson 4: Decision Making |
Topics Covered |
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Learning to make decisions |
Thinking about choices, avoiding arguments and threats, allowing children to think through problems |
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Thinking through serious choices |
Thinking about consequences related to drinking, using drugs, eating, sexuality and suicide |
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Avoiding Arguments |
Calming down your initial response, using repetitive responses, sticking with decisions, handling tantrums, dealing with lying |
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Trying it out |
Practicing what has been covered in this lesson. |
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| Lesson 5: Using Consequences |
Topics Covered |
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Learning from natural consequences |
Allowing children to experience natural consequences, interferring with consequences, evaluating risks |
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Creating logical consequences |
Figuring out reasonable, valuable consequences for misbehavior, delaying consequences, teaching through consequences |
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Choosing a consequence |
Using generic consequences, responding to whining, dealing with sibling fighting, sending "I messages", brainstorming solutions, apologizing |
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Trying it out |
Practicing what has been covered in this lesson. |
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| Lesson 6: Chores |
Topics Covered |
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Learning through chores |
Reaping the benefits of chores, starting chores early, earning things using chores, developing an attitude of pitching in to help out |
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Choosing chores |
Differences between chores and personal tasks, age appropriate chores, listing out all the chores, choosing chores, explaining expectations |
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Enforcing chore completion |
Avoiding nagging, keeping track of chores, reviewing the work, getting chores done consistently |
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Trying it out |
Practicing what has been covered in this lesson. |
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| Lesson 7: Bringing it all together |
Topics Covered |
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Deciding how to handle it |
Using what you've learned to decide how to handle various parenting situations |
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Appreciating the good |
Paying attention to good behavior, giving your kids positive messages, connecting with your kids |
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Keeping it up |
Getting back on track, sharing the parenting role, dealing with adult children living at home |
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Trying it out |
Practicing what has been covered in this lesson. |