Parenting Toolkit Series
The Parenting Toolkit Series: Smart Strategies for Parenting with Purpose
The Parenting Toolkit Series is an interactive workshop for parents to learn positive behavioral parenting strategies. The workshop series is sequential, and each week builds on the sessions before. Director of the Primary Division, Rebecca Jurow, and Dr. Lauren Levenson, Coordinator of Psychological Services, will host the series in person, primarily for parents of children aged three to ten.
Parents are encouraged to join us on the following dates, in the South Cafeteria, beginning on September 12th. The series will occur from 8:30-9:30 am on the following dates:
9/12 Friday
9/22 Monday
10/3 Friday
10/9 Thursday
10/24 Friday
10/31 Friday
11/7 Friday
11/14 Friday
We look forward to exploring valuable tools and techniques to foster positive behavior in your children at home. We will emphasize school-based strategies that support our students every day. Not only does this include working towards managing difficult behaviors, but also finding ways to bring out the best in your child. Many parents recognize that their children thrive on consistency and clear limits, but many don’t know where to start. This series is based on the methods of Dr. Alan Kazdin from the Yale Parenting Center. It will teach specific skills to enable parents to have a broader toolkit to manage challenging behaviors in their children. We emphasize and aim to ensure consistency and generalization of the tools used at school and those addressed in the series.
Schedule:
- Introduction: Understanding the A,B,C’s of Behavior (9/12/2025)
- How to Get Children to Listen (9/22/2025)
- Using Tactful Praise and Scheduling Good Habits (10/3/2025)
- Parenting Tools to Reinforce Positive Behaviors (10/9/2025)
- How to Use Planned Ignoring (10/24/2025)
- Developing an Effective Behavior Plan (10/31/2025)
- How to Set Effective Limits (11/7/2025)
- Review and Application (11/14/2025)