Parent Education

Children are psychologically robust individuals and the neuroplasticity of their brains allows them to learn, adapt and adjust to life stresses in a truly remarkable fashion. Skilled, caring parenting provides children with attachment experiences and guidance that promote the development of responsible, caring behaviour. Parents today are, however, faced with a unique challenge in their efforts to promote this behaviour.
 

Healthy, individuated, attached behaviour does not, develop independent of the child learning appropriate, respectful behavioural limits. In fact, an understanding of child development suggests that self-discipline, social responsibility and healthy attachment are integrally linked to adult directed behaviour interventions that systematically increase and strengthen the child’s ability to manage and regulate his/her own behaviour. Healthy attachment and behavioural control develop in tandem and it is difficult, if not impossible, to have one without the other.

 

This program, based upon social learning and attachment theory, will provide participants with the following:

 

  • An understanding of current theory related to child development, attachment and behaviour
  • Skills to establish and strengthen healthy parent child attachment
  • Skills to teach and maintain respectful, responsible prosocial behaviour
  • Techniques to establish self-discipline, self-management and self-regulation
  • Skills to reduce inappropriate behaviours, including:
    • Attention-seeking
    • Non-compliance
    • Aggressive, destructive and unsafe behaviours
  • The program is offered as follows:
    • Individual sessions tailored to your particular needs
      • Cost: $165/1 hour session
    • 6 Group sessions (7pm – 9pm, one evening/week), located in North Vancouver
      • Cost: $350/couple (includes manual) or $200/person (includes manual)
    • 6 Group sessions or 2 days, offered at your site/location (minimum 15 participants
      • Cost: $300/couple (includes manual) or $175/person (includes manual)

     

    *The option of holding sessions at your site offers the benefits of convenience, reduced cost, and some flexibility with course content. The above prices are based upon services delivered in the lower mainland vicinity of British Columbia but, upon request, pricing can be provided for delivering the program in your community.