Online Parenting Classes: A Brief Overview
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- by Owl Staff
- Posted on Dec 7th, 2009
- Filed under: Lifestyle / Parenting
- Tagged with: onlineresources, parenting, parentingclasses
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Thanks to Internet technology, you can do almost anything from your home, including taking parenting classes. There are many companies that offer online parenting courses, and the prices range from free to very expensive. Reasons for taking a parenting class vary. They can be court-ordered, a requirement for adoption or for nervous first-time parents. No matter why you want to sign up for classes, here are two that can help you be a better parent.
Putting Kids First is a nationwide children's rights organization that provides parenting, divorce, and co-parenting classes online for $60 per course and through the mail for $70 per course. The online courses allow you to log into class when it is convenient, and there is no specific time limit. You can complete the course as quickly as you would like. PKF takes a psychoeducational approach, covering effective parenting, building self-esteem, teaching children responsibility and disciplining children.
Life Matters is headed by two marriage and family therapists, Thomas Cobb and Phyllis Grannis, who have developed a coaching approach to train parents to take charge of their lives in the areas of parenting and stress-related disorders. Life Matters offers two categories of parenting classes: a premium eight-week online course and a rapid-certificate online course. The premium eight-week courses are divided into three sub-categories: Parenting Young Children Ages 3-6, Respectful and Effective Parenting – Ages 6-12, and Parenting Teenagers – Ages 12+. All three courses cost $97.97 and will provide you with a parenting expert. The rapid certificate courses are divided into the same three sub-categories, but are completed quickly by reading the online material and taking tests to see if you understand the material. These courses cost $49.97 and provide you with a four-hour certificate of completion after you finish the test.
Other classes are available. A quick search can help you find the one that works for you.
Putting Kids First is a nationwide children's rights organization that provides parenting, divorce, and co-parenting classes online for $60 per course and through the mail for $70 per course. The online courses allow you to log into class when it is convenient, and there is no specific time limit. You can complete the course as quickly as you would like. PKF takes a psychoeducational approach, covering effective parenting, building self-esteem, teaching children responsibility and disciplining children.
Life Matters is headed by two marriage and family therapists, Thomas Cobb and Phyllis Grannis, who have developed a coaching approach to train parents to take charge of their lives in the areas of parenting and stress-related disorders. Life Matters offers two categories of parenting classes: a premium eight-week online course and a rapid-certificate online course. The premium eight-week courses are divided into three sub-categories: Parenting Young Children Ages 3-6, Respectful and Effective Parenting – Ages 6-12, and Parenting Teenagers – Ages 12+. All three courses cost $97.97 and will provide you with a parenting expert. The rapid certificate courses are divided into the same three sub-categories, but are completed quickly by reading the online material and taking tests to see if you understand the material. These courses cost $49.97 and provide you with a four-hour certificate of completion after you finish the test.
Other classes are available. A quick search can help you find the one that works for you.
