Parenting Course

What: Parenting Course

Who: Parents of children ages 2-8 years

When: To be determined,  10 sessions, 90 minutes sessions for 10 consecutive weeks.

Where: Online via Zoom

Language: English or Albanian

Cost: 30,000 Lek per parent (can be paid in two installments)

Number of participants: 12 – 15 parents

Trainer: Elda Rika Chang M.Ed

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About the trainer

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Elda R. Chang has a Master’s in Education  from Harvard Graduate School of Education, and a Bachelor’s of Science in Psychobiology from University of California, Los Angeles. She returned to Albania after living and working in United States for over 20 years. She is the founder and director of Tirana English School, a Reggio Emilia inspired  preschool. Elda strongly believes that the early years are critical and foundational not only for school achievement, but also for children’s well-being for the rest of their life. Elda is passionate about supporting parents, caregivers and educators with trainings and resources on building strong and positive relationships with children, children’ social emotional learning and self regulation. Elda is a consultant for international programs in early childhood development, and is the co-author of the Albanian national training curriculum for preschool directors.  She is a regular guest on Albanian TV programs advocating for quality early childhood education.

The course is based on Elda’s thesis of her Master’s in Education program at Harvard University. The course material is founded on extensive scientific research and effective parenting training programs such as “The Incredible Years”.

This is a comprehensive course on parenting. The sessions are interactive, and provide coaching with changing behaviour. In addition, the trainer will provide invidualized support to the participating parents.

This parenting course aims to:

  1. For parents:
  • To increase parents’ use of appropriate behaviour management strategies
  • To increase parents self-efficacy
  • To build a strong and positive parent – child relationship
  • To build an emotionally warm and supportive home environment
  1. For Children
  • To decrease behaviour problems
  • To increase social-emotional competence
  • To increase self-regulation

This parenting course consists of 10 sessions, each session lasts 90 minutes once a week online or in person. Each session builds on the previous one, and to get the most benefit out of this course parents have to attend all sessions. They will need to keep a journal throughout the course, and be willing to share with the group what worked and what did not work for them.

Content

Sessions  (1-3 Building Positive relationships and promoting Positive Behaviour)Topic covered
Session 1. PraisePraising the child: why it is very important to praise the child, how to praise the child, what to praise your child for. 
Session 2. PlayPlay with your child: the importance of play in child development, how to follow your child’s lead in play. 3 principles during play : 1) describe, 2) observe, listen and respond 3) praiseIdeas for child- parent play 
Session 3. Positive AttentionGiving your child positive attention during daily activities by describing what your child is doing and responding to your child. Paying attention to the positive behaviour during the daily routine. Modelling – model the behaviour that you desire in your child
Sessins 4-6 Preventing MisbehaviourSession 4. Clear InstructionsHow to give your child clear instructions and how to praise your child when they follow instructions 
Session 5. Teaching family rules and expectationsTeaching your child new skills: teaching your child your family rules and expectations.Give your child a little autonomy: opportunity to choose and a little indipendance
Session 6. Reasons for child misbehaviourReasons for child misbehaviour: understanding the reasons for the behaviour of young childrenTime for “Me” – the importance of taking a little time to do something you enjoy.
Session 7 (Understanding Emotions – Parent and Child)Menaging our own emotions and helping the child to understand his/her emotions. The way we feel affects the way we behave. How to recognise our emotions and how to calm ourselves when we are stressed. Teaching our children self regulation skills. Teaching the child about emotions. Turtle technique. 
Sessions 8 – 9 Managing BehaviourSession 8. Managing behaviour 1Withdraw attention and re-direct: When and how to redirect your child’s attention and behaviour, and when and how to withdraw attention from attention seeking behaviours.
Sessions 9. Managing behaviour 2Consequences and Relax Time: When and how to use Relax Time, when and how to give your child consequences, problem solving how to deal with different child behaviours using the Pyramid Tower
Session 10. ReviewReview: Review of Praise, Parent – Child Play, giving positive attention throughout the day, giving clear instructions, teaching skills, giving choice and indipendance, and labelling child’s emotions