Summary
How do parents raise children who are happy, successful, and able to thrive in our fast-paced society?
This nine-session curriculum provide parents with strategies they can use to ensure their children are emotionally prepared to face any challenges or setbacks life may throw at them. Perfect for parent-education programs, the chapters in the manual and their corresponding video segments cover the seven key guidelines to raising resilient children:
- Developing a positive parental mindset
- Teaching and conveying empathy
- Rewriting negative scripts
- Disciplining in ways that promote self-discipline and self-worth
- Teaching children to make decisions and solve problems
- Loving children in ways that help them to feel special and appreciated
- Learning from mistakes
In-class and at-home activities help parents recognize the crucial role they play in their children’s emotional health while real-life examples illustrate how to nurture the inner-strength children need to confront daily challenges and demands.
After completing the Raising Resilient Children curriculum, parents will have the skills they need to accomplish their most important job — raising a confident, self-reliant child!
Contents
About the Authors
Section i: The Guide
Chapter 1: Why Resilience, Why Now?
Chapter 2: The Mindset of Parents Fostering Resilience: The Seven Guideposts
Chapter 3: An Overview of the Parenting Program: Form and Function
Section ii: The Curriculum
Week 1: The Dreams and Wishes of Parents
Week 2: Teaching and Conveying Empathy
Week 3: Changing the Words of Parenting: Rewriting Negative Scripts
Week 4: Disciplining in Ways that Promote Self-Discipline and Self-Worth
Week 5: Teaching Children to Make Decisions and Solve Problems
Week 6: Loving Children in Ways that Help Them to Feel Special and Appreciated
Week 7: Learning from Mistakes
Week 8: Experiencing Success: Nurturing Islands of Competence
Week 9: Hope and Courage
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