Parent Support Series (8-10 YO)

The Parent Support Series equips parents with essential parenting skills that will enable them to support their children’s educational journey. Parents can attend all 8 modules in this series over four years at their own pace.

	Benefits of an Empowered Father An empowered father is one who is significantly involved at home and in the life of his children. The impact of an active father on his children is enormous and longlasting. But his impact goes far beyond the boundary of the family. Find out how an empowered father benefits his family, the workplace, and society in general. Duration: 1.5 hrs Date & time: 10 April 2021, 2.00 – 3.30 pm
	Creating An Intimate Bond With Your Child Relationship studies have found that the more you know about someone, the more intimate you would feel with that person. And the level of intimacy is maintained and deepened as more relevant personal information is exchanged. The parent-child relationship can grow in intimacy through the exchange of personal information and this module will give parents creative and practical ways to do so. Duration: 1.5 hrs Date & time:
	Hope for the Busy Parent With more than seventy per cent of Singaporean families being dual-earners, time is one thing parents are running short of. This has resulted in the feelings of Mum and Dad guilt. Is there a way to make every minute you spend with your children Quality Time? The answer is yes, and you will learn how in this module. Duration: 1.5 hrs Date & time:
	5 Keys to Authoritative Parenting The authoritative style of parenting is preferred over the authoritarian, the indulgent, and the indifferent styles. It has been found to produce the best child development outcomes in the long run. The authoritative parenting style is not rocket science. There are only 5 keys to it and they will be revealed in this module. Duration: 2 hrs Date & time:
	How to Discipline without Punishment Spanking and time-outs were effective methods parents of bygone days used to correct the bad behaviour of their children. With the benefit of behavioural science, we now know that we can discipline our children without using punishment. These methods build up our children and foster a better parent-child relationship. Duration: 2 hrs Date & time: 24 April 2021, 2.00 – 3.30 pm
	Become a Winning Parenting Team Believe it or not, there are many similarities between a beach volleyball team and the parenting team. In this module, you will learn what is the secret to a championship beach volleyball team and how you can apply those principles to make yours a winning parenting team. Duration: 3 hrs Date & time:
	Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child Children whose parents are emotion coaches have fewer emotional and behavior problems, including problems with anger, anxiety, and acting out (Hurrell et al 2017; Short et al 2010; Gottman et al 1996). They also tend to develop better social skills and peer relationships (Denham et al 1997; Gottman et al 1996). Learn to be an Emotion Coach to your kids in five simple steps. Duration: 3.5 hrs Date & time:

A minimum of 10 participants per module is required for the session to proceed.