parent course summary

This is a list of the session topics covered in the parent course.  There are 4 main sections of the course.

• Resilience sessions introduce the parents & carers to the Bounce Forward materials that the young people will be learning.  This enables the parents and carers to support the young people in their learning.
• Understanding Wellbeing is about how to manage our own health and make positive changes
• Family dynamics is about applying the learning about resilience and wellbeing to family situations
• Community project is about finding opportunities to contribute to the local community

Introduction to programme
Resilience 1: ABC
Resilience 2: Gremlins
Resilience 3: Optimism and challenging negative thoughts
Resilience 4: Assertiveness and DEAL
Resilience 5: WoBbLe, confirmation bias and overcoming procrastination
Resilience 6: compromise, negotiation, problem solving
Understanding wellbeing 1 What is health? & Five Ways to Wellbeing 
Understanding wellbeing 2 Cycle of change & healthy eating
Understanding wellbeing 3 Stress & exercise
Family dynamics 1: Thurston rules and person praise
Family dynamics 2: Who makes the rules?
Family dynamics 3: The DEAL approach
Family dynamics 4: Adolescent milestones
Community project 1: What do we want to do?
Community project 2: Plannning, research and funding
Community project 3: Practical preparation
Community project 4: Project activities
Community project 5: Review