PARENTING FOR EMOTIONAL GROWTH: A CURRICULUM FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES K THRU TWELVE

Authors

Henri Parens, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

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Description

The PEG Curriculum has 3 distinctive features:

• It addresses the mental health domain of parenting. We emphasize that we are talking about the emotional aspects of rearing 'the human child', whatever the child's race, ethnicity, or religion, because all human infants have the same basic emotional and psychological needs. This course of study for parenting consists of three sub-domains of study: (a) human emotional and behavior development; (b) strategies for optimizing the child's development; and (c) other pertinent parenthood issues.

• The curriculum materials extend from the kindergarten level through 12th grade. In a unique collaboration between mental health and education professionals, some of these materials are now developed into a pyramid of grade-appropriate courses to span grade levels K through 12. Individual educators and schools can further develop these materials as best suits their specific student population. We believe that best results will be achieved in communities where educators and mental health professionals continue to collaborate to achieve prevention-optimal materials.

• This is a laboratory type curriculum. As in a biology or physics course, the students are exposed to live materials, actual and specific child-parent observations, and interactional activities in the classroom as well as in outside assignments. Audio-visual materials are used secondarily to supplement live observations.

Publication Date

1995

Keywords

Parenting, Education, Child Development, Psychodynamic Theories, K-12 Curriculum

Disciplines

Child Psychology | Developmental Psychology | Education

Recommended Citation

Parens, H.; Scattergood, E.; Duff, A.; Singletary, W. "Parenting for Emotional Growth: A Curriculum for Students in Grades K Thru Twelve " (1995)