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What are the Creative Parenting Solutions Options?
When relevant interventions are differentiated, past behaviors are not the best predictor of future behavior. Tranquil Parenting techniques and trauma-informed expressive arts are included in each session for all classes to assist in your ability to present creative solutions.
Link and passwords to online class materials will be emailed upon paid registration. This course will be created specifically to your needs by the instructor, Sonja L. Howell, M.Ed.
Who Should Take One of These Courses?
Parents who need materials unique to their family.
What do you think I should expect?
The completion length depends on the learner's achievements. Learners should view all content, read the assigned readings, complete all course activities, watch videos, and complete workbooks satisfactorily.
About The Creative Parenting Solutions Courses
Welcome to Tranquil Parenting using the Creative Parenting Solutions philosophy! Begin personalizing your creative parenting solutions during the free course introduction webinar. These programs are for parents who do not feel any of the cookie-cutter parent programs
work for them.
Course Lessons
These lessons have several elements, including short readings, videos, quizzes, and weekly discussions with the instructor directly related to the courses. I've included for you a more detailed class curriculum. All three of these courses are now built into one course. Depending on your responses to the parent form and questionnaires, the material will populate automatically.
Learning Outcomes
With short learning lessons, parents will be able to learn precisely what is expected of them to learn as they progress through their journey.
Course Metaphors
FAQs - Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Who should take the course?
A:
Q: How long is the course?
A: This class is self-paced plus face-to-face with Sonja. The schedule depends on the client completing the materials that are determined required. The course is open for six-week sessions.
Q: What will this course offer me that I could not learn on my own?
A: This course will provide a trained instructor who can guide you through planning your family's future and show examples of what other parents do to build off what you already know from experience.
Materials created by Sonja L. Howell, Ph. D.c.
Course Descriptions
This program provides the framework for parents to transform themselves into being the parent they always wanted to be using self-realization techniques.
Who Should Take This Course?
Parents struggling after listening to their families' answers possibly took a parenting course through the schools created to be mass-produced and delivered the same for each person in the crowd. They are still looking for more opportunities to attempt a deeper understanding of parenthood.
What do you think I should expect?
The course contains 4 four lessons and may be completed in 6 sessions depending on learners' achievements. Learners should view all content, read the assigned readings, complete all course activities, and create their family’s future.
About This Course
Welcome to Transformative Parenting! This course will help you be the parent you always wanted to be. It will also help you develop the knowledge and skills needed to revise your current work. As you transition, you will become familiarized with concepts such as planning for your family.
Course Lessons
These lessons have several elements, including short readings, videos, quizzes, and discussion forums. This course is divided into the following four different classes.
Lesson 1: Awareness of prior knowledge and current events
Lesson 2: Testing new ideas
Lesson 3: Experience reflection
Lesson 4: Future planning, Now what?
Extended Resources for Divorcees
Lesson 1: Separated/Divorced parents
Lesson 2: Parenting Style Questionnaire
Lesson 3: Parenting Plan Questionnaire
Lesson 4: Parent Alienation
Extended Resources for Christian Parents
● NIV Color Code Bible
● Parenting: Steps for Successful Parenting
Lesson 1 discussion question (Only for Christian Parents):
Where is God involved in your family now, and where could he be added?
Lesson 2 discussion question:
What do you know you can change in your family immediately?
Lesson 3 discussion question:
What responses have you seen to the changes you have put in place?
Lesson 4 discussion question:
What will you have to let go of to add more of the new parent plan?
Learning Outcomes
Biblical Foundations
We were given exact directions, with nothing left to guess. “These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home, walk along the road, lie down, and get up.” (Deuteronomy, 6:6-7). This course will help parents using direct instructions from the Lord on what to do. The parents get to choose when and how.
Non-Religious Foundations
You can experience what drives you to excel at becoming a different type of parent.
Course Metaphor
Love your children and understand compassion.
FAQs - Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Who should take this course?
A: Parents that need assistance transitioning to a new type of parent.
Q: How long is the course?
A: This class is self-paced plus face-to-face with Sonja. It can usually be completed within a 4 to 6-week period.
Q: What will this course offer me that I could not simply learn on my own?
A: This course will provide a trained instructor who can guide you through planning your family's future and show examples of what other parents do to build off what you already know from experience.
Glossary Terms
Dependent Parent, Doting Parent, Domineering Parent, Detached Parent, Disciplining Parent
Tag List
Religion, self-actualization, parenting instruction, parenting classes, transformative model, spiritual, tranquil, moralism, integrity, self-awareness
Techniques founded by Sonja L. Howell, M.Ed.
This program is self-paced and provides the framework for parents to transform themselves into being the family they dreamed of, regardless of marital status. The Acclimation class is for Domestic Cases where family members would like to work through transitioning processes, such as divorce, and separation between parents or other family members, to come to agreements.
Who Should Take This Course?
Separated parents with high conflict have tried many means of making decisions. Despite many attempts, they have yet to agree—parents interested in resolving conflict and learning coping skills. Possibly you have tried court processes that didn't get you where you would like to be. Some parents think a divorce settlement is the last part of leaving, where many other items may need to be discussed throughout the years.
What should I expect?
The course contains eight lessons and is completed depending on learners' achievements. Learners should view all content, read the assigned readings, complete all course activities, and create a family’s parenting plan for the future. Once the plans are made, each parent will understand how to adjust and update as the children age out of specific needs.
