Building Families for Life is an 8 session parenting course,
lasting over 8 weeks.
Each session takes 2 hours.The course is aimed at increasing AUTONOMY in the next generation by giving parent(s) skills to strengthen RELATIONSHIP and INDIVIDUALITY in family members.
Each session covers a different aspect of understanding children and their needs in order to help them become emotionally healthy adults:-
Session 1 - My Childhood Family - explores the parenting style we grew up in.
Session 2 - How does my family relate? - looks at what has been brought into the new family by the partner or spouse and childhood conditioning.
This session also sets out the family style that best helps our children.
Session 3 - Understanding personality - what is 'personality',how does it impact on our parenting, and how do we parent different personalities?
Session 4 - Growing and learning - looks at the develomental stages of children from birth to 18 years of age.
Session 5 - Really loving your children - six ways to SHOW our children they are loved, also learn how to listen effectively to your child/ren
Session 6 - Setting clear limits (boundaries) - children need to learn their place in the family and what they can and cannot do according to their age.
Session 7 - Keeping boundaries in a loving way - No need for harsh smacking or hitting. Learn a way to discipline the whole family without becoming angry.
Session 8 - Restoring relationships - Dealing with past anger and the broken relationships it may have caused.
