Your child’s temperament has a profound impact on his or her development. It also influences your child’s perceptions and interpersonal relationships, which is where you come in. As a parent, your responses to your child’s temperament are likely to have an impact on his or her behavior and self-esteem.
INSIGHTS will help you:
- Identify your child’s unique temperament;
- Create parenting strategies that nurture your child’s unique temperament appropriately;
- React optimally to your child’s behaviors because you recognize both the strengths and challenges that come along with their unique temperament;
- Cultivate a trusting and warm relationship with your child; and
- Build strategies to discipline your unique child effectively
INSIGHTS for Parents has 6 one-hour asynchronized lessons (view them when convenient) and 7 synchronized one-hour sessions that assists parents in recognizing their children’s temperaments/personalities and then how to use strategies that reduce children’s behavior problems and enhances their social skills.
The lessons and sessions are built on Nearpod an award-winning engagement platform that is accessible on any remote device. The lessons include videos, interactive activities, and downloadable handouts that can be used again and again. The sessions are conducted by an experienced INSIGHTS facilitator who will coach the educators in applying the content to their students. See below for an outline of the program and the cost of the program is explained here.
Program content
Each one-hour session will be conducted online.
- Recognizing your child’s temperament
- Optimizing parental responses
- Gaining compliance with a Cooperation Contract
- Developing a discipline plan
The group facilitated workshops are held online. Contact us to discuss bringing the workshop to your community.
There are 3 ways for parents to access INSIGHTS for Parents:
- Group Remote Facilitated Workshops
- Individual Self-Paced Lessons
- Private Sessions
Individual Self-Paced Lessons
INSIGHTS for Parents offers 6 one-hour asynchronized lessons (view them when convenient) that assists parents in recognizing their children’s temperaments/personalities and then how to use strategies that reduce children’s behavior problems and enhances their social skills.
The lessons are built on Nearpod an award-winning engagement platform that is accessible on any remote device. The lessons include videos, interactive activities, and downloadable handouts that can be used again and again. See below for an outline of the program and the cost of the program is explained here.
Group Remote Facilitated Workshops
INSIGHTS for Parents offers 6 one-hour asynchronized lessons (view them when convenient) and 7 synchronized one-hour sessions that assists parents in recognizing their children’s temperaments/personalities. Parents also learn strategies that reduce children’s behavior problems and enhances their social skills.
The lessons and sessions are built on Nearpod, an award-winning easy to use platform, that are accessible on any remote device. The 6 lessons are fun and include videos, interactive activities, and downloadable handouts that can be used again and again. The 7 lessons with about 6-8 parents are conducted by an experienced INSIGHTS facilitator who will help you apply the content to your own children. See below for an outline of the program and the cost of the program is explained here.
Schedule for INSIGHTS for Parents
| Week | Facilitator Session | Lesson |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Facilitated Session #1 The facilitator welcomes the parents and gives them an opportunity to introduce themselves and briefly describe if their child is exhibiting a challenging behavior that concerns them. The facilitator then presents an overview of NEW INSIGHTS and how to access the self-paced lessons. | Lesson #1 Recognizing Child Temperament |
| 2 | Facilitated Session #2 Each of the parents identify the temperament of their child. | Lesson #2 Reframing Children’s Temperaments and Responding to Them |
| 3 | Facilitated Session #3 The parents report on the optimal, adequate, and counterproductive responses they used during the week and how their children reacted. | Lesson #3 Gaining Control |
| 4 | Facilitated Session #4 The facilitator leads the parents in critiquing the various goals and other contract components they plan to use. | Lesson #4 Disciplining School-Age Children |
| 5 | Facilitated Session #5 The parents report on the status of their children’s contracts and discuss whether amendments are needed. They also demonstrate the various signals they have implemented with their children. Then the facilitator leads the parents in discussing effective responses to oppositional child behavior. | Lesson #5 Appreciating Our Individual Differences |
| 6 | Facilitated Session #6 The parents continue reviewing the status of their children’s contracts and consider whether amendments are needed. In addition, they discuss how they have implemented other strategies they have learned. | Lesson #6 Everyone Needs Social and Emotional Skills |
| 7 | Facilitated Session #7 The parents update the status of their children’s contracts and discuss whether further amendments are needed. The facilitator asks each of the parents what SEL contract they have made with themselves and who will hold them accountable. |
The INSIGHTS for Parents program is held online. Contact us to discuss bringing the workshop to your community.
Private Sessions
Private sessions for children and their parents are conducted with Dr. McClowry. Each session is $125. Call (203) 546-7276 or email sandee.mcclowry@nyu.edu to schedule an appointment or if you have questions.
“I’ve changed my thinking and am now a calmer and more in-control parent.”
Joan, Parent
“Little by little, I am getting along better with my son. We still have a lot of work to do with each other. The good part is that I know I’m headed in the right direction.”
David, Parent
“I’ve changed my thinking and am now a calmer and more in-control parent.”
Kacey, Parent
Tools for Parents
Temperament Profile Survey
There are four influential aspects of child temperament:
- Activity
- Approach/Withdrawal
- Negative Reactivity
- Task Persistent
Take the following Temperament Profile Survey to help discern whether your child is high, medium, or low in each category.
INSIGHTS can help understand what these results mean and how you can interact with your child productively.
parent-child contract
A Parent-Child Contract can help parents:
- Extinguish repetitive, annoying child behaviors;
- Regain their authority over a child; and
- Replace a recurring negative interchange between parent and child with an appropriate, positive one.
The contract deals with things like the struggle to get kids to clean their rooms or go to bed, which can become a constant battle and disruption within a family.