Develop strategies and techniques to work successfully with your child
Increase your repertoire of parenting skills so you can respond effectively to parenting challenges that arise. (Examples: Tantrums, whining, aggressive behavior, sibling rivalry, refusal to comply with simple request.)
Discover and refine your own parenting style that will work for you
Resolve parenting style conflicts, so both parents are on the same page
Discover if your parenting style is more permissive, authoritarian or authoritative
Find the balance between parenting with too little responsiveness and/or too much “demandingness”
Utilizes a strength based model for problem solving
Build your confidence as a parent so that you can respond with assertive parenting when discipline situations arise
Help you get out of a cycle of negative interactions or alleviate the feeling that you are fighting a losing battle
Foster the skills and courage to address the parts of your daily routine that you have begun to dread
Build your self esteem as a parent, so that you don’t feel so vulnerable and criticized by unsolicited parenting advice
Reduce your STRESS!
Benefits for your Child:
Children will have realistic expectations set by you as you enhance your understanding your child’s evolving development
Child will be able to understand and respond to developmentally based age appropriate expectations set by the parent
Children will be able to follow routines that you have established that will work for both of you
Children will benefit from increased consistency and predictability
Children will experience an increased the number of positive interactions with you
Children will experience a spirit of cooperation and teamwork fostered by you
Child’s self esteem will increase exuding a sense of “I can do it!” and “My parents’ think I am a terrific kid.”
Child will develop a sense of appreciation for all that you do as a parent
