Effective Discipline Strategies for Parents

CEUs: 0.35

Related Topics (Parenting Series):

• Demystifying Adolescence

• Essential Communication Skills for Parents

Length: One 4-hour session

Instructor: Cornelius

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this program, you will be able to:

• Identify your style of discipline.

• Implement effective discipline strategies.

• Know the 7 tools essential to the parenting process.

Course Outline:

I.     Introductions and group needs assessment

II.    Orientation to effective parenting

        A.   Contemporary parenting issues

        B.   Essential ingredients for growing healthy children

III.  Discipline

        A.   The importance of discipline in growing healthy children

        B.   Goals of discipline      

        C.   The harm done by too little discipline

        D.   The harm done by the wrong kind of discipline

        E.   Getting it right:  what, how much, when

IV.  Practice, practice, practice

        A.   Who’s in charge?  Taking back control

        B.   Discipline and the “willful” child

        C.   Discipline and sibling rivalry

V.   Support systems and stress management