Making a Connection! Session 1: Meet each other and
learn about our families. Identify
the importance of building positive relationships with children. Discuss the
“power” of using positive comments and encouragement with children.
Making it Happen! Session 2: Understand how play
can be a powerful parenting practice. Learn ways to help children develop friendship
skills. Link relationship building, use of positive comments, and play to
children’s behavior.
Why do Children do What they do? Session 4: Examine why children do what they do. Practice ways to determine the meaning of their behaviors. Understand how to make clear expectations for children and effective ways to develop and teach household rules.
Teach me What to Do - Session 4: Identify ways
to cope with feelings of anger and disappointment. Learn what your child’s
temperament has to do with how they handle their emotions and
settings. Demonstrate the use of books and other tools to promote social
emotional development.
Facing the Challenge: Part
1 Session 5: Examine nine specific
strategies that can be used to promote positive adult and child behavior in
home and community settings.
Facing the Challenge: Part
2 Session 6: Identify that problem
behavior has meaning. Identify the meaning of behavior by examining what
happens before and after the problem behavior. Identify the three parts of a
behavior plan: prevention, new skills to teach, and new responses. Learn to
use the Family Routine Guide to identify supports to use with children
during daily routines.
