September 2007   E-Newsletter


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Dear Parent Program Group Leaders,

I am very pleased to announce the revised editions of the School Age Basic and the Advance Parent programs! We spent a number of months getting just the right new vignettes showing older children, and we think you will really enjoy using them. I have also nearly finished an exciting brand new program for parents of Babies and Toddlers, which people have been requesting for years now.

Soon, too, we will have the Basic program revised, with more vignettes for preschool families. Then we will have comprehensive programs spanning the ages of birth to 12. We hope you’re as excited as we are!
                       Regards, Carolyn

 

New September 2007 Updated and Fully Revised Programs for Children Ages 6-12 Years on DVD

We have recently released the revised and updated new video vignettes (VHS and DVD) and leader’s manual for the School Age and Advance Programs. Programs have been expanded to include children ages 6-12 years. Vignettes include multi-cultural parents including Hispanic, African American, Asian and Caucasian mothers and fathers.

Program Eight: Supporting Your Child’s Education (4 Parts)

  • Showing interest in school and homework
  • Coaching children’s math and spelling homework
  • Promoting reading skills
  • Motivating children who are discouraged
  • Setting up predictable after school homework routines

Program Nine: Promoting Positive Behaviors in School Age Children (4 Parts)
Topics include parents:

  • Building positive relationships with children through “special time” including parents participating in outside sports, cooking, reading, games and special projects with children
  • Using academic and persistence coaching to encourage children’s continued efforts with a difficult or frustrating task
  • Coaching children’s social and emotional self-regulation skills
  • Promoting positive sibling interactions and family teamwork
  • Understanding ways to promote children’s positive cultural identity
  • Involving other family members in helping children feel cared for

Program Ten: Reducing Inappropriate Behaviors in School Age Children (4 Parts)

  • Monitoring and setting up after-school routines
  • Establishing family rules, responsibilities and routines
  • Setting limits around computer and TV use
  • Being respectful and clear with limit setting
  • Practicing how to take a time out to calm down
  • Talking to children about drugs and alcohol
  • Monitoring children’s whereabouts
  • Imposing logical consequences for breaking household rules
  • Supporting children’s homework routine and school success
 

New October 2007 Updated and Fully Revised Advance Programs in DVD

  • Family communication skills
  • Single parents problem solving and getting support
  • Learning strategies to cope with stress, anger and depression
  • Learning how to collaborate with teachers to help children succeed in school
  • Planning for successful parent-teacher conferences
  • Using 5 problem solving steps to develop children’s behavior plans
  • Parents teaching children to problem solve
  • Family problem solving meetings regarding household chores, morning and after school routines, homework, computer use, and drug use
 

Coming Fall 2007 New Baby and Toddler Programs (0-3 years)

 		 Stay tuned for more information!
 

Coming January 2008 Updated and Fully Revised Preschool Programs 1-5 (ages 3-6 years)

We have revised and updated VHS and DVD for the Basic Preschool Program. Vignettes include families representing multi-cultural groups including Hispanic, African American, Asian and Caucasian mothers and fathers. New topics include:
  • Social and emotional coaching
  • Academic and persistence coaching to promote school readiness skills
  • Understanding how to cope with children’s tantrums and defiance
  • Helping children learn emotional self-regulation
  • Training children for cooperative behavior - in the grocery store, while on the telephone, dressing, or being out in public
  • Using child-directed approaches to promote learning in a variety of situations including- cooking together, setting and clearing the table, dish washing
  • Learning self-care hygiene routines including teeth brushing, flossing, bathing and hand washing routines
  • Establishing predictable routines including dressing in the mornings, getting ready for school, going to bed, doing homework, and handling separations and reunions
  • Promoting enjoyable family mealtimes and polite meal time manners
  • Fostering children’s responsible behavior
  • Building positive sibling interactions and family teamwork
  • Understanding ways to promote children’s positive cultural identity
  • Involving other family members in helping children feel cared for

 

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