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What Parenting
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Facts taken from “How to Evaluate Parenting Program”
by Ronald Jay Polland, PH.D.
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All parents can find something of
value in parenting programs. They
provide practical and timely advice
to all parents who want to keep
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Perfect children and perfect
families only exist in movies and on
television. Parenting programs
recognize this fact and are
designed to offer sound, practical
advice for the majority of parents
and the majority of kids.
They are mainly for parents who have
young kids or babies.
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If it seems like most of the books
and programs on parenting deal
with young kids and babies, you
are right. One reason is because
the early years of a child's life are
the most important for establishing
a sound foundation.
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This is not the 50’s. 60’s, 70’s, 80’s,
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Good parenting programs are ones
that are both reality-based and up-
to-date on what is happening with
today's families and teens.
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Most parenting programs are
educational programs. Some
educational programs have been
adapted from school-based programs.
Some educational programs are often
taught by school teachers (who may be
more used to working with kids than with
adults). These programs could cause
parents to feel as if they are back in
school that may not be a good thing.
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Typically parenting programs cover such
things as improving parent-child
communication, setting limits, teaching
responsibility, encouraging self-esteem,
promoting values, and facing a whole
host of challenges from teenage
sexuality to drug and alcohol abuse.
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These are areas that take some time to
cover effectively. Parenting programs
may run for several weeks or months at
a time and last anywhere from one to
two hours per session for up to twelve
sessions.
They do not affirm my cultural
values
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Most authors tend to write about
the culture they know best.
Because it is the predominant
culture in this country, most authors
of parenting programs and books
write about white, middle-class
families. As a result, some
parenting programs may not be
sensitive to the cultural differences
of minority populations.
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Effective parenting programs provide a
range of ideas (both new and old) that
have been tested and proven to work
with today’s children and teens. Like any
new skill, practice makes perfect.
Parenting programs encourage but
cannot control how often a parent will
practice putting new skills into use.
Again, what you get out of it is what you
put into it.
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Successful parenting programs give
parents an opportunity to learn new
information and skills that fit with their
existing beliefs about parenting and
communication.
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Programs that allow parents to relate
new ideas with existing ideas and beliefs
will have better results than programs
that treat parents as "blank slates."
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Getting parents to discuss their
own personal experiences is a
good way to have them think about
their own ideas and beliefs about
parenting. Long-term, parent
discussion groups are an effective
means for changing values and
teaching styles.
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Critics of "typical" parent education
programs feel they disregard the existing
beliefs and practices of a community
and try to impose the dominant, middle-
class cultural standards of parenting.
One way a program can avoid
pressuring parents to change is to use
respectful and sensitive professional
educators and group leaders who are
aware of the social, financial, and
emotional stresses that parents have.
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POWER SOURCE PARENTING What Parenting Programs Are Designed To Do Facts taken from How to Evaluate Parenting Program by Ronald Jay Polland, PH.D.
Myths and misconceptions about parenting programs They are only for people who do not know anything about parenting. All parents can find something of value in parenting programs. They provide practical and timely advice to all parents who want to keep pace with their ever-changing teen.
They are only for parents who have bad kids. Perfect children and perfect families only exist in movies and on television. Parenting programs recognize this fact and are designed to offer sound, practical advice for the majority of parents and the majority of kids.
They are mainly for parents who have young kids or babies. If it seems like most of the books and programs on parenting deal with young kids and babies, you are right. One reason is because the early years of a child's life are the most important for establishing a sound foundation.
They are not in touch with reality. This is not the 50 s. 60 s, 70 s, 80 s, or the 90 s Good parenting programs are ones that are both reality-based and up- to-date on what is happening with today's families and teens.
They treat parents like they were kids in school Most parenting programs are educational programs. Some educational programs have been adapted from school-based programs. Some educational programs are often taught by school teachers (who may be more used to working with kids than with adults). These programs could cause parents to feel as if they are back in school that may not be a good thing.
They take too much time to complete Typically parenting programs cover such things as improving parent-child communication, setting limits, teaching responsibility, encouraging self-esteem, promoting values, and facing a whole host of challenges from teenage sexuality to drug and alcohol abuse. These are areas that take some time to cover effectively. Parenting programs may run for several weeks or months at a time and last anywhere from one to two hours per session for up to twelve sessions.
They do not affirm my cultural values Most authors tend to write about the culture they know best. Because it is the predominant culture in this country, most authors of parenting programs and books write about white, middle-class families. As a result, some parenting programs may not be sensitive to the cultural differences of minority populations.
They do not work Effective parenting programs provide a range of ideas (both new and old) that have been tested and proven to work with today s children and teens. Like any new skill, practice makes perfect. Parenting programs encourage but cannot control how often a parent will practice putting new skills into use. Again, what you get out of it is what you put into it.
Reaching parents "where they are at" Successful parenting programs give parents an opportunity to learn new information and skills that fit with their existing beliefs about parenting and communication. Programs that allow parents to relate new ideas with existing ideas and beliefs will have better results than programs that treat parents as "blank slates."
Involving and empowering parents in the program Getting parents to discuss their own personal experiences is a good way to have them think about their own ideas and beliefs about parenting. Long-term, parent discussion groups are an effective means for changing values and teaching styles.
Making the program culturally and socially relevant Critics of "typical" parent education programs feel they disregard the existing beliefs and practices of a community and try to impose the dominant, middle- class cultural standards of parenting. One way a program can avoid pressuring parents to change is to use respectful and sensitive professional educators and group leaders who are aware of the social, financial, and emotional stresses that parents have.
