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MY DAUGHTER HAS SCHIZOAFFECTIVE DISORDER

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MOM’S HERO – BIRTH STORY

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Our goal is to assist parents and caregivers through parental education and awareness. By helping parents and caregivers guide their children with effective parenting methods, we hope to help break the cycle of child maltreatment and domestic violence, and have a positive impact on the well-being of children, youth, and families.

There is no doubt that parenting can be rewarding and exhausting all at the same time. The process of parenting is a full-time job, full of joys, trials, challenges, and triumphs. No parent is perfect. However, good parents take their parenting roles seriously, and are empowered to learn and develop their positive parenting skills. They accept responsibility for the total healthy development of their child, and good parents act as a positive role model. They mentor and guide their child through childhood to a successful adulthood.

WHAT’S THE DEFINITION OF A PARENT?

According to the Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary, a parent is described as ” a protector or guardian,” “to be or act as parent of: to parent children with both love and discipline,” and, “a person who brings up and cares for another.”

3 MAJOR GOALS OF PARENTING

Ensuring children’s health and safety
Preparing children for life as productive adults
And, transmitting cultural values
(Adapted from the Encyclopedia of Psychology)

According to the American Psychological Association, a high-quality parent-child relationship is critical for healthy development.

A HIGH-QUALITY PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP IS CRITICAL FOR HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT

Parents and Caregivers Are Essential to Children’s Healthy Development.

Parents and caretakers make sure children are healthy and safe, equip them with the skills and resources to succeed as adults, and transmit basic cultural values to them.
Parents and caretakers offer their children love, acceptance, appreciation, encouragement, and guidance.
Parents and caretakers provide the most intimate context for the nurturing and protection of children as they develop their personalities and identities and also as they mature physically, cognitively, emotionally, and socially.

Information courtesy of American Psychological Association
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BENEFITS OF POSITIVE PARENTING

Positive parent-child relationships provide the foundation for children’s learning. With parents’ sensitive, responsive, and predictable care, young children develop the skills they need to succeed in life. Early parent-child relationships have powerful effects on children’s emotional well-being (Dawson & Ashman, 2000), their basic coping and problem-solving abilities, and future capacity for relationships (Lerner & Castellino, 2002). From Positive Parent-Child-Relationships. Click here to download a complete pdf copy. Courtesy of HHS,gov and The National Center on Parent Family Community Engagement.

4 KEY POINTS TO POSITIVE PARENTING SUCCESS:

An Effective Parent
Your words and actions influence your child the way you want them to.
A Consistent Parent
You follow similar principles or practices in your words and actions.
An Active Parent
You participate in your child’s life.
An Attentive Parent
You pay attention to your child’s life and observe what goes on.

From Adventures in Parenting. Click here to download a complete pdf copy.
Courtesy of Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

5 TOOLS TO SUCCESSFUL POSITIVE PARENTING:

Responding to your child in an appropriate manner.
Preventing risky behavior or problems before they arise.
Monitoring your child’s contact with his or her surrounding world.
Mentoring your child to support and encourage desired behaviors.
Modeling your own behavior to provide a consistent, positive example for your child.

RPM3 | From Adventures in Parenting. Click here to download a complete pdf copy.
Courtesy of Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

9 POSITIVE CHILD-REARING TIPS

Here are nine child-rearing tips (from kidshealth.org) that can help you feel more fulfilled as a parent — and enjoy your kids more, too.

Step 1 – Nurture Your Child’s Self-Esteem

Kids start developing their sense of self as babies when they see themselves through their parents’ eyes. Your tone of voice, your body language, and your every expression are absorbed by your kids. Your words and actions as a parent affect their developing self-esteem more than anything else…more.

Step 2 – Catch Kids Being Good

Have you ever stopped to think about how many times you react negatively to your kids in a given day? You may find yourself criticizing far more often than complimenting. How would you feel about a boss who treated you with that much negative guidance, even if it was well intentioned?…more.

Step 3 – Set Limits and Be Consistent With Your Discipline

Discipline is necessary in every household. The goal of discipline is to help kids choose acceptable behaviors and learn self-control. They may test the limits you establish for them, but they need those limits to grow into responsible adults…more.

Step 4 – Make Time for Your Kids

It’s often difficult for parents and kids to get together for a family meal, let alone spend quality time together. But there is probably nothing kids would like more. Get up 10 minutes earlier in the morning so you can eat breakfast with your child or leave the dishes in the sink and take a walk after dinner. Kids who aren’t getting the attention they want from their parents often act out or misbehave because they’re sure to be noticed that way…more.

