THRIVE Parenting Course
Course Features
Interactive Elements:
Each session includes psycho education as well as interactive elements such as watching video clips, group discussions, role-playing, and practical exercises to reinforce learning and encourage application of strategies in real-life situations.
Resources and Support:
Participants will have access to additional resources, including reading materials.
Questionnaires:
- Eyberg
- Social competency
- Attachment screen (parent and child)
- Temperament screen (parent and child)
- Stress screen
Course Overview
Duration: 12 Weeks
Frequency: Once a week
Session Length: 2 hours per session
Format: Interactive workshops including presentations, group discussions, and
practical exercises.
Session Breakdown
Week 1: Getting to know each other and understanding the journey
- Time: 2 hours
- Introduction to each other and the course (45minutes)
- Nature vs nurture – Epigenetics (75 minutes)
- Impact of Attachment and temperament
Week 2: Life stressors
- Time: 2 hours
- Reflections on last week’s discussion (30 minutes)
- Understanding impact of stress (45 minutes)
- Mindfulness and self care (45 minutes)
Week 3: Understanding my child
- Time: 2 hours
- Reflections on last week’s discussion (30 minutes)
- Developmental milestones (60 minutes)
- Discussion on how different temperaments effect family dynamics (30 minutes)
Week 4: Introduction to Parenting toolbox :Relationship and trust
- Time: 2 hours
- Reflections on last week’s discussion (30 minutes)
- Hopes and dreams for you child (30 minutes)
- Relationship and trust (30 minutes)
- The importance of play (30 minutes)
Week 5: Parenting Toolbox: Child led Play and behavior descriptions
- Time: 2 hours
- Reflections on last week’s discussion (30 minutes)
- Child led play (30 minutes)
- Enjoyment and Imitation (30 minutes)
- Behavior description (30 minutes)
Week 6: Parenting Toolbox: Praise and redirection
- Time: 2 hours
- Reflections on last week’s discussion (30 minutes)
- Praise (45 minutes)
- Redirection (45 minutes)
Week 7: Parenting toolbox: Emotional Intelligence and Regulation
- Time: 2 hours
- Reflections on last week’s discussion (30 minutes)
- Emotion development (30 minutes)
- Emotion coaching (30 minutes)
- Exercises to develop emotional awareness and regulation skills (30 minutes)
Week 8: Parenting toolbox: Social Skills
- Time: 2 hours
- Reflections on last week’s discussion (30 minutes)
- Social development(30 minutes)
- Fostering social skills and friendships (30 minutes)
- Balancing screen time and social development (30 minutes)
Week 9: Parenting Toolbox: Problem-Solving
- Time: 2 hours
- Reflections on last week’s discussion (30 minutes)
- Tools on coaching effective problem-solving : Validation (60 minutes)
- Supporting the development of resilience. (30 minutes)
Week 10: Parenting Toolbox: Setting boundaries
- Time: 2 hours
- Reflections on last week’s discussion (30 minutes)
- Commands (30 minutes)
- Routines (30 minutes)
- Consequences (30 minutes)
Week 11: Parenting toolbox: Setting boundaries
- Time: 2 hours
- Reflections on last week’s discussion (30 minutes)
- Following through on commands (30 minutes)
- Coaching compliance and calming down. (60 minutes)
Week 12: Parenting toolbox: Setting boundaries
- Time: 2 hours
- Reflections on the course (60 minutes)
- Celebration (60 minutes)