Quality
Parenting
teaches professionals to see with new eyes — to discover that
children and teens yearn to express their best selves — to develop
their highest potential. And they depend on us to help them.
Through this perspective, we discover that difficult
behavior is actually a cry for help: “Help me find a more
effective way to meet my needs.”
But parents cannot help their children unless they
are able to remain calm in the face of stress. Quality Parenting
guides parents to discover why they “lose it” emotionally
— and provides a reliable Three-Step Process to help them remain
centered. In this unique approach, professionals learn the crucial importance
of attitudes, gain valuable insights and acquire many practical skills.
A Unique Outcome
 articipants
learn to create an environment that brings out the best in everyone:
a family, classroom, or daycare center based on mutual respect. As you
learn to bring out the best in others, you inevitably discover the best
within yourself.
Who
Qualifies?
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 he training
is offered to mental health professionals, teachers, parent educators,
and day care providers.
What
Will I Learn?
Recognizing the best potential within each child or teen
Understanding and dealing
with difficult behavior
Effective child discipline: Setting limits comfortably and successfully
Staying centered under
stress: The Three-Step Process
Discovering unique
“smarts” in each child — and in yourself
Recognizing and supporting
each child’s stage of development
Communicating, listening
and planning skillfully
Being yourself: finding
a teaching or parenting style that works for you
Envisioning and creating
an environment based on mutual respect
click here for training syllabus (pdf)
How
Can I Be Trained?
 nstructor
trainings led by Dr. Val-Essen are scheduled throughout the year. To
inquire about a training for yourself or your organization, please contact
us. Flexible schedules can be arranged.
How
Can I Teach
the Quality Parenting
Program?
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raining
prepares you to teach the Quality Parenting
program. Thousands of parents of diverse cultures in the US and Europe
have benefited from these classes.
Graduates receive instructor certification and comprehensive
teaching materials, including the Leader’s Guide, Parent’s
Guide, charts and illustrations, and the book, Bring Out The Best
— In Your Child and Yourself. Materials are available in
Spanish and Dutch as well as British and American English. |
