School
Student Affairs
Division
Counseling
Department
Counseling
Academic Level
Undergraduate
Course Subject
Counseling
Course Number
128
Course Title
Active Parenting
Credit Hours
2.00
Instructor Contact Hours Per Semester
32.00 (for 15-week classes)
Student Contact Hours Per Semester
32.00 (for 15-week classes)
Grading Method
A-E
Catalog Course Description
Explores how to apply the basic principles of active parenting to both children and teens. Also discusses topics such as, but not limited to: how to parent children at different developmental states, the development of a child’s ethnic identity, effective punishment strategies, challenges faced by working parents, step-families and communication patterns.
Goals, Topics, and Objectives
Goal Statement
The goal is to promote student development and their understanding of: (1) the general concepts, goals and strategies of parenting; (2) how to parent children at different developmental states; and (3) how parenting may vary according to life circumstances.
Core Course Topics
- The Process of Parenting.
- Explain the three (3) dynamic forces (child, parent, society) involved in the parenting process and how they interact.
- Explain the role played by the three (3) dynamic forces of the parenting process.
- The Influence of Culture on Parenting.
- Describe two (2) steps that are involved in the development of a child’s ethnic identity.
- Define the term “acculturation.”
- How Parents Support Children's Growth and Development.
- Explain four (4) parenting styles.
- Explain the role that unconditional regard plays in the development of high self-esteem, according to Susan Harter.
- Analyze the Victim Triangle (persecutor, rescuer and victim)*.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of how either you discipline your child or a friend disciplines their child.*
- Parenting during each Developmental Stage.
- Explain Jean Piaget’s four (4) cognitive developmental stages.
- Explain Erik Erikson’s eight (8) psychosocial developmental stages.
- Define the five (5) developmental levels (infant, toddler, preschooler, school-age child and adolescent).
- Issues of Single and Working Parents.
- Explain two (2) current issues faced by single parents or working parents.
- Explain the three (3) family types in terms of work and parenting characteristics (high-status, low-stress, main-secondary).
- Analyze the challenge of being a working parent.
- Challenges of Parenting in a Complex Family Structure.
- Explain three (3) forms of step families (neotraditional, matriarchal, or romantic),
- Explain four (4) family communication patterns (consensual, pluralistic, protective and laissez faire).
- Parenting in Challenging Times.
- Define three (3) forms of child abuse (physical, sexual, emotional).
- Explain four (4) coping strategies parents use when caring for children and older parents.
- Explain three (3) factors that place families at high risk for maltreatment (social context in which family lives, stresses of everyday life, personal qualities parents bring to parenting).
Assessment and Requirements
Assessment of Academic Achievement
Assessment of student learning may include, but not be limited to, writing assignments, special research reports and oral reports.
Outcomes
Satisfies Wellness Requirement
Yes
Approval Dates
Effective Term
Fall 2019
Review Semester
Fall 2019