Raise Your Child, Not Your Voice

Enjoy parenting and know how to deal with conflicts rationally – without getting upset

What you’ll learn
Understand some of the great joys (and realities) of being a parent
Learn about the fundamental causes of your child’s thinking, feeling, and behaving
Understand what motivates your child, but may frustrate you
Understand why you, as a parent, control only about 50% of how your child turns out
How to develop rational thinking skills, in order to minimize your upset
Fully understand and be able to use the science tested and supported A-B-C system of emotion control
Know how to best talk to your child about taboo topics
Know the formula for talking assertively and respectfully to your child
Know the seven basic skills to control your child’s behavior
Become aware of what will come during adolescence

Requirements
The only prerequisite is an interest in helping children develop to the best of their abilities, while enjoying the process and not getting overly upset during times of conflict and disappointment

Description
Welcome parents and prospective parents.The BIG MISTAKE refers to the fact that almost all of us become parents, without any formal training. It refers to the assumption that we have, or can very easily develop, the skills required to complete two basic parenting tasks: 1) to bring up happy, healthy, well-adjusted, and achieving children, and 2) to not become an emotionally distressed parent in the process. The BIG MISTAKE suggests that the childrearing process is easy and natural. That is simply not true!In this course, you will learn about all of the basics regarding child development and child guidance, including awareness of the causes of behavior and assertive, non demanding techniques for modifying behavior in ways that will not distance your child from you. Raise Your Child, But Not Your Voice, refers to the fact that you will also learn a powerful science supported way of preventing, or reducing, your own emotional upset that often accompanies being a parent. In the end you will have skills to help you feel more competent and actually be successful, and will understand why sometimes things work out for the best and why sometimes that does not happen. The parenting skills you will learn in the course will give you the best opportunity to be happy and successful. Thank you for coming aboard.

Overview
Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Welcome! Introduction and Outline

Lecture 2 Credentials

Lecture 3 What you will not, and will get from this course

Lecture 4 Disclaimer

Section 2: The joys and realities of being a parent

Lecture 5 Joys and realities of parenting

Lecture 6 Review with Rosie: Joys and realities of parenting

Section 3: The Big Mistake about parenting

Lecture 7 Do you really need this course?

Lecture 8 Review with Rosie: The Big Mistake about parenting

Section 4: Stages of development

Lecture 9 Developmental periods

Lecture 10 Review with Rosie: Developmental periods

Section 5: Thinking, feeling, and behaving

Lecture 11 Thinking, Feeling, Doing (Behaving)

Lecture 12 Review with Rosie: Thinking, Feeling, Doing

Section 6: Causes of behavior: Nature and Nurture

Lecture 13 Approaches to Causes of Behavior and Personality Development

Lecture 14 The Big Five personality traits

Lecture 15 Nature and nurture as causes of behavior

Lecture 16 Review with Rosie: Approaches to Causes of Behavior

Section 7: Motivation: Needs, wants, and frustration

Lecture 17 Motivation: Needs, Wants, and Frustration

Lecture 18 Review with Rosie: Motivation, Needs, Wants, and Frustration

Section 8: Emotions

Lecture 19 Emotions

Lecture 20 Review with Rosie: Emotions

Section 9: The A B C model of emotion control

Lecture 21 A – B- C Model of Emotion Control

Lecture 22 Review with Rosie: A – B – C Model of Emotion Control

Section 10: Make changes in irrational thinking

Lecture 23 Make Changes in Irrational Thinking – Steps 1 & 2

Lecture 24 Make Changes in Irrational Thinking – Part B: steps 3 & 4

Lecture 25 Review with Rosie: Make Changes in Irrational Thinking

Section 11: Talking to your child about taboo topics

Lecture 26 Talking to Your Child About Taboo Topics

Lecture 27 Review with Rosie: Talking to Your Child About Taboo Topics

Section 12: Assertively and respectfully talking to your child

Lecture 28 Assertively and Respectfully Talking to Your Child

Lecture 29 Review with Rosie: Assertively and Respectfully Talking to Your Child

Section 13: Behavior change techniques

Lecture 30 Behavior Change Techniques

Lecture 31 Review with Rosie: Behavior Change Techniques

Section 14: Adolescence is coming

Lecture 32 Adolescence is Coming

Lecture 33 Review with Rosie: Adolescence is Coming

Section 15: Review and Conclusions

Lecture 34 Review and Conclusions

This course is for parents who want to know how to raise children while minimizing personal upset