Step 5 – Be a Good Role Model

Young kids learn a lot about how to act by watching their parents. The younger they are, the more cues they take from you. Before you lash out or blow your top in front of your child, think about this: is that how you want your child to behave when angry? Be aware that you’re constantly being observed by your kids. Studies have shown that children who hit usually have a role model for aggression at home…more.

Step 6 – Make Communication a Priority

You can’t expect kids to do everything simply because you, as a parent, “say so.” They want and deserve explanations as much as adults do. If we don’t take time to explain, kids will begin to wonder about our values and motives and whether they have any basis. Parents who reason with their kids allow them to understand and learn in a nonjudgmental way…more.

Step 7 – Be Flexible and Willing to Adjust Your Parenting Style

If you frequently feel “let down” by your child’s behavior, perhaps you have unrealistic expectations. Parents who think in “shoulds” (for example, “My kid should be potty-trained by now”) might find it helpful to read up on the matter or to talk to other parents or child development specialists…more.

Step 8 – Show That Your Love Is Unconditional

As a parent, you’re responsible for correcting and guiding your kids. But how you express your corrective guidance makes all the difference in how a child receives it…more.

Step 9 – Know Your Own Needs and Limitations as a Parent

Face it — you are an imperfect parent. You have strengths and weaknesses as a family leader. Recognize your abilities — “I am loving and dedicated.” Vow to work on your weaknesses — “I need to be more consistent with discipline.” Try to have realistic expectations for yourself, your spouse, and your kids. You don’t have to have all the answers — be forgiving of yourself…more.

Reviewed by: Steven Dowshen, MD
Information courtesy of kidshealth.org
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12 ALTERNATIVES TO LASHING OUT AT YOUR CHILD

Twelve Alternatives to Lashing Out at Your Child

The next time everyday pressures build up to the point where you feel like lashing out – STOP!

Try any of these simple alternatives. You’ll feel better… and so will your child:

Take a deep breath…and another. Then remember you are the adult.
Close your eyes and imagine you’re hearing what your child is about to hear.
Press your lips together and count to 10…or better yet, to 20.
Put your child in a time-out chair (remember this rule: one time-out minute for each year of age).
Put yourself in a time-out chair. Think about why you are angry: is it your child, or is your child simply a convenient target for your anger?
Phone a friend.
If someone can watch the children, go outside and take a walk.
Take a hot bath or splash cold water on your face.
Hug a pillow.
Tum on some music. Maybe even sing along.
Pick up a pencil and write down as many helpful words as you can think of. Save the list.
Call for prevention information: 1-800-CHILDREN

Courtesy of Prevent Child Abuse America

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10 WAYS TO HELP PREVENT CHILD ABUSE

Ten Ways to Help Prevent Child Abuse & Promote Positive Parenting

1 • • Be a nurturing parent.
Children need to know that they are special, loved and capable of following their dreams.

2 • • Help a friend, neighbor or relative.
Being a parent isn’t easy. Offer a helping hand take care of the children, so the parent(s) can rest or spend time together.

3 • • Help yourself.
When the big and little problems of your everyday life pile up to the point you feel overwhelmed and out of control – take time out. Don’t take it out on your kid.

4 • • If your baby cries. . .
It can be frustrating to hear your baby cry. Learn what to do if your baby won’t stop crying. Never shake a baby – shaking a child may result in severe injury or death.

5 • • Get involved.
Ask your community leaders, clergy, library and schools to develop services to meet the needs of healthy children and families.

6 • • Help to develop parenting resources at your local library.
Your library is an excellent community resource center.

7 • • Promote programs in school.
Teaching children, parents and teachers prevention strategies can help to keep children safe.

8 • • Monitor your child’s television and video viewing.
Watching violent films and TV programs can harm young children.

9 • • Volunteer at a local child abuse prevention program.
For information about volunteer opportunities, call 1.800.CHILDREN.

10 • • Report suspected abuse or neglect.
If you have reason to believe a child has been or may be harmed, call your local department of children and family services or your local police department.

Courtesy of Prevent Child Abuse America

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RELAXATION & STRESS REDUCTION TIPS

10 Great Stress Reduction & Relaxation Techniques

Chances are, your ever-growing to-do list along with the added stresses of parenting doesn’t include one very important task, relaxing. Managing stress is key to a healthy, happy family. Each of these stress-relieving tips can get you and your kids from OMG to Om in less than 15 minutes. Kids feel stress too. So get the kids involved, make it a fun, healthy family activity; or, take a personal time out on your own.