About This Course
Welcome to the Acclimation course! This course will help you be the separated parent your children need. It will also help you develop the knowledge and skills needed to revise your current work. As you transition, you will become familiarized with what style of separated or blended family you have using the Separated Parenting Technique Scale.
Throughout the lessons in this course, the following sources and resources will be consistently utilized:
● Tranquil Parenting™ YouTube resources
● Separated Parenting Technique Scale
● Tranquil Parenting™ Plan Workbook
Course Lessons
These lessons have several different elements that may include short readings, videos, quizzes, and discussion forums with the instructor
face-to-face through Zoom at this time. This course is divided into the following eight different lessons. The need for each class is determined during your self-analysis lesson.
Lesson 1: Pre-registration Self Analysis
Lesson 2: Preventing Cruelty to Your Children: Basics
Lesson 3: Keeping Discipline with your Child to Keep Conflict Away
Lesson 4: A New Way
Lesson 5: What If?
Lesson 6: Why is Divorce TABOO for Our Children in the Community?
Lesson 7: What Do You Fear the Most for Your Child?
Lesson 8: Whole Family Goal/Mission Statement
Lesson 9: Parenting Plan/Mediation
Possible Extended Resources for Divorcees
Lesson 1: Separated/Divorced parents
Lesson 2: Parenting Style Questionnaire
Lesson 3: Parenting Plan Questionnaire
Lesson 4: Parent Alienation
Lesson 1 discussion question:
What are the outcomes of YOUR self-analysis?
Lesson 2 discussion question:
What can YOU change to prevent cruelty to your children?
Lesson 3 discussion question:
What discipline can YOU add to keep conflict away?
Lesson 4 discussion question:
What responses have YOU seen to the new changes YOU have put in place?
Lesson 5 discussion question:
Share some "What Ifs" YOU can create for your family.
Lesson 6 discussion question:
Share some "What Ifs" YOU can create for your family.
Lesson 7 discussion question:
How can YOU change your social community?
Lesson 8 discussion question:
HOW will YOU update your family's parenting plan in the future?
Learning Outcomes
The Acclimation course will help parents prevent cruelty to children with creative solutions, calm the conflict and help with coping with creative techniques.
Course Metaphor
Creative solutions to tranquility after separation.
FAQs - Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Who should take this course?
A: Parents of separated homes need assistance transitioning to a new type of family.
Q: How long is the course?
A: This class is self-paced plus face-to-face with Sonja. It can usually be completed within a 4 to 6-week period.
Q: What will this course offer me that I could not simply learn on my own?
A: This course will provide a trained instructor who can guide you through planning your family's future and show examples of what other parents do to build off what you already know from experience.
Glossary Terms
Tranquil Parenting™, Parent Alienation, Co-Parenting, Parallel Parenting, Counter Parenting, Separated Parenting Technique Scale
Tag List
Parenting education, divorce classes, transformative model, joint parenting, shared parenting, strategic problem solving, social-psychological problem solving,
Techniques founded by Sonja L. Howell, M.Ed. and Breakthrough Parenting.
These programs provide a new way of finding solutions that the parents create. This is facilitated face-to-face over Zoom via a secure internet connection with a Michigan-certified facilitator, Sonja L. Howell, M.Ed.
Who Should Choose this Option?
Parents who believe they can make agreements with assistance from a mediator.
What do you think I should expect?
Alternative Dispute Resolution means finding a different way to resolve your dispute without going through the court process. There are different kinds of ADR. Our program uses mediation and arbitration.
These programs provide a new way of parenting. The Enrichment course is created specifically for Probate Cases. With this course, you will receive more than the minimal requirements for court. Each specific lesson is to help you understand and accomplish the goals set for you, plus what you want to achieve. If the understanding of content is not observed, role play, mentoring, and interventions may be added. This course will review the plan created by the courts and your worker. The curriculum will be created just for you.
Who Should Take This Course?
Parents who are required by courts to take a parenting course.
What do you think I should expect?
Learners should view all content, read the assigned readings, complete all course activities, watch videos, and complete workbooks satisfactorily.
About Enrichment Course
This course will help you be the parent you always wanted to be.
Course Lessons
These lessons have several different elements that may include short readings, videos, quizzes, and discussions with the instructor directly related to the courses.
Enrichment Course Curriculum
Lesson 1: Sidestepping a fight
Lesson 2: Mentoring obligations and gaining respect simultaneously.
Lesson 3: Options for lessening challenges.
Lesson 4: Avoiding strained relationships while instilling obedience.
Lesson 5: Adolescent dilemma mastering.
Lesson 6: Trauma-informed expressive art therapy techniques.
Lesson 7: Keeping kids busy so they do not keep you busy.
Lesson 8. Becoming productive, independent and tackling priorities
Lesson 9: Court orders
Lesson 10: (Parent's specific requests)
Learning Outcomes
With short learning lessons, parents will learn to enjoy their children again and have the home they always wanted. Parents will learn hoe to teach their children responsibility and character, lower their stress level, have immediate and positive effects, up the odds that the parents will enjoy their children.
Course Metaphor
Intervention is needed to change past behavior from being the predictor of future behavior.
FAQs - Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Who should take this course?
A: Parents who have court orders to take a parenting course, but does not know what they need to achieve.
Q: How long is the course?
A: This class is self-paced plus face-to-face with Sonja. It can normally be completed within a 4 to 7-week period.
Q: What will this course offer me that I could not simply learn on my own?
A: This course will provide a trained instructor who can guide you through planning your family's future and show examples of what other parents do to build off what you already know from experience.
Glossary Terms
Enrichment, Compassion, Understanding, Responsible, Fun