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Common Sense Parenting
Do you remember watching the movie "Boy's Town"
with Father Flanagan, starring Mickey Rooney and the at risk youth? That's the
picture most of us have when we think of Boy's Town, but I would like to add to your
picture the Common Sense Parenting curriculum.
I have been a professional educator for 20 years, teaching Family and Consumer Science
classes. In my opinion, this curriculum is one of the best programs providing necessary
skills for families.
The first Common Sense Parenting program was offered in January of 1989 at an airbase near
Omaha, Nebraska. Common Sense Parenting (CSP) curriculum is designed as a practical
approach to help parents be more positive with their children and to use more effective
discipline. The program is adopted from the Boys Town Family Home Program.
The CSP program consists of six two-hour group sessions led by a parent trainer. We have
found that six sessions is a good time segment for parents to be involved. Parents are
taught skills focusing their attention on positive behavior and to recognize and
eliminate negative behavior. Parents are also taught alternatives to problems that
families face.
The true benefit of Common Sense Parenting is that parents practice and experience new
behaviors to use with families. Behavior is learned and this class helps everyone learn
new positive parenting skills. Each training session is separated into five segments:
Review, Instruction, Modeling, Role-play, |
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