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Class Schedule:
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Parenting the Challenging / Spirited Child
(for parents of 3½–7½ year olds)
This class is taught three times a year: fall, winter, and spring. Usually, classes meet one evening a week for eight weeks, 7:00–9:00 p.m.
The current class began on Tuesday, April 13, 2010.
Click here for details on class dates and times.
Send an email to be notified when registration opens for the next class.
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Class Location:
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Seattle: These classes are located in Seattle in a central location, close to I-5, so that parents can come from many locations in the Puget Sound area.
The classes will be held at the Seattle Healing Arts Center (map). Parking is available across the street for a minimal cost. Sorry, no childcare is available.
Out-of-town Sites: Weekend workshops can be arranged with the instructor at national/international locations. Please call or email the instructor for further information.
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Class Size:
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The class size ranges from 10-24 people.
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Class Cost:
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Class cost includes a one-hour post-class session with the instructor.
The cost for one parent is $245, for two parents is $365.
The $50 non-refundable deposit is subtracted from the total cost.
The instructor will gladly discuss reduced tuition for those parents who could not otherwise take this class. Please call or email the instructor to make arrangements before registration.
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Book Cost:
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The textbook for the class is The Incredible Years, by Carolyn Webster-Stratton. It is sold on the first day of class for $22.00, or you may purchase it through the University of Washington Book Store. The class notebook, reading materials, and refreshments are provided by the course instructor.
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COURSE OUTLINE |
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Session One:
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Building a Positive Relationship with your Child / Having Fun Together
- Introduction to the Program
- On Temperament / It is no one's fault!
- Negative and Positive Scripting
- How/Why to Play With Your Child
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Session Two:
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Bringing Out the Best in Your Child / Praise, Appreciation, and Positive Attention
- The Connection/Attention Principle
- How's and Why's of Appreciation / External to Internal self-esteem
- Self-praise and Couple Praise
- What do I want to Change / Small steps, positively stated
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Session Three:
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Beyond Behavior / Developing Wonderful Qualities in Your Child
- Specific, Directed, and Quality-Building Appreciations
- The Importance of Narrative: The stories you tell about your family
- Building Blocks of a Healthy Home Life
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Session Four:
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Motivating Your Child
- Tangible Rewards
- Leverage / First…Then
- Lean, not saturated / Earning rather than taking away
- Ignoring…the Attention Principle Revisited
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Session Five:
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Emotional Intelligence: The Key to Happiness
- Using a vocabulary of Feelings
- Listening and Speaking
- Friendship Talk
- Courtesy at Home
- Common Rituals of Connection
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Session Six:
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Establishing Safe Ways to Express Frustration and Anger
- What is a Safe House
- Taking the No More Violence Pledge
- Prevention
- Self-Calming
- Emergency Measures
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Session Seven:
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Effective Limit Setting / It is Okay to Be in Charge
- What are the Important Rules/Values in Our Family?
- Running a Benign Dictatorship; It is Okay to Be in Charge
- The Decision Making Grid
- Short term pain / Long term gain
- Mushy vs. Clear Limits=External to Internal Controls
- The Magic Triad: Strong warmth, strong communication, strong limits
- Creating opportunities for disappointment
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Session Eight:
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Setting External Limits
- Giving Clear Commands
- Time-Out
- Logical Consequences / How to Help Your Child Be Successful
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Session Nine:
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Problem Solving as a Way of Life
- Transparency
- Brain storming / Welcoming Ideas
- Siblings and Play Dates
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Session Ten:
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Finishing up our Conversation
- Pep Talk and Reminders
- Identifying what you have learned
- Food and photos to share
- Final Evaluation
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Note to Parents: While most subjects in the outline will be
discussed, the in-depth nature of the class means that some topics
may be left out and others may be added depending on class needs and time constraints. |
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COURSE OUTLINE |
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Session One:
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Building a Positive Relationship with your Child / Having Fun Together
- Introduction to the Program
- Negative and Positive Scripting
- How/Why to Play With Your Child
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Session Two:
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Bringing Out the Best in Your Child / Praise, Appreciation, and Positive Attention
- The Connection/Attention Principle
- How's and Why's of Appreciation / External to Internal self-esteem
- Self-praise and Couple Praise
- What do I want to Change / Small steps, positively stated
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Session Three:
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Beyond Behavior / Developing Wonderful Qualities in Your Child
- Specific, Directed, and Quality-Building Appreciations
- The Importance of Narrative: The stories you tell about your family
- Building Blocks of a Healthy Home Life
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Session Four:
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Motivating Your Child
- Tangible Rewards
- Leverage / First…Then
- Lean, not saturated / Earning rather than taking away
- Ignoring…the Attention Principle Revisited
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Session Five:
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Emotional Intelligence: The Key to Happiness
- Using a vocabulary of Feelings
- Listening and Speaking
- Friendship Talk
- Courtesy at Home
- Common Rituals of Connection
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Session Six:
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Establishing Safe Ways to Express Frustration and Anger
- What is a Safe House
- Taking the No More Violence Pledge
- Prevention
- Self-Calming
- Emergency Measures
- Sibling Relations
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Session Seven:
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Effective Limit Setting / It is Okay to Be in Charge
- What are the Important Rules/Values in Our Family?
- Running a Benign Dictatorship; It is Okay to Be in Charge
- The Decision Making Grid
- Short term pain / Long term gain
- Mushy vs. Clear Limits=External to Internal Controls
- Creating opportunities for disappointment
- Giving Clear Commands
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Session Eight:
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Problem Solving as a Way of Life
- Helping Your Child Be Successful / A Different Slant on Logical Consequences
- Brain storming / Welcoming Ideas
- Evaluations
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Note to Parents: While most subjects in the outline will be
discussed, the in-depth nature of the class means that some topics
may be left out and others may be added depending on class needs and time constraints. |
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