Lesson Tag: communication
Mental Health Literacy for Parents: The Basics
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Mental Health Literacy is the ability to prevent, recognize and cope with mental health conditions. Parents with Mental Health Literacy recognize that their own mental health affects their children’s well-being and that children’s behavior is sometimes a call for help. Because mental health disorders are the most common diseases of childhood, our children need us to understand the ways that we can help.
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Mental Health Literacy is the ability to prevent, recognize and cope with mental health conditions. Parents with Mental Health Literacy recognize that their own mental health affects their children’s well-being and that children’s behavior is sometimes a call for help. Because mental health disorders are the most common diseases of childhood, our children need us to understand the ways that we can help.
How Your Childhood May Affect Your Parenting Behavior
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Parents are vulnerable to passing on to their children unhealthy patterns of the past. Understanding your own childhood - both the positive and difficult experiences - can prevent us from recreating the harm to our children that was done to us.
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Parents are vulnerable to passing on to their children unhealthy patterns of the past. Understanding your own childhood – both the positive and difficult experiences – can prevent us from recreating the harm to our children that was done to us.
Family Rules and Routines for Better Behavior
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Children thrive on clear and consistent expectations and boundaries but family conflict often starts with rules they feel are unfair or unreasonable. The key to setting the stage for cooperation is to include your entire family in conversations about needs and expectations in a way that makes your child feel heard and respected even when they don’t get exactly what they want.
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Children thrive on clear and consistent expectations and boundaries but family conflict often starts with rules they feel are unfair or unreasonable. The key to setting the stage for cooperation is to include your entire family in conversations about needs and expectations in a way that makes your child feel heard and respected even when they don’t get exactly what they want.
Help Your Child with Autism to Make Friends
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Does your child have trouble making and keeping friends?
Are you unsure about how to help?
We all hope that our children will make meaningful connections with peers and mentors. When they struggle with making friends it is difficult not to worry. Often, our first instinct is to try to teach specific social skills and manners but the truth is that strong relationships come from the inside out. What we call charisma can be broken down into empathy and confidence. Self-awareness and self-acceptance are the foundation of your child’s social life.
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Does your child have trouble making and keeping friends?
Are you unsure about how to help?
We all hope that our children will make meaningful connections with peers and mentors. When they struggle with making friends it is difficult not to worry. Often, our first instinct is to try to teach specific social skills and manners but the truth is that strong relationships come from the inside out. What we call charisma can be broken down into empathy and confidence. Self-awareness and self-acceptance are the foundation of your child’s social life.
Perfectionism: Hidden Barrier to Wellbeing
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It has been said that perfectionism is a trait that makes life an endless report card on accomplishments or appearances. The tendency toward perfectionism has increased significantly among young people over the past 30 years. It can be associated with depression, anxiety, eating disorders and even suicide. The needs to feel accepted and to be cared about tend to drive perfectionism and without treatment, may get worse over time.
Perfectionists strive for flawlessness in themselves and/or in others. If you’re wondering whether you have these tendencies, the chances are that you do to one degree or another.
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It has been said that perfectionism is a trait that makes life an endless report card on accomplishments or appearances. The tendency toward perfectionism has increased significantly among young people over the past 30 years. It can be associated with depression, anxiety, eating disorders and even suicide. The needs to feel accepted and to be cared about tend to drive perfectionism and without treatment, may get worse over time.
Perfectionists strive for flawlessness in themselves and/or in others. If you’re wondering whether you have these tendencies, the chances are that you do to one degree or another.
Building an Extraordinary Relationship with your Teen through Everyday Conversations
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Conversation is a pathway to developing and sustaining a healthy and trusting relationship with your child. Hormones, attitude, and personality? Welcome to the tween and teen years. Learn to parent your independent, emerging adult, while still nurturing the playful child. You will have the opportunity to explore and prepare for real-life situations.
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Conversation is a pathway to developing and sustaining a healthy and trusting relationship with your child. Hormones, attitude, and personality? Welcome to the tween and teen years. Learn to parent your independent, emerging adult, while still nurturing the playful child. You will have the opportunity to explore and prepare for real-life situations.
Talking to Your Teen About Sex and Sexuality
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Your child’s sexuality is part of their identity, and it’s important to talk about it. We know it can be uncomfortable to talk about sex and sexuality with your child, and we also know how important it is to support their confidence and positive and meaningful relationships. This course is designed to help you have these difficult and important conversations and help you and your child be sex positive - embracing that sexuality is a part of humanity. We will talk about:
- Stepping out of the comfort zone
- Supporting your child’s identity and relationships
- Consent
- Safety and Assault
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Your child’s sexuality is part of their identity, and it’s important to talk about it. We know it can be uncomfortable to talk about sex and sexuality with your child, and we also know how important it is to support their confidence and positive and meaningful relationships. This course is designed to help you have these difficult and important conversations and help you and your child be sex positive – embracing that sexuality is a part of humanity. We will talk about:
- Stepping out of the comfort zone
- Supporting your child’s identity and relationships
- Consent
- Safety and Assault
LGBTQ+: What Do All Those Letters Mean?
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- Not sure what the difference is between sexual orientation and gender identity?
- Confused by terms your child might be using, like pansexual, queer, transgender, or nonbinary?
- Feeling the need for some guidance about how to positively respond to your child?
There are many ways youth may be talking about their sexual orientation or gender identity that might be new or confusing for parents. Having a basic understanding of the words being used, along with some helpful ways to respond, can assist you in supporting your child.
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- Not sure what the difference is between sexual orientation and gender identity?
- Confused by terms your child might be using, like pansexual, queer, transgender, or nonbinary?
- Feeling the need for some guidance about how to positively respond to your child?
There are many ways youth may be talking about their sexual orientation or gender identity that might be new or confusing for parents. Having a basic understanding of the words being used, along with some helpful ways to respond, can assist you in supporting your child.
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
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- Does the idea of talking with your child about sexual orientation feel difficult or even a little scary?
- Are you confused about the changing ways that many in our society see these issues?
- Feeling the need for some guidance about how to support your child?
The issues of sexual orientation can be daunting for both kids and parents. Your child will look to you for guidance about how to feel and act. This class will help you prepare for an open, ongoing dialogue with your child or teen that is candid, authentic and supportive.
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- Does the idea of talking with your child about sexual orientation feel difficult or even a little scary?
- Are you confused about the changing ways that many in our society see these issues?
- Feeling the need for some guidance about how to support your child?
The issues of sexual orientation can be daunting for both kids and parents. Your child will look to you for guidance about how to feel and act. This class will help you prepare for an open, ongoing dialogue with your child or teen that is candid, authentic and supportive.
Parenting teens: Power struggles or effective discipline_10-12-21
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Studies show that youth who feel they can talk with their parents are less likely to engage in risky behaviors such as The adolescent brain assesses risk differently and teens get bored more easily. These are just a few of the changes taking place in your adolescent’s brain that might make communication and safety a lot more challenging. This class will provide parents with important information about teen brain development and practical strategies to help teens stay safe as well as grow and thrive.
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Studies show that youth who feel they can talk with their parents are less likely to engage in risky behaviors such as The adolescent brain assesses risk differently and teens get bored more easily. These are just a few of the changes taking place in your adolescent’s brain that might make communication and safety a lot more challenging. This class will provide parents with important information about teen brain development and practical strategies to help teens stay safe as well as grow and thrive.