Knowledge of Parenting and Child Development

Knowledge of Parenting and Child

Development

Knowledge of Parenting and Child Development

Children don't come with instruction booklets.

Parents and caregivers need information and strategies to support physical, cognitive, language, and social/emotional development.

Knowledge of Parenting and Child Development

Knowledge of Child Development Safe opportunities for independence Appropriate expectations Encouraging curiosity

Knowledge of Parenting Skills Respectful communication Consistent rules and expectations Authoritative parenting (balance of warmth with guidance)

Knowledge of Child Development

Risk factors for child abuse and neglect: Unrealistic expectations for a child's capabilities Lack of knowledge about typical child

development Children's different temperaments Children's circumstances Children's special needs

Knowledge of Parenting

Fundamentals of healthy parenting and caregiving: Supportive, nurturing component that includes

warmth, positivity, affection, and involvement. Guiding component that includes structure,

discipline, supervision, and setting limits.

Parenting Pyramid

Correction Teaching Parent/Child Relationship

The better parents and/or caregivers teach their children, the less correction is needed, and when it is needed, it will be a natural extension of their teaching.

Adapted from Parenting Pyramid, Arbinger Institute.

Using the Parenting Pyramid with Parents

What is the quality of my relationship with my children?

Am I correcting my children without teaching them?

Do I spend more time and energy correcting or teaching my children than strengthening my relationship with them?

How can I do a better job of teaching my children so I can spend less time correcting them?

What can I do to strengthen my relationship with

my children so they are more open to teaching and

correction?

Key

question!

Regrets and Advice from Empty-Nest Parents (more than 500)

Regret ? More Patience, Less Harshness

"I wouldn't have been so harsh."

"Don't be negative to them. Don't dwell on failures or mistakes." "Less yelling ? more hugging."

Regrets and Advice from Empty-Nest Parents (more than 500)

Advice ? More Time, More Love

"We should not have taken everything so seriously, and

had a little more fun." "Snuggle them often."

Make Time for 9!

Nine meaningful touches Nine minutes that matter

First 3 minutes after children wake up and see you First 3 minutes after coming home for the day Last 3 minutes of the day before they go to bed Nine minutes of conversation

Correction Teaching Parent/Child Relationship

Knowledge of Parenting and Child Development

Key Principles: Parents need to adjust their expectations

and rules to fit children's skills and abilities. Learn children's strengths and

build on those. Effective discipline depends on

the quality of parents' teaching; the quality of their teaching depends on the parent-child relationship. Make time for 9!

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