parenting session 2

WELCOME!

Review

• Observe ways your child acts like you (how far is your apple from your tree?)

• Think about how you were disciplined as a child……has that influenced how you discipline your child?

Cycle of Life

Birth

Early Childhood

Later Childhood

Adulthood

Elder hood

Choices

Rites of Passage

Mentors

Group Discussion

• Get together and discuss amongst each other your “rite of passage”

Spiritual Rite of Passage

Special Time

Discussion

• What are some things we can do during special time with our kids?

• What information do we share with our kids?

• What are times you and your child are together that can turn into special time?

• Why would it be important to have special time at the same time every day/week?

Brainstorm• Situation A: There is one parent and more than

one child

• Situation B: One child interrupts while the other is having special time

• Situation C:Our child does not want to play or talk to us

• Situation D:Our child raises issues in which we want to respond (i.e. teen girl having sex)

Discipline

Clear Instructions

Group Discussion

• Create a scenario of giving a child unclear directions and possible outcomes.

Review

• Cycle of Life

• Special Time

• Personal rite of passage

• Spiritual rite of passage

• Clear instructions

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• Nature of humans

• Unique characteristics and temperament

• Behavior and attention charting

• Physical and mental rite of passage