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Take Online Parenting Classes with Kristan Leatherman, M.S.

The Essential C's for Parents

The Essential C's for Parents is a private one-on-one 5-week core curriculum for anyone who works with children - parents, teachers, youth leaders, counselors, and anyone else who comes in contact with children on a regular basis. The interchange of the 4 C's - Control, Choice, Consequence, and Capability - illustrates the cycle inherent in many everyday adult /child discipline and communication interactions (as presented in Millionaire Babies or Bankrupt Brats? Love and Logic Solutions for Teaching Kids about Money). Knowing how the dynamic nature of these 4 factors work together is essential for adults to learn if they want to reduce power struggles with their children over money or other day to day matters.

The Essential C's for Parents develops capabilities and self confidence in children by teaching adults how to skillfully share control, give choices, and allow the child to experience the consequences of his or her choices using empathy not anger. Understanding and applying the 4 C's concept will give participants the necessary tools for developing respectful and responsible children.

The Essential C's model draws from Parenting with Love & Logic®, Positive Discipline, and the facilitator's 20 years of experience working with families. Each session is formatted interactively to engage learning. We meet weekly, one-on-one, to practice applying the tools you are learning to the issues you are facing. After downloading the content each week, participants read and practice the following concepts at home between sessions as outlined below.

Click here for an Essential C's outline of the workshop's objectives.