Class Description: A 14-week class for families with children ages 3-6 years. This class helps families learn new ways of handling challenging behavior, set clear boundaries, problem solve with young children and increase positive family communication. The curriculum includes activities for parents and children to learn new skills.
Session Outline:
Week 1: Welcome and introduction to parents’ goals and play
Week 2: Child-directed play promotes positive relationships
Week 3: Play-academic and persistence coaching promotes school readiness
Week 4: Play-social and emotional coaching
Week 5: The art of effective praise and encouragement
Week 6: Effective ways to praise & using tangible rewards
Week 7: Establishing routines and household rules
Week 8: Effective limit Setting
Week 9: Effective limit setting and follow through
Week 10: Ignoring children’s inappropriate behavior
Week 11: Time-out to calm down
Week 12: Time-out for aggression and noncompliance
Week 13: Natural and logical consequences
Week 14: Teaching children to problem solve
