The Power of Positive Parenting: Conducted by (Practitioner Name)

The Power of Positive Parenting
Conducted by
[Practitioner Name]
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Today’s Agenda
• Overview of Triple P
• Being a parent
• Five key principles of positive parenting
• Take home messages
• Question time
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Overview of Triple P
• Triple P = Positive Parenting

Program
• Developed in Australia
• 30 years of research
• Used in 22 countries
• Local program sponsored by
First 5 Santa Cruz County
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Triple P Services
• Seminars: General parenting information

– The Power of Positive Parenting
– Raising Confident, Competent Children
– Raising Resilient Children
• Workshops: Brief help with specific and
common parenting issues
• Groups: Brief (4 sessions) or In-depth (8
sessions)
• One on One Consultations : Brief (1-4
sessions) or In-depth (10 sessions)
• Additional Triple P Support
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Our hopes and dreams
• To raise healthy well-adjusted children

who have the skills to:
– communicate their needs
– get on with others
– try to do their best
– manage their emotions
– feel good about themselves
• In a safe, secure, loving and low-
conflict environment
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Being a parent
• Parenting can be:

– rewarding
– enjoyable
– demanding
– frustrating
– exhausting
• We all learn through trial and error
• Every parent has to develop their own
goals and approach to discipline
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Employment opportunity
One couple to raise a child. No

experience necessary. Applicants must
be available 24 hours per day, 7 days a
week, and must provide food, shelter,
clothing and supervision. No training
provided. No salary - applicants pay
$180,000 over the next 18 years.
Accidental applications accepted.
Single people may apply but should
be prepared for twice the work.
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The good news
Most parents:
• are confident in their parenting (77%)
• find parenting rewarding (86%)
• find parenting fulfilling (89%)
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Children’s behavior
The tough part of parenting
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The challenge
• Some misbehavior is normal

• Some discipline problems are
inevitable
• Managing everyday behavior
problems can prevent more
serious ones
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Positive parenting
• Promoting children’s development and

managing their behavior and emotions
in a positive way
• Building strong relationships
• Good communication
• Emphasizing the positive
• Planning ahead to prevent problems
• Using everyday situations and creating
opportunities to help children learn
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Benefits for children
• Develop skills
• Do better at school
• Build friendships
• Feel good about themselves
• Have fewer behavioral and
emotional problems
• Less likely to become involved in
drug abuse or delinquent behavior
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Benefits for parents
• Feelings of confidence and

competence in parenting
• Less depression
• Less stress
• Less conflict with their partner
• Less conflict with their children
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Skills children need
• Good communication and social

skills
• Ability to manage feelings
• Independence skills
• Problem solving skills
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5 core principles
1. Creating a safe, interesting

environment
2. Having a positive learning
environment
3. Using assertive discipline
4. Having realistic expectations
5. Taking care of yourself
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Principle 1
Creating a safe, interesting
environment
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Strategies
• Develop predictable routines
• Provide supervision
• Have interesting things to do
Tips for safety:
• Teach your child road safety rules
• Provide safety equipment
• Be safety conscious near schools
• Teach your child about personal
safety
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Benefits
Children:
• feel secure and wanted
• are safe
• live in a predictable world
• have lots of interesting things to do
• have opportunities to learn
Parents:
• can be more relaxed
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Principle 2
Having a positive learning
environment
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Strategies
• Spend time with your child
• Speak nicely
• Chat and listen often
• Share your own experiences
• Be affectionate
• Use descriptive praise
• Give your child attention
• Use incidental teaching
• Get involved in your child’s school
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Promoting Development
Promoting Positive
Relationships
Encouraging
Desirable Behavior
Teaching New Skills

& Behaviors
Managing
Misbehavior
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Promoting Self-Control
Promoting Positive
Relationships
Encouraging
Desirable Behavior
Teaching New Skills

