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Priceless Parenting Course Outline Below is a list of each lesson followed by the sections in that lesson along with the topics covered in each section. Lesson 1: Parenting Basics Topics Covered Raising your child Parenting challenges, different parenting styles, what kind of parent do you want to be Setting limits When to set limits, how to do it, dealing with resistance, differences between punishment and discipline Allowing mistakes The importance of making mistakes, when to protect your child, how to respond to mistakes, avoiding rescuing Taking responsibility Learning by doing, handing over responsibility, responding to mistakes with empathy Trying it out Practicing what has been covered in this lesson. Lesson 2: Sharing Control Topics Covered Determining who has control Using commands to control, everyone's need for control, what you control, what your children control Taking control When to take control, using physical control, establishing control, when children have control Giving away control Giving control through choices, turning a "no" into a "yes", phrasing choices, changing commands to choices, giving control of money Trying it out Practicing what has been covered in this lesson. Lesson 3: Problem Ownership Topics Covered Identifying parenting styles Different parenting styles: Personal Assistant, Director and Consultant, understanding typical behavior of each style, using different styles Determining ownership Allowing children to own their problems, figuring out who owns a problem, letting your child own the consequences Providing guidance Listening to understand, avoiding conversation stoppers, using the problem solving process, guiding your children to solve their problems Trying it out Practicing what has been covered in this lesson. Lesson 4: Letting Your Kids Think Topics Covered Providing thinking opportunities Thinking about choices, avoiding fighting words and idle threats, allowing your child to think through a problem Thinking through serious choices Thinking about consequences related to drinking, using drugs, eating, sexuality and suicide Avoiding power struggles Controlling your initial response, using repetitive responses, sticking with decisions, avoiding giving in to tantrums, dealing with lying Trying it out Practicing what has been covered in this lesson. Lesson 5: Consequences Topics Covered Learning from natural consequences Allowing children to experience natural consequences, destroying the teaching value of a consequence, evaluating risks Creating logical consequences Figuring out reasonable, valuable consequences for misbehavior, delaying the consequence, teaching through consequences Choosing a consequence Using generic consequences, responding to whining, dealing with sibling fighting, sending "I messages", brainstorming solutions, apologizing Trying it out Practicing what has been covered in this lesson. Lesson 6: Chores Topics Covered Learning through chores Reaping the benefits of chores, starting chores early, earning things using chores, developing an attitude of pitching in to help out Choosing chores Differences between chores and personal tasks, age appropriate chores, listing out all the chores, choosing chores, explaining expectations Enforcing chore completion Avoiding nagging, keeping track of chores, reviewing the work, getting chores done consistently Trying it out Practicing what has been covered in this lesson. Lesson 7: Bringing it all together Topics Covered Deciding how to handle it Using what you've learned to decide how to handle various parenting situations Appreciating the good Paying attention to good behavior, giving your kids positive messages, connecting with your kids Keeping it up Getting back on track, sharing the parenting role, dealing with adult children living at home Trying it out Practicing what has been covered in this lesson.