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Parenting, a Community Resource
This page is for parents, based on a television series of two half hour programs hosted by Jo Morrissey, project coordinator for 21 Reasons. The first videos on this page introduce the show and give some important information to parents about establishing a relationship with their child. These are followed by tab windows. The first tab is a video of a situation a parent might face. The second tab is a video where parenting experts discuss what to do in that situation and the third tab provides resources that parents in Maine can access. This page is made possible through the support of the Main Street Foundation of Androscoggin Bank.
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Videos
Establishing a Relationship with Your Child during Separation or Divorce
Host, Jo Morrissey discusses with Peg Libby of the Kids First Center the special challenges parents face in establishing a relationship with their child when the parents are divorced or separated and how to face those challenges.
Link: http://www.kidsfirstcenter.orgIntroduction to Parenting: A Community Resource
Host, Jo Morrissey, Project Manager for 21 Reasons, introduces this television series and the first show.
Link: http://www.21reasons.org/parents.phpNew Dad Boot Camp
Establishing a relationship with your child starts before birth. For that reasons, dads need to be involved with their infant from the start. New Dad Boot Camp, a program of Boys to Men, helps expecting dads and new dads get the tools they need to build that relationship.
Link: http://www.boystomen.infoWhen Parents Compete with Friends
The relationship parents establish with their child can be challenged when the child's friends introduce situations that force parents to make difficult decisions.
Setting Boundaries
Parenting experts the importance of setting boundaries.
What Makes a Good Parent?
High school students give their opinions on what it takes to be a good parent.
Good Parenting
Parenting experts discussion what teens have said, the importance of listening to your teenager and what makes a good parent.
When Little Ones Lose Control
Frustration in little ones runs high. This can be especially difficult when it happens in a public place.
What Affects a Child's Emotions
Parenting experts discuss how deal with children when they lose control and how to avoid those situations.
A Book for Parents of Young Children
Do you know a toddler who refuses to budge? Has a preschooler ever called you stupid? Our natural reaction to these kinds of situations is often annoyance, and words that just don't work. Changing your approach, words, and even tone can have lasting effect not only on your relationship with a child but also on that child's behavior. Sarah MacLaughlin is the author of What Not To Say: Tools for Talking with Young Children. This essential guide for learning to shift the way you communicate with young children provides a simple framework of techniques that will help you respond differently. Follow the link sarahmaclaughlin.com to get more important about this useful book.
Children Living in Two Different Households
When parents are divorced, they live in different households that often have different rules. Sometimes the children get caught in the middle.
Good Communication is the Key
Peg Libby, Executive Director of the Kids First Center, discusses this situation and what parents can do to avoid it.
When to Let Go
As children get older, they need to experience being more independent. With freedom there is often risk involved.
Weighing the Risks
Parenting experts discuss how much to let go and the difficulty of judging how safe your children will be.
The Report Card
Teenagers make more and more decisions on their own. Some times parents agree with those decisions and some times they don't.
Holding Teens Accountable versus Natural Consequences
There are a lot of pressures on teens to be involved, do well in school, maintain friendships, plan their future. Parenting experts discuss what role parents play in these decisions.
