Parenting Lesson Plans

Young scholars compare various aspects of their lives with those of their parents or guardians to find out how they are different, and consider cultural gap between parents and their children by reading and discussing article, "??omg my mom joined facebook!!?" Students then work in groups to prepare course outlines and lesson plans designed to teach adults what they need to know to keep up with technology popular with today's youth.

Students examine the extent of parental responsibility. In this liability and accountability instructional activity, students review cases which find children at fault and determine to what extent, if any, that parents are responsible for the actions of their children. As a culminating activity, students write their own legislative bills based on parent accountability.

Students watch a news clip about people who think bad parents are to blame for bad kids. They then take a quiz about legal age and responsibility. Finally they design a series of parenting lessons.

Students examine the challenges a single teenage parent faces. In groups, they research ways to postively cope with an unplanned pregnancy and design their own layette for their new baby. As a class, they discuss what it means to be responsible and role-play in different scenerios. To end the lesson, they write down their goals not only for themselves but thier baby.

Students identify parenting styles, including positive guidance techniques that help children develop positive self-concepts, self-management, and responsibility. They emphasize the differences between and the importance of motherhood and fatherhood.

Students discuss discipline in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and compare it to how children are disciplined today. In this comparisons lesson, students identify different ways parents discipline their children. Students identify quotations and passages that reveal the disciplinary methods and compare/contrast them to those used in today's society.

Students demonstrate good parenting practices. In this health lesson, students create and act out skits based on their understanding of 'good parenting'. This lesson also includes a supplemental lesson regarding infant care and development.

Young scholars and parents practice Word skills, assess BMI, and discuss healthy food choices. In this parent/student workshop lesson, students and parents first complete activities using word processing skills. Young scholars and parents then discuss the requirements of the President's Physical Fitness Test and assess their BMI. During refreshment time, students and parents discuss healthy food alternatives.

Students examine family life issues. In this interpersonal relationships lesson, students discuss typical resistance to parents from teen children. Students also discuss options for children dealing with difficult or abusive home life.

Students explore the conflict between parents' rights and the rights of children involved in cases of physical, emotional or mental abuse. They discuss the constitutional rights involving parent's religious rights and the rights of children to life or medical treatment. Students provide "care" for "child" and keep daily logs.