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Positive Discipline Class – Misbehavior Detectives

Friday, October 16th, 2009

I’ll be teaching another parenting class sponsored by PRIDE starting on October 27 and running through November 17. The class, “Misbehavior Detectives” meets from 6:30 – 8:30 pm on Tuesday evenings.

Misbehavior Detectives

Understanding the Beliefs Behind Your Child’s Misbehavior 

 

 

Use your emotions as clues to reveal the
main reasons for most misbehavior.
This problem solving workshop will
help parents take a closer look at misbehavior
to develop new long term
strategies for teaching children
problem solving skills, responsibility
and recovery skills.PRIDE is a part of the Greenville Hospital System
Brookwood Church kindly donates the meeting space for the PRIDE Parenting Enrichment Workshops.

Location: Brookwood Church
580 Brookwood Point Place
Simpsonville, SC

 

 


Cost $10.00
To Register, go to www.brookwoodchurch.org/brookwoodu or call 864-688-8242
Childcare is available for a nominal charge through Brookwood Church
The PRIDE Parent Enrichment Series is based on the nationally recognized Positive Discipline Curriculum

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Learning About the Beliefs Behind Child Misbehavior in Parenting Workshop, “Misbehavior Detectives”

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

Last night, PRIDE kicked off another four week session of Misbehavior Detectives: Understanding the Beliefs Behind Your Child’s Misbehavior.

Twenty-nine parents and grandparents enjoyed dinner followed by two hours of interactive learning.

Workshop attendees were introduced to the mistaken goal chart and to the idea of focusing children on what they can do instead of what they can’t do. As a group, we also brainstormed solutions and ideas to help a parent solve a behavior issue at the nightly dinner table.

magnifyingglassoverfingerprint.JPGHomework

Class attendees, if you’re reading this, here’s reminder about homework:

1. Read “Part 1″ of the book, “Positive Discipline A-Z”

2. Implement your plan that you shared with your partner regarding changing “Don’t ….” statements into more specific “Do . . .” statements”.

3. Notice your feelings when your child misbehaves. Stop in the moment and zone in on what specific emotions are going on for your when your child is misbehaving.

Take Aways from Class

At the end of class, I asked parents to share one thing they were “taking away” from tonight’s class.  Here’s the list of answers.

-A better understanding of my child’s beliefs and feelings and more empathy for what’s going on in their head.

-The “Do vs. Don’t” activity sticks with me the most and I want to improve on giving more “do” directions than “don’t”

-I’m thinking about how this applies as my child gets older

-The perspective of the child when adults use “Don’t . . . ”

-I want to try some of the ideas from the Parent Helping Parent brainstorm about a child who wants a lot of the attention at the dinner table because we have that same issue at my house.

-I want to look at the Mistaken Goal Chart more to learn more about it.

-I like the part about understanding the beliefs behind the misbehavior.

- “A misbehaving child is a discouraged child” quote is what I want to remember.

- I’m encouraged that I don’t have to go around saying “no” all the time anymore.

- “I’m a child and I want to belong” quote is what I’m thinking about.

- “Misbehavior is goal oriented.”

-I want to focus on spending special time with each of my children.

-I want to give more specific directions to my children.

A New and Better Hand -Out

Another note to class attendees:  I have new Mistaken Goal Chart hand-outs for you that look much better!  I’ll give those out first thing next week.

-Kelly

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September 2008 Parenting Class – Misbehavior Detectives Class

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

Register now for the September 08 Parenting Class

September 2, 9, 16, 23

6 – 8:30 pm Tuesday Evenings

PRIDE PARENT ENRICHMENT CLASS

-MISBEHAVIOR DETECTIVES-

Understanding the Beliefs Behind Your Child’s Misbehavior

Use your emotions as clues to reveal the main reasons for most misbehavior. This problem solving workshop will help parents take a closer look at misbehavior to develop new long term strategies for teaching children problem solving skills, responsibility and recovery skills.

CHILDCARE AVAILABLE by reservation – Childcare spaces are limited to keep ratios low.
LOCATION: Simpsonville, SC 29681
TO REGISTER: Call the PRIDE Program Office at (864) 454-2102.
COST: $10 per person

 

If you’ve ever wondered “Why does my child do that?” about a misbehavior, then Misbehavior Detectives is for you. This workshop will give you a whole new understanding for your child’s behavior as well as tools for dealing with misbehaviors. There are no quick fixes in parenting. Misbehavior Detectives will teach parents how to deal with the belief behind the misbehavior. When parents only treat surface misbehaviors – SYMPTOMS, then they don’t deal with the real issue — what’s causing the symptom. Until you address the belief behind the misbehavior, you may see symptoms go away, but other new symptoms will appear in place of the old symptoms.

Find out how to read your child’s clues to find out the bottom line decisions your child is most likely making about behavior. Learn long term parenting strategies that go to the root of the problem in Misbehavior Detectives, a four week parenting class on Tuesday evenings in September.

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