Session One
• Understanding our Beliefs about Children’s Misbehavior
• Paradigm Shifts and Our Role as a Parent
• Emotional Bank Accounts, Love Languages and Our Relationships
• Factors that Influence a Child’s Personality
• Redirecting Sibling/Peer Rivalry and Fighting
• Maintaining Parental Composure and Our Parental Response
• The Impact of Corporal Punishment
• Taking Care of Ourselves

Session Two
• Encouragement and Praise
• How We Discourage Children and Becoming an Encouraging Parent
• Effective Communication Skills
• Messages We Communicate to Our Children and Positive Alternative Messages
• Styles of Parenting
• Building Self-Esteem

Session Three
• Identifying and Redirecting the Four Mistaken Goals

Session Four
• Handling Children’s Feelings
• The Impact of Punishment
• Six Skills for Gaining Results without Punishment
• Logical and Natural Consequences
• Six Skills for Family Team Building
• Conflict Resolution

Session Five
• Parenting as a Team
• Eleven Ways to Promote Agreement Among Couples
• Course Review
• Course Graduation