Can't resist a plug here folks for including a segment on parenting when covering child development in your 101 or child psychology classes. Most of our students will be parents tho' for most of them it's the farthest thing from their mind--and I address that. I feel this segment of my classes very likely will have the most important impact on their entire future. I know it doesn't seem "academic" but talk about relevant for our students and their future children's lives. Showing segments of Supernanny is one approach--she's great.
Joan [EMAIL PROTECTED] > The data show that about 1/3 of people who are abused or neglected by > their parents end up abusing or neglecting their own children. The > majority of people who harm their children were harmed themselves as > children but looking at it the other way, most children who are > harmed do NOT grow up to harm. So there's a lot of resilience. > However, just because you don't abuse or neglect your child doesn't > mean you have optimal parenting skills. Some parents may still not > develop secure attachments with their children, stimulate them enough > for adequate brain development, understand normal developmental > stages, etc. That's where violence prevention programs come in handy. > > If your students are interested in resources of this nature for > parents and teachers, see APA's violence prevention program, ACT > (Adults and Children Together) Against Violence. I've recently > conducted parenting classes with court-mandated parents in my county > using the ACT curriculum and they really appreciated learning how to > be better parents as none of them had good role models as children > and most of them were abused or neglected. Many of the ACT resources > are available in Spanish as well: www.actagainstviolence.org. > > > ========================== > Tasha R. Howe, Ph.D > Associate Professor of Psychology > Humboldt State University > 1 Harpst Street > Arcata, CA 95521 > Phone: (707) 826-3759 > FAX: (707) 826-4993 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Webpage: http://www.humboldt.edu/~psych/fs/howe/howe.htm > > "The time to be happy is now. The place to be happy is here. The > way to be happy is to make others so." > > Shaker > proverb > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription go to: > http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english > > --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english
