Everyday Parenting gives you access to a toolkit of behavior-change techniques that will make your typical day in the home easier as you develop the behaviors you would like to see in your child. The lessons provide step-by-step instructions and demonstrations to improve your course of action with both children and adolescents. Among many techniques, you will learn how even simple modifications to tone of voice and phrasing can lead to more compliance. The course will also shed light on many parenting misconceptions and ineffective strategies that are routinely used.
The key to the course is practice. It is not enough to know the strategies; you have to do them to reap the rewards. Using the techniques on a temporary basis will lead to permanent change.
Chances are your parenting is perfectly fine and working the way you would like. But if you have any frustrations with your child or would like improve your effectiveness in changing your child’s behavior, these videos will be a very useful guide.
Subtitles available in Chinese and Spanish.
Module 1 overviews the course structure and outlines the ABC formula for behavior-change programs. The “A” in the ABC stands for Antecedents and covers what to do before the behavior. The “B” represents Behavior and outlines working on the behavior itself - how to shape behavior by breaking it down into doable steps, practice the behavior repeatedly through simulations, and model the behavior. The course kicks off with a “C” (Consequence) because learning how to praise your child in the special way may be the most useful and versatile technique in the series.
What's included
9 videos6 readings5 assignments
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9 videos•Total 91 minutes
Learn how to change your child's behavior•5 minutes
Praise Explanation•1 minute
Praise•9 minutes
Antecedents•18 minutes
Antecedents Practice Exercise•4 minutes
Shaping•13 minutes
Simulation•12 minutes
Modeling•17 minutes
Caleb, Age 3 - saying "no" all the time•11 minutes
Module 2 focuses on the “C” in the ABC formula which is what comes after the behavior such as praise, rewards, attention, or punishment.
What's included
9 videos2 readings6 assignments
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9 videos•Total 114 minutes
Positive Opposite•10 minutes
Point Programs•12 minutes
Attending & Planned Ignoring•18 minutes
Punishment Basics•13 minutes
Punishment Practice Exercise•5 minutes
Time Out from Reinforcement•21 minutes
Spanking and Alternatives•13 minutes
Elijah, Age 6 - Getting ready in the morning•14 minutes
Siblings, Ages 8 and 5 - complaining about each other•9 minutes
2 readings•Total 60 minutes
Optional Articles•30 minutes
Optional Articles•30 minutes
6 assignments•Total 65 minutes
Positive Opposite•10 minutes
Point Programs•15 minutes
Attending & Planned Ignoring•10 minutes
Punishment Basics•10 minutes
Time Out from Reinforcement•10 minutes
Spanking and Alternatives•10 minutes
Advanced ABCs - Troubleshooting and Adolescents
Module 3•3 hours to complete
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Module 3 takes all the ABC techniques into consideration and outlines ways to improve and expand upon the parenting tools. Learn how to modify techniques for your maturing adolescent along with new techniques to foster communication with your child.
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5 videos2 readings5 assignments
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5 videos•Total 89 minutes
Troubleshooting: Part 1 - The Basics•23 minutes
Troubleshooting: Part 2 - Advanced Techniques•14 minutes
Adolescents: Part 1•21 minutes
Adolescents: Part 2•20 minutes
Jasmine, Age 14 - using her phone constantly•10 minutes
2 readings•Total 30 minutes
Please note•10 minutes
Optional Articles•20 minutes
5 assignments•Total 70 minutes
Do you know your ABCs? Applying Parenting Tools at Home•30 minutes
Troubleshooting: Part 1 - The Basics•10 minutes
Troubleshooting: Part 2 - Advanced Techniques•10 minutes
Adolescents: Part 1•10 minutes
Adolescents: Part 2•10 minutes
Special Topics and Conclusion
Module 4•4 hours to complete
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Module 4 moves beyond the ABC techniques and considers the larger family environment, misconceptions that might hold you back from implementing an effective behavior-change program, helping your child in school, and warning signs that your child may need professional help along with tips on how to find viable treatments.
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8 videos1 reading6 assignments
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8 videos•Total 109 minutes
Nurturing Family Environment•26 minutes
Common Misconceptions•22 minutes
School Behaviors: Part 1 - Handling Problems•15 minutes
School Behaviors: Part 2 - Building Competencies•10 minutes
Seeking Professional Help: Part 1•15 minutes
Seeking Professional Help: Part 2•9 minutes
Kai, Age 9 - disrupting the classroom•11 minutes
Conclusion•2 minutes
1 reading•Total 30 minutes
Optional Articles•30 minutes
6 assignments•Total 125 minutes
Nurturing Family Environment•15 minutes
Common Misconceptions•30 minutes
School Behaviors: Part 1 - Handling Problems•10 minutes
School Behaviors: Part 2 - Building Competencies•10 minutes
Seeking Professional Help: Part 1•30 minutes
Seeking Professional Help: Part 2•30 minutes
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Reviewed on May 21, 2020
I strongly recommend this class to any parent (and I have done so already)! Thank you for such an amazingly effective and kind lecture on parenting! This is how the world can be a better place.
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Reviewed on Feb 21, 2019
I love this course. It benefits me a lot in my career as a teacher, and I do appreciate the Yale University opened this course in Coursera, It could help so many kids to a better future.
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Reviewed on Sep 2, 2020
Just loved this course. I have already started to implement the learnings from it in our own attempts to change our daughter's behaviour for the better and they have helped substantially.
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