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Designing Parenting Education

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Table of Contents | Preface | Introduction | Module 1 | Module 2 | Module 3
| Continuing Professional Development | Resources |

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

Overview
     Purpose
     Audience
     Performance Standards
     Organization of the Guide
Definition of Icons
At A Glance

Module 1: defining parent education

Outcomes
Key Concepts
Background Information
Activity 1-1: Parenting Is Like?
Activity 1-2: Parents Wanted
Activity 1-3: What Parents Need to Know
Activity 1-4: The Whole World's A School for Parents
Next Steps: Ideas to Extend Practice

Overhead 1: Things to Remember (PDF/ 71 KB)
Handout 1: Situation Cards (PDF/ 79 KB)

Module 2: focusing on parents

Outcomes
Key Concepts
Background Information
Activity 2-1: The Influence of Family and Culture
Activity 2-2: Family Sayings
Activity 2-3: Listening to Fathers
Activity 2-4: Myths About Men
Activity 2-5: Talking with Teens and Grandparents
Activity 2-6: Parenting Across Ages
Next Steps: Ideas to Extend Practice

Handout 2: Summary Sheet (PDF/ 98 KB)
Handout 3: Interviews with Fathers (PDF/ 142 KB)
Handout 4: Tip Sheet on Increasing Male Involvement (PDF/ 108 KB)
Handout 5: Myth Cards (PDF/ 108 KB)
Handout 6: Teen Parent Interview Questions (PDF/ 89 KB)
Handout 7: Grandparent Interview Questions (PDF/ 89 KB)
Handout 8: Laurice and Ben's Stories (PDF/ 90 KB)

Module 3: Moving Forward

Outcomes
Key Concepts
Background Information
Activity 3-1: Pinpointing Our Program's Strengths
Activity 3-2: Creating A Parenting Education Mosiac
Activity 3-3: Adapting Resources
Activity 3-4: Planning Parenting Education Opportunities
Next Steps: Ideas to Extend Practice

 

Handout 9: National Extension Parent Education Model (PDF/ 179 KB)
Handout 10: Rating Our Efforts (PDF/ 103 KB)
Handout 11: Family Situation Cards (PDF/ 136 KB)
Handout 12: Matching Materials and Resources to Family Needs (PDF/ 93 KB)
Handout 13: Challenge Cards (PDF/ 125 KB)

 

Continuing Professional Development

Resources