FACE Family Circle Planner



FACE Family Circle Planner

|Format: Presentation |

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|Topic/purpose(s): Using parenting behaviors to support developmental topics |

|Ages: Adult |

Title (make it catchy!): HELP! Supporting Parents through Developmental Topics with Parenting Behaviors

Date and time: _________________________ Number of participants expected: ____________

Location/room arrangements: _____________________________________________________

Child care arrangements: Childcare will need to be provided

|Parent educator resources Parenting Behaviors, Developmental Topics |

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|Parent handouts Parenting Around Development, Parenting Makes a Difference, Parenting Behaviors Impact a Child’s Development |

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|Materials Markers and Name Tags |

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Process

I. Welcome (rapport-building)

Introduce the FACE Family Circle Kit-“We will be looking at challenges most parents face and discussing parenting behaviors to support you and your child through those challenges. Have you ever caught yourself having a food fight with a 2 year old? Have you ever been up at 3 am watching your child play with his cars because he refused to sleep? There are some things we can do as parents to help children get through those developmentally appropriate struggles and in return experience a little peace ourselves. I think of it a balancing act between child development and parenting skills.” (pass out the Parenting Behaviors Impact a Child’s Development)Discuss parent handout. As a reference pass out the parent handouts, Parenting Makes a Difference and Parenting Around Development. These parent handouts will give a definition to Developmental Topics and Parenting Behaviors. Review these parent handouts and ask for questions.

Agree as a group to be fully focused on today’s FACE Family Circle task. If the FACE Family Circle is well attended divide into groups of 4 participants. Each group will receive a set of parenting behaviors cards.

Explain that today you are going to read a scenario of a developmental topic (developmental topic scenarios). Each group will then find a parenting behavior(s) (parenting behavior cards) that can support the child during the challenge. Ask groups to explain why they choose the parenting behavior(s) and how it might look to support the child during the challenge. Ask if there are any questions before you begin.

II. Observation. At some point during the group meeting, help parents become good observers of their children. Build in opportunities for parents to practice observing, share previous

observations, or make plans to observe specific skills and behaviors after the group meeting.

As parents review the parenting behaviors and developmental topics ask families to reflect on developmental topics that have been a challenge for the family or ask what parenting behavior they feel is a strength/challenge.

III. Discussion. Incorporate, as appropriate, child development and parenting information.

Read the scenario and allow time for the group to discuss which parenting behavior(s) they have chosen. Ask each table to share their choice(s) and why. You will also ask how they envision the scenario will play out. If time allows ask participants if they are experiencing a challenge with their child now and as a group help to support with the parenting behaviors.

IV. Parent-child activities OR Parent-parent activities

A. Rationale. Tell parents why these activities are important.

All families face challenging development with each child. By becoming familiar with parenting behaviors parents can approach developmental topics with direction. This will lead to less stress and prepare families for upcoming challenges.

B. Parent-child interactions (Describe the activities, including directions to be given to parents)

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Parent-parent interactions (Describe the activities and/or give some sample lead-in questions to help facilitate group discussion.

Read the scenario and allow time for the group to discuss which parenting behavior(s) they have chosen. Ask each table to share their choice(s) and why. You will also ask how they envision the scenario will play out. If time allows ask participants if they are experiencing a challenge with their child now and as a group help to support with the parenting behaviors.

V. Closing (Summary)

Ask parents to share what they have learned, liked, disliked about the activity.

Give the parents an opportunity to reflect on a challenge they are currently experiencing and support families with using specific parenting behaviors for the challenge.

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