Erica Thomas, Certified Parenting Instructor and Cancer Survivor and mother provides parenting classes for individuals or couples that are mandated by the courts to take complete parenting classes. Receive certificate of completion. Classes are given via one to one, in a small group, virtually and possibly in person in the future. At the end of the program or after each completed class each you will receive a certificate of completion. For more information please contact Ms. Thomas by email at liciakittsthree@gmail.com.  Details about the parenting classes that are offered are listed below:

 

Certified Parenting Classes with Certificate of Completion:                                Tools for Better Parenting

 

1. Parenting Styles and Related Child Characteristics

• Parenting Styles 

• Top Four Parenting Styles

• The Consequences of Parenting Styles

• The Influence of Sex, Ethnicity or Family Type

 

2. Understanding Who Our Children Are 

• Your Child's Developmental Stage 

• Your Child's Temperament/Your Temperament 

• Your Child in Your Family

• Your Child as a Sibling: Dealing with Rivalry

• Your Child Outside of your Family

• Your Child and Stress

 

3. Being Present- The Best Gift You Can Give Your Child is You!

• Demonstrating Love

• Staying Attentive

 

4. Role Modeling for our Children

• Your Past

• What are you modeling today? 

 

5. EmpathyEmotions and Our Life

• Why Emotions are Important

• Lack of Empathy

• Why Social Awareness is Important

• How can you learn to Be More Empathic? 

• Promoting Empathy in Your Children

• Empathic Listening

• Empathic Communication

• Acceptance

 

6. CommunicationCommunicating our Real Emotions

• Harmful Communication Patterns

• The Assertive Communication

• Send Clear Messages

• Learn How to Listen

• Express Complaints Respectfully

• The Younger Child The Older Child- Using the Magical Formula 

• Acknowledge Your Part in Conflicts

• Learning How to Communicate with Children

• Tips For Communicating with Children

 

7. Discipline

• Purpose of Discipline 

• Your Discipline Approach and Philosophy

• General Principles of Discipline

• Boundaries and Good Parenting

• Tips for Setting Boundaries

• Rewards and Consequences for Children

 

8. Stress Management

• Stress and Your Physical Health

• Stress and Your Mental Health

• Stress and the Workplace

• Parenting Stress 

• Caring for Ourselves as Parents

• Dealing with the Everyday Pressures of Parenting 

• What is Stress?

• 4 Steps to Stress Management 

• Social Support

• Ten Tips to Reducing Stress

 

9. Children and Divorce 

• Guidelines for Divorced Parents to Live By 

• Rules for Divorcing Parents

 

10. Co-Parenting, Step parenting and Single Parenting

• Co-parenting 

• General guidelines for co-parenting

• Tips for Co-parenting

• Step parenting

• Types of blended/step families 

• Becoming a Step Family

• Stepfamily Problems and Concerns 

• Single Parenting