What is the Purpose of Relaxation Techniques?

The purpose of relaxation techniques is to facilitate a change of state; physical, mental, emotional and/or spiritual, whereby relaxing the mind and body improving optimum health and function. A relaxed person deals with life and life’s challenges better.

Research shows that relaxation and meditation techniques can in the short-term, and over time, have profound health benefits, everything from reduced headaches to improved heart health and lowered blood pressure.

1. Deep Breathing

Give yourself a 5-minute break from whatever or whoever is bothering you, and focus instead on your breathing. Sit up straight, close your eyes, and put your hands on your belly. Slowly inhale through your nose, feeling the breath start in your abdomen and work its way to the top of your head. Reverse the process as you exhale through your mouth. Repeat for 5 minutes. You’ll feel like a new person. “Deep breathing counters the effects of stress by slowing the heart rate and lowering blood pressure,” says psychologist Judith Tutin, PhD, a certified life coach in Rome, Ga

2. Meditate

A few minutes of meditating per day can help ease anxiety. The process can be simple. Sit up straight with both feet on the floor. Close your eyes. Focus your attention on your breath while reciting — out loud or silently — a positive mantra, such as “I feel at peace” or “I love myself.” Place one hand on your belly to synch the mantra with your breath. Let any distracting thoughts float away like clouds. “Research suggests that daily meditation may alter the brain’s neural pathways, making you more resilient to stress,” says psychologist Robbie Maller Hartman, PhD, a Chicago health and wellness coach. .

3. Be in the Present Moment

Stop rushing through life. Slow down. Take 5 minutes and focus on only one activity or behavior at a time with awareness. Notice how the air feels on your face when you’re walking and how your feet feel hitting the ground. Enjoy the texture and taste of each bite of food as you slowly chew and enjoy your meal. When you spend time in the present moment and focus on your senses, the mind quiets down and tension leaves your body.

4. Reach Out for Support

A good social support system is one of the most important resources for dealing with stress. Talking to others — preferably face-to-face or at least on the phone — is a great way to better manage whatever is stressing you out.

5. Tune In to Your Body

Mentally scan your body to get a sense of how stress affects it each day. Lie on your back or sit with your feet on the floor. Start at your toes and mentally work your way up to your scalp, noticing how your body feels. Simply be aware of places you feel tight or loose without trying to change anything. For 1 to 2 minutes, imagine each deep breath flowing to that body part. Repeat this process as you move your focus up your body, paying close attention to sensations you feel in each body part.

6. Decompress | Take a Time Out

Take a relaxing warm bath or shower to ease the tension out of your body and mind. Place a warm heat wrap around your neck and shoulders for 10 minutes. Close your eyes and relax your face, neck, upper chest, and back muscles. Use a tennis ball or foam roller to massage away tension. Place the ball between your back and the wall. Lean into the ball and hold gentle pressure for up to 15 seconds.

7. Laughter, Medicine for the Soul

A good belly laugh doesn’t just lighten the load mentally. It lowers cortisol, your body’s stress hormone, while increasing brain chemicals called endorphins that boost your mood. Lighten up by tuning in to your favorite sitcom or video, reading the comics, or chatting with someone who makes you smile.

8. Crank Up the Tunes

Research shows that listening to soothing music can lower blood pressure, heart rate, and anxiety. Create a playlist of songs or nature sounds (the ocean, a bubbling brook, birds chirping) and allow your mind to focus on the different melodies, instruments, or singers in the piece. You can also blow off steam by rocking out to more upbeat tunes. Sing at the top of your lungs like no one’s listening.

9. Get Moving

All forms of exercise, from yoga to walking, can ease depression and anxiety by helping the brain release feel-good chemicals (endorphins). You can go for a quick walk around the block, take the stairs up and down a few flights. You can do some stretching exercises like head rolls and shoulder shrugs, or run around the backyard or park with the kids; or, while you have the tunes cranked up, dance like no one’s watching. Exercise is a great way to blow off steam.

