PS 101 - Skills for Effective Parenting

Credit Hours: 3

The course will provide the parent/grandparent/student with the awareness and skills necessary to function as an effective parent in a variety of situations and circumstances. Special emphasis will be given to communication and discipline, parenting styles, issues at various stages of development, single/divorced/young parents and abuses.

Fulfills SUNY General Education – Social Sciences.

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

explain the various approaches to parenthood;
describe theories of family structure and interaction;
demonstrate understanding of communication, discipline methods and alternatives to corporal punishment, self-esteem building, natural and logical consequences, reflective listening, etc.; and
explain contemporary issues in child rearing, i.e. sexuality, substance abuse, divorce, teen pregnancy, diversity, etc.

F/S (C, N, S)