parenting session 2
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Session 2 powerpointTRANSCRIPT
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