10. Be Grateful

When we are stressed, it is so easy to adopt a negative attitude. Keep a gratitude journal to help you remember all the things that are good in your life and that you are grateful for. Under stress, it is so easy to get gratitude amnesia. “Being grateful for your blessings cancels out negative thoughts and worries,” says Joni Emmerling, a wellness coach in Greenville, N.C. Use these journals to savor good experiences like a child’s smile, a sunshine-filled day, and good health. Don’t forget to celebrate accomplishments like mastering a new task at work or a new hobby. When you start feeling stressed, spend a few minutes looking through your notes to remind yourself what really matters.

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ONLINE RESOURCES

USEFUL PARENTING RESOURCES

Kidsinthehouse.com
Evidenced-based advice on infant & child emotional health, practical help from top therapists/experts; over 8,000 videos ; diverse topics addressed

Aha! Parenting!
Tools, advice and blog from Dr. Laura Markham, clinical psychologist, who specializes in relationship-based parenting.

KidsHealth.org
KidsHealth is the #1 most-visited website for children’s health and development. You’re now in the Parents area. At the bottom of each article, you’ll find links to related features created for kids and teens. We encourage you to share them!

Kids.gov
The U.S. government’s portal site that provides a gateway to hundreds of Federal and other websites for use by parents, kids and teens.

Helpguide.org
Provides practical, concise mental health information to empower individuals and families to understand, prevent and resolve many different life challenges.

One Circle Foundation
Evidence-based programs and groups for girls, boys and young men and women to promote resiliency, social skills, healthy development and community connections.

Head Start & Early Head Start
Two successful, evidenced-based programs for low-income women and children are Head Start and Early Head Start. Early Head Start promotes healthy pregnancy and development of children from birth through age three, as well as healthy family functioning. Head Start focuses on readying children for school by providing educational, health, nutritional and other social services for enrolled families. Contact a local social service agency in your area or the Department of Health and Human Services. Click to find a Head Start program in your area www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ohs.

NIH | Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
The mission of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) is to ensure that every person is born healthy and wanted, that women suffer no harmful effects from the reproductive process, that all children have the chance to fulfill their potential to live healthy and productive lives free from disease or disability, and to ensure the health, productivity, independence, and well-being of all people through optimal rehabilitation.

CDC | Centers for Disease Control | Positive Parenting
There are many things you as a parent can do to help your child grow and learn during each stage of development. To learn more about tips for positive parenting, safety, and health, click on the age group for your child.

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VIDEOS | POSITIVE PARENTING

POSITIVE PARENTING VIDEOS

Mike Riera, PhD, Parenting Adolescents and Teens, Interview 1

Mike Reira, PhD, Parenting Adolescents and Teens, Interview 2

How to Stop the Cycle of Yelling in Your Family

Top 5 Rules for Raising Great Kids, Laura Markham, PhD

Dealing with Tantrums Practical tips for early childhood tantrums

Kids and Bad Temper

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ARTICLES & BLOGS | PARENTING

POSITIVE PARENTING ARTICLES/RESOURCES

THE BENEFITS OF POSITIVE PARENTING | February, 2013

This inspirational article shows how Triple Positive Parenting, an evidence-based program designed to prevent and treat behavioral and emotional problems in children and teens, has successfully reduced violence in homes and behaviors that put children at risk. It was developed at the University of Queensland, Australia, and has been successfully implemented in many countries.

Parents can choose from dozens of strategies, and can attend individual, group or family sessions, or have more intensive treatment. The program is also tailored for parents of disabled children, parents who are divorced/separating, or parents who have children with more serious emotional difficulties. Phone consultations, online video instruction, and other modalities are also available.

Triple P’s success shows that parenting education not only decreases violence toward children, but helps children develop positive attitudes, conduct and relationships. And, it prevents problems which would be predicted to occur without prior intervention.

Research also shows that parents become less stressed, depressed, angry and are able to function better at work.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/20/helping-the-parents-to-spare-the-children/?_r=0
Triple Positive Parenting Program: http://www.triplep.net/glo-en/home

THE POWER OF TALKING TO YOUR BABY | April, 2013

There is now strong evidence that the key to a child’s ability to talk, understand and learn is through talking. By age 3, a poor child will hear about 30 million fewer words than a child from a professional family. The greater the number of words heard by age 3, the greater a child’s success in school and the higher the child’s IQ. And television talk does not help— it was detrimental.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/10/the-power-of-talking-to-your-baby/

OKLAHOMA! WHERE THE KIDS LEARN EARLY | November, 2013

An early childhood education program in Oklahoma, enables every 4-year-old free access to a year of high-quality kindergarten. Disadvantaged children get access to full-day, year-round pre-school. Some families get home visits to assist parents in reading and talking more with their children. An abundance of research demonstrates that such early childhood initiatives are the best way to attain educational equality and reduce the cycle of poverty and crime for the economically disadvantaged.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/10/opinion/sunday/kristof-oklahoma-where-the-kids-learn-early.html

STUDY: BAD PARENTING HAS SERIOUS LONG-TERM HEALTH EFFECTS

Bad parenting has an immediate impact on a child’s life — but research shows that children continue to pay a price by experiencing health problems well into adulthood.

