Program Goals

The goals of ABC's Nurturing Program for Parents and their Children 5 to 8 are:

• Parents will increase their knowledge of age-appropriate expectations and will learn the difference between Praise for Being and Praise for Doing.
• Parents will increase their understanding of empathy and empathic parenting practices; and understanding the importance of getting their needs met as well as the needs of their children.
• Parents will learn the importance of empowerment; how to increase the personal power of their children; and ways to develop children's positive self-worth.
• Parents will learn about working with children in developing family morals, values and rules.
• Parents will learn about how to establish and utilize empathic discipline strategies.
• Parents will learn alternatives to spanking, hitting, belittling, and other types of hurtful discipline.
• Parents will learn how to manage their stress and anger and set the example how they would like their children to manage their stress and anger.

Logic Model

The program representative did not provide information about a Logic Model for ABC's Nurturing Program for Parents and their Children 5 to 8.

Essential Components

The essential components of ABC's Nurturing Program for Parents and their Children 5 to 8 include:

• Designed to be offered as a group-based model
• 2 facilitators for the parents group
• 2 facilitators plus a volunteer for children's group depending how many children are attending
• Specific Instructors manuals for each group
• Competency-based sessions
• Assessments administered at the beginning and end of the program to measure success
• Parents complete a weekly evaluation at the end of each class assessing how well they learned the session competencies
• Parents who have not learned the session competencies may be offered individual tutoring at home
• 2-hour sessions with snacks and parent-child play time offered mid-way through the session
• Children's Instructor's Manual lists the materials needed for the children's program

Program Delivery

Child/Adolescent Services

ABC's Nurturing Program for Parents and their Children 5 to 8 directly provides services to children/adolescents and addresses the following:

• Issues related to poor attachment to parents, have parents unable to handle a child with ADHD behaviors, self-worth issues

Parent/Caregiver Services

ABC's Nurturing Program for Parents and their Children 5 to 8 directly provides services to parents/caregivers and addresses the following:

• Difficulty managing behavior issues in children, using discipline techniques such as spanking and other different forms of punishment

Services Involve Family/Support Structures:

This program involves the family or other support systems in the individual's treatment: Families attending the ABC's program may be referred for psychological counseling, family therapy or drug and alcohol treatment.

Recommended Intensity:

2-hour weekly sessions where parents and children attend separate groups that meet concurrently. Parents and children share 20 minutes of snack and play time.

Recommended Duration:

Seven weeks

Delivery Setting

This program is typically conducted in a(n):

• Community-based Agency / Organization / Provider

Homework

ABC's Nurturing Program for Parents and their Children 5 to 8 includes a homework component:

Parents and children practice the skills that they are learning in each session together at home.

Languages

ABC's Nurturing Program for Parents and their Children 5 to 8 does not have materials available in a language other than English.

Resources Needed to Run Program

The typical resources for implementing the program are:

Typical materials include table and chairs in a circle, flip chart and magic markers, a room large enough to accommodate 12 to 15 parents

Manuals and Training

Prerequisite/Minimum Provider Qualifications

The program is designed to be taught by college-educated professionals (Bachelor's degree level or higher). Teachers make for good facilitators.

Manual Information

There is a manual that describes how to deliver this program.

Training Information

There is training available for this program.

Training Contact:

• Joan Marie Dellinger
  fnc@nurturingparenting.com

Training Type/Location:

Training can be provided both on site and regionally.

Number of days/hours:

Typically three days for 7 hours per day

Additional Resources:

There currently are additional qualified resources for training:

Qualified trainers can be located on nurturingparenting.com. Click on tab labeled: National Trainers/Consultants

Relevant Published, Peer-Reviewed Research

Currently, there are no published, peer-reviewed research studies for ABC's Nurturing Program for Parents and their Children 5 to 8.

Additional References

No reference materials are currently available for ABC's Nurturing Program for Parents and their Children 5 to 8.