IT’S TIME TO EMBRACE THE JOY OF PARENTING!

Millions of parents have achieved success with Active Parenting—and you can, too! Written by parenting expert (and father) Dr. Michael Popkin, this class is designed for parents of children ages 5 to 12. It will help you learn ways to raise responsible children who are able to resist negative peer pressure. Over the course of six sessions, you’ll learn non-violent discipline techniques plus effective communication and encouragement skills to build a solid foundation for the upcoming teen years.

Here’s what you’ll be learning:

Session I: The Active Parent

Session III: Responsibility & Discipline

Session II: Cooperation & Communication

Styles of parenting
The method of choice
How brain development affects children’s behaviour and decision-making

Session II: Cooperation & Communication

Session III: Responsibility & Discipline

Session II: Cooperation & Communication

Who owns the problem?
Using active communication
Feelings, empathy, and problem-solving

Session III: Responsibility & Discipline

Session IV: Building Courage & Self-Esteem

Effective non-violent discipline
“I” messages
Logical consequences

Session IV: Building Courage & Self-Esteem

Session V: Understanding and Redirecting Misbehavior

Session IV: Building Courage & Self-Esteem

The Think-Feel-Do Cycle
The power of encouragement

Session V: Understanding and Redirecting Misbehavior

Why children misbehave
Eliminating power struggles
Handling anger
Problem-solving with FLAC (as seen on “Oprah”)

Session VI: Active Parenting for School Success

Session V: Understanding and Redirecting Misbehavior

7 Smart Things for School Success
Structuring homework time
Family talks
How to start now to prevent future use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs

IT’S TIME TO EMBRACE THE JOY OF PARENTING!

Here’s what you’ll be learning:

Session I: The Active Parent

Session III: Responsibility & Discipline

Session II: Cooperation & Communication

Session II: Cooperation & Communication

Session III: Responsibility & Discipline

Session II: Cooperation & Communication

Session III: Responsibility & Discipline

Session III: Responsibility & Discipline

Session IV: Building Courage & Self-Esteem

Session IV: Building Courage & Self-Esteem

Session V: Understanding and Redirecting Misbehavior

Session IV: Building Courage & Self-Esteem

Session V: Understanding and Redirecting Misbehavior

Session V: Understanding and Redirecting Misbehavior

Session V: Understanding and Redirecting Misbehavior

Session VI: Active Parenting for School Success

Session V: Understanding and Redirecting Misbehavior

Session V: Understanding and Redirecting Misbehavior

Sample video from Active Parenting 4th Edition