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1. Parent Education

   Chapter 13
2. Objectives Discuss rationale for parent education Identify several assumptions regarding parent education and corresponding implications for planning programs Describe ways in which parents can function as advisors
3. Traditional Parent Meetings Large group Giving the parents information on whatever topic the “expert” deems necessary Model of more informed expert giving information to the less informed parent Is this the most effective???????
4. What is Parent Education? Specific attempts to offer knowledge and support to parents in hopes of increasing parenting effectiveness. Although it has taken on many different forms this is the heart of it.
5. Better terms to use to describe Parent empowerment Family education Family life education Parent support Family support
6. Goals for these diverse groups Educational experiences for give parents new knowledge and understanding Support for parenting roles Support for marital roles Support for self awareness and personal growth Support for adult roles and relationships within the community
7. Goals continued Opportunities to question habitual ways of thinking and acting Help to develop new methods where needed in relationships with children
8. Pre designed Parent Education Programs Parent Effectiveness Training (PET) http://www.gordontraining.com/parentingprograms.html Systematic Training for Effective Parenting (STEP) http://www.lifematters.com/step.asp
9. Active Parenting Today (APT) http://www.activeparenting.com/ AVANCE Parenting Education http://www.avance.org/ Center for the Improvement of Child Caring http://www.ciccparenting.org/
10. Positive Parenting http://www.positiveparenting.com/ Positive Discipline http://www.positivediscipline.com/
11. Assumptions underlying Parent Education Parents can learn Parenting is an area in which a knowledge base exists pertaining to effective types of parent behavior Knowledge alone is not sufficient to develop parenting competence All parents, no matter how education, well adjusted, or fortunate in their social and economic arrangements need help with learning how to cope with the parenting role
12. Parents want to learn Parents learn best when the subject matter is closely related to them and their children Parents can often learn bet from one another, Parents learn in their own way
13. Typical Issues with Parent Education Initial recruitment and lack of interest Conflict in views and values Group management problems
14. Implementing a Parent Education Program Involve parents from the start Survey or questionnaire Introduce topic at enrollment Start with a social event
15. Select a Style of Meeting Size of group All parents who want to come or parents with similar aged children Only moms or dads, or mixed genders Working or stay at home parents Grand parents
16. Teacher’s Role Acceptance, support and encouragement for all parents in a group to express themselves Objectivity to avoid taking sides in most discussions Tact, to protect each parent’s right to discuss in a non threatening enviroment. Alertness to both verbal and nonverbal responses of group members and using that feedback to guide the discussion and maintain group morale.
17. Select the Style of Meetign Lecture Small group Informal Sharing time Round robin ?????
18. Teacher’s Role Must be something you are comfortable with Acceptance, support and encouragement for all parents in a group to express themselves Objectivity to avoid taking sides in most discussions Tact, to protect each parent’ right to discuss in a nonthreatening environment. Alertness to both verbal and nonverbal responses of group member, using that feedback to guide a discussion and maintain group morale,.
19. Ice breakers Name tags Getting to know you Remember that you are dealing with parents, and we don’t want to do too kiddy things Prior existence of social network between parents