& Behaviors
Managing
Misbehavior
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Principle 3
Using assertive discipline
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How discipline helps
Discipline helps children learn to:

• accept necessary rules and limits
• develop self-control
• consider others
• express their feelings in ways that
respect the needs of others
• take responsibility for their actions
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When discipline works
Discipline works best when:

• children live in a predictable world
• children receive plenty of attention for
good behavior
• parents have reasonable expectations
• parents use fair, predictable
consequences consistently
• parents support each other
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Strategies
• Prepare in advance
• Arrange activities
• Set some ground rules
• Praise good behavior
• Watch and supervise
• Use planned ignoring for minor
misbehavior
• Use your voice effectively
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Strategies
• Use directed discussion for rule

breaking
• Give clear, calm instructions
– start instructions
– stop instructions
• Take away a problem activity
• Back up instructions with quiet time
• Use time-out for serious misbehavior
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Principle 4
Having realistic expectations
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Strategies
Consider:
• Your expectations of your child
– What do I expect?
– Is this rule necessary?
– Can my child understand / do this?
• What other parents expect
• What your child’s school expects
• Your expectations of yourself
– Are my expectations reasonable?
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Principle 5
Taking care of yourself
as a parent
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Balancing work and family
• Have realistic expectations of yourself

• Reduce unnecessary commitments
• Develop good transition time routines
• Avoid conflict after work and prepare
for the ‘second shift’
• Teach your child to be independent
• Organize good, reliable child care
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Negative thinking
Unhelpful thoughts: Helpful thoughts:

• He knew I was tired • We were both tired
• She did that on • Maybe she’s bored
purpose to upset me when I’m on the phone
• He’s never going to • It will take time for him
learn to learn
• She’s just bad • Her behavior is
annoying
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Changing how you think
• Notice when you are feeling upset with

your child
• Identify what negative / unhelpful things
you are saying to yourself about the
situation, particularly why it is
happening
• Try to change negative thoughts to
helpful, more rational thoughts
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Working as a team
• Talk with your partner and other

caregivers about daily experiences with
your child
• Share the workload fairly
• Reach agreement on discipline
• Back each other up
• Model problem solving skills
• Hold regular problem solving
discussions
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Take home messages
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Take home messages
• Make your family a priority

• Create a warm, loving, safe environment
• Encourage your child’s learning
• Use assertive discipline
• Have reasonable expectations
• Take care of yourself:
– look after your own needs
– balance work and family responsibilities
– talk back to negative thinking
– work as a team
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Tip Sheet
• Review it with your partner or by

yourself.
• Review it this week!
• Choose one strategy you learned

today to try at home.
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Next Steps
• Attend the next seminar [insert date]
• Contact [insert name] for more services

[insert info]
• Contact First 5 Santa Cruz County for

more services (831) 465-2217 or
[email protected] or visit
www.first5scc.org
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Stay Connected
“Like” us on Facebook!
www.facebook.com/triplepscc
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Question time
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Positive Parenting…
Small changes,
Big differences
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What is Triple P?

What is Triple P?

What are the five key principles of positive parenting?

What are the five key principles of positive parenting?

The Power of Positive Parenting

• Triple P = Positive Parenting

• Seminars: General parenting information

• To raise healthy well-adjusted children

• Parenting can be:

One couple to raise a child. No

• Some misbehavior is normal

• Promoting children’s development and

• Feelings of confidence and

• Good communication and social

1. Creating a safe, interesting

Teaching New Skills

Teaching New Skills

Discipline helps children learn to:

Discipline works best when:

• Use directed discussion for rule

• Have realistic expectations of yourself

Unhelpful thoughts: Helpful thoughts:

• Notice when you are feeling upset with

• Talk with your partner and other

• Make your family a priority

• Review it with your partner or by

• Review it this week!

• Choose one strategy you learned

• Attend the next seminar [insert date]

• Contact [insert name] for more services

• Contact First 5 Santa Cruz County for

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