Skills You Will Learn

Master critical skills needed for parenting in the 21st century.
Children grow up so fast and today they face an unsettling world. You need all the skills you can get as soon as you can get them. The time you spend in this class is a good investment in making the years ahead easier for you and more promising for your precious child.

Active Parenting 4th Edition is an award-winning program written by parenting expert Michael H. Popkin, Ph.D. Millions of parents have achieved success with this internationally-acclaimed video and discussion program, which makes it easy to learn a whole model of effective parenting:

Skills

I: The Active Parent
– Styles of parenting
– Brain development in children
– The method of choice

II: Cooperation & Communication
– Who owns the problem?
– Active communication
– Feelings, empathy & problem-solving

III: Responsibility & Discipline
– Effective, nonviolent discipline
– “I” messages
– Logical consequences

IV: Building Courage & Self-Esteem
– The Think-Feel-Do Cycle
– The power of encouragement

V: Understanding and Redirecting Misbehavior
– Why children misbehave
– Eliminating power struggles
– Handling anger
– Problem-solving with FLAC

VI: Active Parenting for School Success
– 7 Smart Things for School Success
– Structuring homework time
– Tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs
– Family talks