Here at Central College Christian Counseling, we realize all parenting programs will not fit the needs of all parents and families. We offer educational courses in two programs that we feel cover many issues and situations in families today. Read more below.
10 Steps to Positive Parenting
This uplifting and powerful workshop changes attitudes and provides participants with the skills and techniques necessary for adults to stay in control of themselves and in charge of their elementary age children.
In this workshop you will learn:
          • How to give effective commands so children are more likely to choose to do what you say.
          • Guide children away from tattling and into problem solving.
          • Empower victims, and teach bullies new skills.
          • Gain a deeper understanding of how children develop in order to foster self-esteem (both yours and theirs).
          • Look for solutions instead of blame, by conducting the seven steps to conflict resolution.
          • Recognize the two ways that children communicate to adults and the most effective responses that elicit              cooperation.
          • Stop the "Do what I say, not what I Do" syndrome once and for all.

10 Steps to Positive Parenting is the brainchild of Dr. Becky A. Bailey. Dr. Bailey is an award-winning author, renowned teacher and internationally recognized expert in childhood education and developmental psychology. Her workshops touch thousands of lives each year and her top selling book titles have over 100,000 copies in circulation. Dr. Bailey is the founder of Loving Guidance, Inc., a company dedicated to creating positive environments for children, families, schools and businesses. She is also the developer of the Conscious Discipline® program.
Conscious Discipline® is evidence-based, and was named a national model for character education.

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Family Rules
"Positive Parenting with a Plan: FAMILY Rules" is the fastest growing parenting program in the USA. If you are the parent (or parents) of one or more children and/or adolescents and you are looking for a parenting program or way of discipline that will help your adolescent succeed in the home and/or at school, this could be the program you’ve been looking for.

Many parenting programs leave parents and professionals wondering what they are to do next. Some of those other parenting programs even undermine parental authority and elevate a child's feelings above the necessity of obedience to adult authority at home, school, and in the community. Family Rules takes "good old fashioned" parenting ideas and places them in a "new and improved package," minus corporal punishment, and restores parental authority in the home while helping children to succeed in life.

Unlike your past experiences, F.A.M.I.L.Y. Rules is not just another parenting program with fluffy, touchy feely ideas that might undermine your parental authority in the home. Rather, F.A.M.I.L.Y. Rules is a way of life!

Developed by Dr. Matthew A. Johnson, licensed clinical psychologist, Family Rules is a thorough, complete, easy to teach, easy to learn, easy to implement program for your home. He has been teaching "Positive Parenting with a Plan: FAMILY Rules" since 1987.

         You are invited to join us:
              Wednesday, April 2, from 2:00 – 3:30 p.m.,
              at Central College Church’s Ballard Hall as we present
             "Positive Parenting with a Plan: FAMILY Rules” (Click HERE for a brochure on this event)

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