Learn tools to help you work “with” your child. In this 4-session series offered by Youth Eastside Services for parents of children under 12, parents will learn how to:
• Practice mutual respect to defuse power struggles.
• Use genuine encouragement and strengthen the bond with your child.
• Communicate so both you and your child feel listened to.
Week 1: Building the Parenting Foundation
• Learn which discipline styles are most effective
• Understand how development influences parenting
• Examine the role of temperament
Week 2: Developing Emotion Management Skills
• Understand emotions and the role they play in parenting
• Cultivate an ally relationship with your child
• Understand what motivates your child’s behavior
Week 3: Talking So Your Children Will Listen
• Improve family communication—what helps, what hurts
• Use family meetings and family agreements
• Address your children’s misbehavior by examining their thinking
Week 4: Be a Happier Parent While Building Children’s Life Skills
• Barriers to effective parenting
• What kids need to succeed
• Simplicity parenting
Instructor: Jennifer Watanabe is a parent coach and certified Positive Discipline parenting educator. The mother of two teenage sons, she has been teaching parenting classes at Bellevue College for 15 years.
