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PARENTING SKILLS

Duration

10 Months

Prerequisites

None

Requirements

None

Course Summary

Parenting Essentials covers preparing for parenthood, roles, nurturing environments, positive strategies, and communication. Students explore careers supporting families, debunk myths, and create optimal environments for children. Ideal for future parents and caregivers.

MAJOR TOPICS AND CONCEPTS

  • Defining parenting and related terminology
  • Assessing the roles, responsibilities and rewards involved in being a parent.
  • Differentiating diverse family units in society.
  • Comparing the differences between lifestyles of today and the past
  • Analyzing ways of strengthening the family unit.
  • Explaining ways to assist family members and caregivers in managing stress.
  • Describing characteristics of nurturing parents and family members
  • Defining family, multicultural and ethnic diversity.
  • Defining cultural bias, stereotypes and prejudices and determine how each limits and/or interferes with effective parenting.
  • Identifying various types of abuse, neglect and trauma and the effects they have on a child’s development and health
  • Analyzing and determine similarities and differences among multicultural families.
  • Analyzing the positive and negative reasons for having children.
  • Determining the attitudes and characteristics that would indicate personal readiness for parenthood.
  • Describing the myths and realities of parenthood.
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