Online Class: Basic Parenting Skills

If you are about to become a parent, would like to become a more effective parent, or you want to learn more about how to effectively guide children, this course is for you!
Self-Paced, Online Class
Irish Public Libraries
 
  • 15
    Lessons
  • 17
    Exams &
    Assignments
  • 4,108
    Students
    have taken this course
  • 5
    Hours
    average time
  • 0.5
    CEUs
  •  
    Video Audit
    Available
 
 
 

Course Description

 
Good parenting skills are something we learn, not something we are born with. Being a more effective parent or caretaker is possible for everyone!
 
This course can help you get your parenting skills to where you want them to be. It covers a broad range of topics, including what parenting skills are, child development, understanding temperament, intellectual development, communicating with your kids, the dynamics of discipline, instilling self-esteem, teaching children values, meeting their needs, being a good role model, and more!
 
This course will help you understand your child's personality, challenges, and how to go about being the most effective parent you can be! You will learn about those things that are crucial in the first years of life, how to use positive discipline, avoid power struggles, and how to determine a need from a want.

This course is ideal for all parents, but can also be a very useful tool for caretakers, grandparents, teachers, and anyone who spends a lot of time helping to shape the minds of the next generation. This course provides an overview of all the parenting skills that are necessary to raise a healthy and well adjusted adult. It will also help you learn where and why some challenges may arise and how to best go about overcoming them. 

If you are about to become a parent, would like to become a more effective parent, or you want to learn more about how to effectively guide children, this course is for you! After taking this course you will never look at parenting in quite the same way again!

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Course Lessons

Average Lesson Rating:
4.45 / 5 Stars (Average Rating)
"Extraordinarily Helpful"
(3,182 votes)

  • Lesson 1: Introduction to Parenting Skills

    In this lesson, you will be introduced to the basics of what parenting skills are, the mission of a parent, and how good parenting skills are determined.

  • Lesson 2: Understanding Child Development

    In this lesson, you will look at the basics of child development, and its role in learning effective parenting skills.

  • Lesson 3: Understanding Temperament

    In this lesson, we will look at what temperament is, and why it is so important.

  • Lesson 4: Encouraging Intellectual Development

    In this lesson, we will look at intellectual development, and how to encourage and motivate children to learn.

  • Lesson 5: Communicating with Your Kids

    This lesson focuses on how to effectively communicate with your kids, and why it matters.

  • Lesson 6: The Dynamics of Discipline

    This lesson focuses on discipline,(including what it is), using positive discipline, and more.

  • Lesson 7: Instilling Self-esteem in Your Child

    In this lesson, you will learn about self-esteem, including empowering children, effective praise, and character building.

  • Lesson 8: Teaching Your Child Values and Morals

    In this lesson, we will look at values and morals: why they are important, and how we can teach them to children.

  • Lesson 9: Supporting Your Child's Socialization

    This lesson focuses on the socialization process, and ways to help your child socialize.

  • Lesson 10: Meeting Your Child's Needs

    This lesson focuses on what it means to meet your children's needs, as well as caring for their healthy and safety.

  • Lesson 11: Being a Good Role Model

    Being a good role model,and the importance of what kind of messages you are sending,is the focus of this lesson.

  • Lesson 12: Diverse Family Situations

    This lesson focuses on the variety of diverse family situations, and some of the challenges that they may pose.

  • Lesson 13: 10 Things that Will Make a Huge Difference (and Why)

    This lesson focuses on 10 things that a parent can do that will have a lasting impact on their children.

  • Lesson 14: Practice for Improvement

    This lesson focuses on putting the information you have learned into practice, and striving to make improvements.

  • Lesson 15: Resources for Parents

    This section offers a variety of links and references to resources that may be helpful in gaining additional information about parenting skills.
 

Learning Outcomes

By successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  • Summarize the basic principles of parenting skills.
  • Describe child development.
  • Describe temperament.
  • Determine encouraging intellectual development.
  • Describe communicating with your kids.
  • Describe the dynamics of discipline.
  • Summarize instilling self-esteem in your child.
  • Demonstrate teaching your child values and morals.
  • Describe supporting your child's socialization.
  • Summarize meeting your child's needs.
  • Summarize being a good role model.
  • Describe diverse family situations.
  • Describe 10 things that will make a huge difference (and why).
  • Identify practice for improvement.
  • Summarize available resources for parents.
  • Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.
 

Additional Course Information

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Course Title: Basic Parenting Skills
Course Number: 7550458
Lessons Rating: 4.45 / 5 Stars (3,182 votes)
Languages: English - United States, Canada and other English speaking countries
Availability: Enroll in this course from any U.S. state, including California, Texas, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, and Georgia. The course is also accessible to learners in English-speaking countries such as the UK, Canada, Ireland, Australia, and South Africa.
Last Updated: May 2024
Course Type: Self-Paced, Online Class
CEU Value: 0.5 IACET CEUs (Continuing Education Units)
CE Accreditation: Universal Class, Inc. has been accredited as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET).
Grading Policy: Earn a final grade of 70% or higher to receive an online/downloadable CEU Certification documenting CEUs earned.
Assessment Method: Lesson assignments and review exams
Instructor: UniversalClass Instructional Team
Syllabus: View Syllabus

Student Testimonials

  • "i thought the course covered every area of parenting very well. I think that how children mirror you is extremely helpful in understanding how they grow." -- Adam J.
  • "I really enjoyed taking this course, it was very helpful. I will definitely be sharing it and encouraging my friends and family to consider taking it as well. It really was an eye opener for me in several of the lessons. I'm excited to see how some of the things I need improvement on will effect my children, and how those things can help me be a more successful parent." -- Randi P.
  • "Effective Parenting I believe most people are lacking and it is such a privilege that this course has been made available online." -- Waisea T.
  • "Great job! This course was very helpful gave me a lot of insight and resources--thank you." -- Melissa J.
  • "I loved this class! I enjoy taking classes from this professor." -- Roberta M.
  • "The instructor was very helpful and I appreciated the kind comments where I had good exams :)." -- Dani J.
  • "I am reentering the learning arena and this was a very positive experience for me." -- Marie B.
  • "I loved the statistics that were included in the lessons!" -- Reagan F.
  • "It was a great course." -- Rachel J.
  • "I found it easy and understandable." -- Katy D.

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