Insights to Parenting Classes

Insights to Parenting Classes

You have parenting questions? We have answers. Parenting in today’s society is filled with rewards, challenges and opportunities to learn about yourself and your child. Along the way one may have more questions then answers on the “how’s”, “why’s” and “what’s” of parenting. Parenting classes available through Sanford Children’s CHILD Services gives you an opportunity to find your answers.

Classes are offered on such topics as:

• Baby Signs
  Studies have shown that hearing infants who learn sign language talk sooner and have larger vocabularies, stronger parent/child bonds, and less frustration, crying and tantrums. Signing can also increase baby’s self-esteem and gives parents a window into their child’s early temperament.
   
•  Understanding Your Child’s Temperament
  Learning about your child’s temperament is an important step in understanding how they react and respond to the world around them. This class will guide you through your child’s temperament, profile results and explore how to guide your child’s behavior based on these results. To receive a temperament profile questionnaire for any member of your family, please call (605) 333-0698 at least 2 weeks prior to attending class.
   
• Infant Massage
  Touching is the first form of communication between a parent and baby. Infant massage is a technique that allows parents to engage and nurture their baby while reading cues given by the child. The benefits of using infant massage include relaxation, enhanced bonding, and improvement in baby’s sleep patterns.
   
• Challenging Child Behaviors
  Have you ever wondered what may be behind those behaviors that most challenge you as a parent? Do you ever feel like you’ve just figured your child out and then they become someone completely different? This class will look at some “triggers” to challenging behaviors and how we can prevent, reduce or calm them.
   
• Bedtime Battles
  Helping children develop good sleep habits can be achieved using gentle, responsive methods. By exploring some of the potential roadblocks and working with children’s individual “clocks”, parents can learn to implement a personalized plan that works best for their family.
   
• From “Stop that” to “You Did It!” – Positive Discipline Techniques
  As parents, it’s easy to feel frustrated by a child’s unwanted behaviors. In this class, we’ll gain an understanding of the importance of positive reinforcement and techniques for encouraging behavior change. • Temper Tantrums Temper Tantrums can be trying at any age. Learn how to avoid them, and tips on dealing with them.
   
• Keeping Your Cool
  This class will focus on ways that we, as parents, can keep our emotions in check when dealing with the behaviors of our children. Whining, talking back, and defiant behaviors can all push us to our limits. We’ll explore ways to keep our cool, while guiding our children to more desirable behaviors.

Pre-registration is required
Call Sanford Children’s CHILD Services at (605) 333-0698

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9/22/2008