Myself and a colleague at another agency are partnering to find/develop a parenting class that would include the following topics:
1) Child/youth development
2) Child abuse
3) Trauma
4) Parent-Child Communication - active listening, etc.
5)Discipline techniques
6) Conflict Resolution and Refusal Skills
7)Health and Wellness
A bit of context. My colleague runs a 5-week (2-21/2 hours each) parenting class. She often encounters parents either court-ordered or referred by CYS. These parents are in the class usually because there has been some kind of violence in the home. As the course unfolds, she finds that many parents learn that their current parenting style reflects that of at least one of their own parents.' So together we want to be able to address the issues of child abuse and trauma directly within the same basic format.
Any help in pointing us toward viable resources is greatly appreciated, whether it is off-the-shelf-ready curricula or individual activities. Thank you!
- Mike
dvipec@dviolc.org