Healthy Parenting Workshops Parenting Concepts

Transcript:Healthy Parenting Workshops Parenting Concepts:
Healthy Parenting Workshops Parenting Concepts Agenda Why Focus on Parenting? Key Parenting Workshop Outcomes Parenting Concepts & Workshop Order Parenting Concepts Workshop 1 – PRAISE Workshop 2 – COMMANDS Workshop 3 – MORNING & EVENING ROUTINES Workshop 4 – WEEKLY ROUTINES Workshop 5 – IGNORING Workshop 6 – ENFORCING RULES & TIME OUTS Questions? Why focus on parenting? To help parents integrate exercise, healthy eating, good sleep habits, and eliminate fast foods in their lives. To give parents more effective child rearing techniques. To make it easier to get their children to change their behavior. To decrease parent stress - increasing their time and energy to make changes. Key Parenting Workshop Outcomes If a parent enjoyed the session or appeared to learn a lot but wasn't able to change their behaviors at home, the session failed. If a parent struggled with the previous session but was able to do at least some homework effectively, the session succeeded. Effective Parenting Workshops Tips on Hosting a Parenting Reflection Session… Always ask first for parents to share who had some success trying the Healthy Family Challenge from last week. Starting with successes is key because: Sets the tone that the strategies are doable and helpful. Serves as motivational review for parents who missed previous sessions. Listening to parents who didn’t try anything at home first: Can make other parents feel bad about sharing successes. May make it seem impossible to try at home. 3 Types of Child Behaviors These workshops help parents decide how to act quickly and consistently: Acting consistently improves child behavior PARENTING OBJECTIVES – Workshop 1 PRAISE Evidence Base for Praise Praise is the first module because we found that it engages parents in the program. Key Components of Praise: PARENTING OBJECTIVES – Workshop 2 COMMANDS Evidence Base for Commands Young children like to follow simple, clear commands Simple, clear commands are more effective than vague commands “Start” commands are more effective than “stop” commands Eye contact before and immediately after the command improves effectiveness Neutral voice tone avoids escalating and reciprocating negatives PARENTING OBJECTIVES – Workshop 3 MORNING & EVENING ROUTINES Building a Good Routine Scheduling the parent and child is the first step to get through troublesome times of the day. A good routine: Gives parent and child enough time to complete tasks Parent is not trying to rush the child faster than he can go Puts steps