The Nurturing Parent
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Introduction
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Getting Started & AssessmentDescription and Orientation
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Change, Growth and Letting Go
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My Life Script
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Nurturing ParentingNurturing as a Lifestyle
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Nurturing Skills Rating Scale
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Cultural Parenting TraditionsMy Cultural Portrait
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Developing Spirituality in ParentingWays to Increase Spirituality
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Making Good ChoicesSmoking and My Child's Health
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Families & Alcohol Use
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Families and Alcohol Use Questionnaire
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12 Steps to Keeping Children Drug Free
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Self-Awareness Quiz
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Love, Sex, STDs and AIDS
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Dating, Love and Rejection
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Touch, Personal Space, and Date Rape
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Possessive and Violent Relationships
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Growth and Development of ChildrenChildren's Brain Development
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The Male and Female Brain
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Ages & Stages: Appropriate Expectations
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Ages & Stages: Infant Development
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Ages & Stages: Toddler Development
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Ages & Stages: Preschooler Development
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Ages & Stages: Skills Strips
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Feeding Young Children Nutritious Foods
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Toilet Training
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Keeping My Children Safe
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The Importance of TouchThe Importance of Parent/Child Touch
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Infant & Child Massage (Refer to the Nurturing Book for Babies and Children)
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Developing EmpathyDeveloping Empathy
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Getting My Needs Met
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Myths and Facts About Spoiling Your Children
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Recognizing and Understanding FeelingsHelping Children Learn How to Handle Their Feelings
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"Feelings" Exercise
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Criticism, Confrontation and Rules for "Fair Fighting"
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Problem Solving, Decision Making, Negotiation and Compromise
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Managing and Communicating FeelingsUnderstanding and Handling Stress
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Understanding and Expressing Anger
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Understanding DisciplineImproving Self-Worth
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Measuring My Self-Worth
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Children's Self-Worth
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Ten Ways to Improve Children's Self-Worth
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Developing Personal Power in Children and Adults
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Helping Children Manage Their Behavior
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Understanding Discipline
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Developing Family Morals and Values
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Developing Family Rules
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Child Proofing Your Home
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Home Safety Checklist
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Safety Reminders by Age
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Rewards and PunishmentsUsing Rewards to Guide and Teach Children
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Using Punishments to Guide and Teach Children
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Praising Children and Their Behavior
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Time Out
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Punishing Children's Inappropriate BehaviorWhy Parents Spank Their Children
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Verbal and Physical Redirection
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Ignoring Inappropriate Behavior
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Developing Nurturing Parenting RoutinesEstablishing Nurturing Parenting Routines
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Nurturing Diapering and Dressing Routine
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Nurturing Feeding Time Routine
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Nurturing Bath Time Routine
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Nurturing Bed Time Routine
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Prenatal ParentingChanges in Me and You
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Body Image
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Keeping Our Bodies and Babies Healthy
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Health and Nutrition
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Fetal Development
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Foster and Adoptive ParentsFoster & Adoptive Children: Attachment, Separation, and Loss
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Expectations on foster and Adopted Children
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Worksheet for Adoptive Parents
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Worksheet for Foster Parents
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ADDENDUMParenting Resources
(COURSEWORK)
- The name of the actor starring in this movie is: (your name)__________________.
- The Story begins in (where you were born)___________________________ In the year ___________.
- In the beginning, I lived with (members of your childhood family)___________________
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- Today I live with (your family members today) __________________________________
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- Essentially, this story is about a little child who grows up believing __________________
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and then finds out in later life that ___________________________________________
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- There are many challenges in life faced by (your name)________________, including __
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- What makes this seem so memorable is ______________________________________
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- Throughout life there were real heroes, people I looked up to in my life like ___________
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but there were also villains like ________________________________________
that I did not look up to or respect because ___________________________________
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- Today I will begin to play and write the script for the rest of my life, this ongoing story is heading toward ____________________________________________________
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and at the end of the story the people who care about me will say __________________
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