Most adults who experienced childhood abuse or were negatively treated by their parents are highly susceptible to multisystem health risks such as heart diseases and diabetes than those adults who received affection and warm treatment from their parents, according to new research. Other studies show that children brought up by single parents have poor physical health in their adulthood as compared to children brought up in two-parent household.
http://www.educationnews.org/parenting/study-bad-parenting-has-serious-long-term-health-effects/

PARENTS WHO ENCOURAGE READING FOR PLEASURE SEE EDUCATIONAL REWARDS | September, 2013

A recent study by the Institute of Education concludes that youth who enjoy reading books have better language and spelling skills—and also perform better in math. Children whose parents read to them as infants outperformed peers whose parents did not on almost all academic measures. Reading books was found to be more important for adolescent cognitive development than the influence of their home environment.
http://www.educationnews.org/parenting/parents-who-encourage-reading-for-pleasure-see-ed-rewards/

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POSITIVE PARENTING

POSITIVE PARENTING IMPACT STORIES

WHAT’S THE DEFINITION OF A PARENT?

3 MAJOR GOALS OF PARENTING

A HIGH-QUALITY PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP IS CRITICAL FOR HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT

BENEFITS OF POSITIVE PARENTING

4 KEY POINTS TO POSITIVE PARENTING SUCCESS:

5 TOOLS TO SUCCESSFUL POSITIVE PARENTING:

9 POSITIVE CHILD-REARING TIPS

Step 1 – Nurture Your Child’s Self-Esteem

Step 2 – Catch Kids Being Good

Step 3 – Set Limits and Be Consistent With Your Discipline

Step 4 – Make Time for Your Kids

Step 5 – Be a Good Role Model

Step 6 – Make Communication a Priority

Step 7 – Be Flexible and Willing to Adjust Your Parenting Style

Step 8 – Show That Your Love Is Unconditional

Step 9 – Know Your Own Needs and Limitations as a Parent

12 ALTERNATIVES TO LASHING OUT AT YOUR CHILD

Twelve Alternatives to Lashing Out at Your Child

10 WAYS TO HELP PREVENT CHILD ABUSE

Ten Ways to Help Prevent Child Abuse & Promote Positive Parenting

RELAXATION & STRESS REDUCTION TIPS

10 Great Stress Reduction & Relaxation Techniques

What is the Purpose of Relaxation Techniques?

1. Deep Breathing

2. Meditate

3. Be in the Present Moment

4. Reach Out for Support

5. Tune In to Your Body

6. Decompress | Take a Time Out

7. Laughter, Medicine for the Soul

8. Crank Up the Tunes

9. Get Moving

10. Be Grateful

ONLINE RESOURCES

USEFUL PARENTING RESOURCES

VIDEOS | POSITIVE PARENTING

POSITIVE PARENTING VIDEOS

Mike Riera, PhD, Parenting Adolescents and Teens, Interview 1

Mike Reira, PhD, Parenting Adolescents and Teens, Interview 2

How to Stop the Cycle of Yelling in Your Family

Top 5 Rules for Raising Great Kids, Laura Markham, PhD

Dealing with Tantrums Practical tips for early childhood tantrums

Kids and Bad Temper

RECOMMENDED BOOKS | PARENTING

BOOK SUGGESTIONS ON THE TOPIC OF PARENTING

ARTICLES & BLOGS | PARENTING

POSITIVE PARENTING ARTICLES/RESOURCES

THE BENEFITS OF POSITIVE PARENTING | February, 2013

THE POWER OF TALKING TO YOUR BABY | April, 2013

OKLAHOMA! WHERE THE KIDS LEARN EARLY | November, 2013

STUDY: BAD PARENTING HAS SERIOUS LONG-TERM HEALTH EFFECTS

PARENTS WHO ENCOURAGE READING FOR PLEASURE SEE EDUCATIONAL REWARDS | September, 2013

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