Effective Parenting Skills

Course Outline:

EFFECTIVE PARENTING

Module 1

Introduction to Effective Parenting

• Definitions
• Characteristics of effective parenting
• Effects vs. infective parents
• Importance/ power
• Principles of effective parenting
• Key components of effective parenting
• Independence in children
• Lemasters and Defrain’s parenting mode

Module 2

Parenting Styles

• Autocratic (authoritarian)
• Permissive parenting
• Authoritative parenting

Module 3

Child Abuse and Neglect

• Types of abuse
• Signs and symptoms of an abused child
• Long-term effects of child abuse
• Preventing child abuse

Module 3

Ericson stages of development

• Stages of development
• Changing needs as children grow
• Parent child communication
• Managing your child’s behavior
• Understanding and managing your child’s emotions
• Child rights, protection and responsibility

Module 6

Parenting Adolescents

• Basics of adolescents development
• Building relationships with adolescents
• Establishing rules and routines, problem solving and conflict resolution
• Keeping adolescents safe and healthy

Module 7

Early Childhood Development

• Bonding attachment and caregiver well being
• Basics of early childhood development
• Early learning and behavior management
• Keeping children safe and healthy
• Child discipline