Overview

 

This Internet version of the Children First Parenting Education Class will only be accepted by your judge if you have been given an exception to use it instead of attending the classes in your county. You are responsible for knowing this. Children First Foundation holds no liability for your enrollment into this Internet class if your ordering judge will not accept the Internet certificate. PLEASE DO NOT REGISTER UNTIL YOU ARE CERTAIN THE JUDGE WILL ACCEPT THIS VERSION OF THE CHILDREN FIRST CLASS! The final certificate states that this class was completed on the Internet

Course Outline – topics covered within this curriculum
  • Avoiding the most common parenting mistakes
  • Healthy communication and co-parenting skills
  • Parental responsibility in legal matters
  • How to discuss divorce with children
  • Developmental stages of children
  • Typical child reactions and how to deal with them
  • Strategies for dealing with a difficult parent
  • What kids need to maintain stability
  • Help children through transition issues
  • To help your child adjust to two households
  • To manage your own emotional reactions
  • Mediation
  • Resources to help
Table of Contents
      1. Instructions, Payment and Certification
      2. Pre Test (Printable Document)
      3. Introduction
      4. Session 1
        • Video – Judge’s Comments
        • Video – Volcano
        • Video – A Tangled Web
        • Video – Tomorrow
        • Video – Mother Says, Father Says
        • Legal Matters
        • Closing
      5. Session 2
        • Welcome – Judge’s comments
        • Child Development
        • Asset Development
        • Video – Kids Helping Kids
        • Video – Mediation
      6. Conclusion – Video – Judge’s Comments
      7. Post Test and Survey
      8. Evaluation
      9. Certificate