Instant multicultural parenting classes complete with two 37 minute Videos/DVD's (10 sessions) designed to help parents eliminate parent/teenager power struggles and provide proactive suggestions to build teen self esteem  plus a 50 Page Parent/ Group Workbook designed to work with the videos plus a Facilitator's Guide. 

Just pop the videos in.  Great for PTA meetings, parenting classes or to check out to parents for home use.

(The Author, Dr. Linda H. Ford has been on ABC News, NBC news, Montel Willaims with this program and speaks on issues that affect teens across the country.)

Real Parents and Teens on the Videos Make the Following Difficult Techniques Seem Simple!

Program Focus

(Warning: This information is written for you the trainer/practitioner: the program is extremely simple and very user friendly for the parents as explained in the second half of this page.)

• Specific Cognitive Behavioral Techniques are role played and discussed for 4 levels of acting out teenagers from the easiest to the most difficult.
• Parents/Experts Discussion Groups (poignant real life stories from real parents, teachers, counselors, and behavior specialists with strategies used to resolve conflicts/struggles and with insights from teenagers.
• Problem solving/family mediation process is discussed and demonstrated. A signed mediation contract helps teens and parents keep commitment.
• "Stop and Think" Right Choices™ five steps are modeled and discussed for parents to use for diffusion. (See our Right Choices Social Skills, Conflict Resolution Kit options on the left bar of this page)
• Specific steps needed to turn responsibility over to the teenager are modeled and discussed.
• Role plays/activities deal with sibling rivalry, chores, curfews, drugs, stealing, etc.
• The "Why" behind behavior - with suggestions for intervention
• Large section on specific techniques culminating in a master plan for increasing self-esteem while reconnecting to your teen.

Program Focus for Parents

1) Learn the Power Struggle Cycle

	Top Circle: Need for Power Struggles Normal preteens and teens have to assert their independence, resulting in argumentative power struggles with someone in the family.                                 Next Circle: Argument with Family/ School  This leads to a negative experience for the teen and the entire household and negative feedback for the teen.                                  Next Circles: Negative experiences, Neg. Self Image, Loss of power....which leads to ..........More intense POWER STRUGGLES which keep this increasingly damaging cycle going!  We show you how to quickly get this under control!
2) Learn how to quickly intervene in two places.
	Reduce Arguments: Stop the power struggle cycle by using our many quick, effective techniques which parents discuss and demonstrate on  the video. Increase Self-Esteem: Increase your teen's self-esteem through a specific plan of action.  Parents and experts describe exactly how to do this!

Videos can stand alone - No reading required.
Kit contains a 72 minute 2 part DVD, a 50 page reproducible parent workbook and simple facilitator's guide.

The 50 Page Parent Workbook Presents Easy Explanations, Role Play Activities and Worksheets That Enhance the Video Lessons.

For some examples of specific pages from the Workbook

Price:  Complete Kit $149.00.  Affordable - No Consumables
        This program is completely secular but many churches have asked us to produce a Biblical Reference             Study Guide for the sessions which is optional and free upon request.