Five "Knows" of Parenting 

1) Know Your Child

• Handout: "Age-Appropriate Chores"

• Handout: "Mistaken Goals Chart"

• Handout: CASEL (Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning)   

• Book: Yardsticks by Chip Wood

2) Know That You and Your Children are Going to Make MANY Mistakes

• Handout: "10 Ways to Salvage a Bad Morning"

• Handout: “The 4-Step Apology: Apologizing to Your Child

• Handout: "The Babemba Tribe"

• Book: Mindset by Carol Dweck

3) Know Yourself

• Attend: A Victories for Men weekend!

• Attend:   A Woman Within weekend or a Women’s Circle weekend 

• Books:  Any book by Brené Brown

4) Help Your Children Know Themselves

• Handout: “Flipping Your Lid!” (for kids) 

• Handout: “De-escalation Tips: For When the Mid-Brain Takes Over"

• Handout: "'Sign' Your Emotions"

• Watch: Dr. Dan Siegel explain the "Flipping Your Lid" model

5) Know some tools

• Book: Positive Discipline by Jane Nelsen

• Book: How to Talk so Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber

• Handout: “Differences Between Praise and Encouragement”

• Handout: "Interactive Modeling "

• Handout: "Why You Should Parent Like a Video Game"